利未記17:1-16

17:1 耶和華對摩西說：
17:2 「你曉諭亞倫和他兒子並以色列眾人說，耶和華所吩咐的乃是這樣：
17:3 凡以色列家中的人宰公牛，或是綿羊羔，或是山羊，不拘宰於營內營外，
17:4 若未曾牽到會幕門口、耶和華的帳幕前獻給耶和華為供物，流血的罪必歸到那人身上。他流了血，要從民中剪除。
17:5 這是為要使以色列人把他們在田野裡所獻的祭帶到會幕門口、耶和華面前，交給祭司，獻與耶和華為平安祭。
17:6 祭司要把血灑在會幕門口、耶和華的壇上，把脂油焚燒，獻給耶和華為馨香的祭。
17:7 他們不可再獻祭給他們行邪淫所隨從的鬼魔（原文是公山羊）；這要作他們世世代代永遠的定例。
17:8 「你要曉諭他們說：凡以色列家中的人，或是寄居在他們中間的外人，獻燔祭或是平安祭，
17:9 若不帶到會幕門口獻給耶和華，那人必從民中剪除。
17:10 「凡以色列家中的人，或是寄居在他們中間的外人，若吃甚麼血，我必向那吃血的人變臉，把他從民中剪除。
17:11 因為活物的生命是在血中。我把這血賜給你們，可以在壇上為你們的生命贖罪；因血裡有生命，所以能贖罪。
17:12 因此，我對以色列人說：你們都不可吃血；寄居在你們中間的外人也不可吃血。
17:13 凡以色列人，或是寄居在他們中間的外人，若打獵得了可吃的禽獸，必放出牠的血來，用土掩蓋。
17:14 「論到一切活物的生命，就在血中。所以我對以色列人說：無論甚麼活物的血，你們都不可吃，因為一切活物的血就是他的生命。凡吃了血的，必被剪除。
17:15 凡吃自死的，或是被野獸撕裂的，無論是本地人，是寄居的，必不潔淨到晚上，都要洗衣服，用水洗身，到了晚上才為潔淨。
17:16 但他若不洗衣服，也不洗身，就必擔當他的罪孽。」

 The Lord said to Moses, ² “Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites and say to them: ‘This is what the Lord has commanded: ³ Any Israelite who sacrifices an ox,^[a] a lamb or a goat in the camp or outside of it ⁴ instead of bringing it to the entrance to the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to the Lord in front of the tabernacle of the Lord—that person shall be considered guilty of bloodshed; they have shed blood and must be cut off from their people. ⁵ This is so the Israelites will bring to the Lord the sacrifices they are now making in the open fields. They must bring them to the priest, that is, to the Lord, at the entrance to the tent of meeting and sacrifice them as fellowship offerings. ⁶ The priest is to splash the blood against the altar of the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting and burn the fat as an aroma pleasing to the Lord. ⁷ They must no longer offer any of their sacrifices to the goat idols^[b] to whom they prostitute themselves. This is to be a lasting ordinance for them and for the generations to come.’

⁸ “Say to them: ‘Any Israelite or any foreigner residing among them who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice ⁹ and does not bring it to the entrance to the tent of meeting to sacrifice it to the Lord must be cut off from the people of Israel.

¹⁰ “‘I will set my face against any Israelite or any foreigner residing among them who eats blood, and I will cut them off from the people. ¹¹ For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one’s life.^{[c] 12} Therefore I say to the Israelites, “None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner residing among you eat blood.”

¹³ “‘Any Israelite or any foreigner residing among you who hunts any animal or bird that may be eaten must drain out the blood and cover it with earth, ¹⁴ because the life of every creature is its blood. That is why I have said to the Israelites, “You must not eat the blood of any creature, because the life of every creature is its blood; anyone who eats it must be cut off.”

¹⁵ “‘Anyone, whether native-born or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or torn by wild animals must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be ceremonially unclean till evening; then they will be clean. ¹⁶ But if they do not wash their clothes and bathe themselves, they will be held responsible.’”

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   上帝要以色列人不要吃血的目的，是要以色列人尊重生命。因為血的目的是為了贖罪，不是給人食用，這是上帝堅持以色列人不可以吃血的原因。

    那麼今日我們可以吃豬血糕嗎？對基督徒而言贖罪不是靠動物的血，是靠耶穌基督的寶血，所以吃不吃豬血糕是個人的選擇，是不受限制！

    而上帝要當時的以色列人不吃血，是以尊重生命為前提，也思想血的功用。因為那時的祭物是預表基督的代贖，是影子不是實際，而實際的來了，影子就不需要了，也因此不需要動物來代贖了，也就沒有禁令！

    既然如此，我們是靠耶穌基督的代贖，就不受這樣的律法限制。但是，我們仍然需要十誡來來做為生命的引導，因為十誡教導我們愛上帝和愛人，這是主耶穌給屬於祂的人的教導，是必須遵行的！