One can find numerous symbols, double meanings and similes in most every

chapter. They are employed through the use of animals, numbers, plants and

even changes of weather. Though the metaphors are varied and expansive, it

should not be disputed that the semblance of blood is one of the most

significant. Blood is used from beginning to end to represent people, to show

death, ancestry, sacrifice, the power of God, the love of Jesus, and especially

Blood in the Bible took on its most important relevance with the

introduction of Jesus Christ in the New Testament. Although blood appears to

have a deeper meaning in the New Testament, blood has many metaphorical

appearances in the Old Testament. Most passages referring to blood simply

imply death, such as Joshua 2:19, "And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out

of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head"; this

is a conversation amongst spies with Rahab. Another is found in 1 Kings 2:31,

"do as he hath said, and fall upon him and bury him; that thou mayest take

away the innocent blood, which Johab shed, from me, and from the house of

his glory, who first trusted in Christ", and secondly in 1 Peter 1:18-19,

they shall find redemption and eventually everlasting life.

Another image of blood that is reoccurring in the Old Testament is that

They are used to represent many different ideas throughout the course of the

Lord had commanded. Aaron raised his staff and struck the waters of the river

God. This is shown in Leviticus 1:5, "He shall then slaughter the bull before

and death. These images of blood are seen throughout the Bible from

suggestive of the person as a whole.

sight". No one is to believe that "their" blood could be precious without the

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