seekeroftruth
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Genesis 9:4 “But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it. 5 And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every animal. And from each human being, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of another human being.
6 “Whoever sheds human blood,
by humans shall their blood be shed;
for in the image of God
has God made mankind.
7 As for you, be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it.”
6 “Whoever sheds human blood,
by humans shall their blood be shed;
for in the image of God
has God made mankind.
7 As for you, be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it.”
Here's what I found in the easy English commentary.
God did not allow people to kill other people. If they did kill other people, they would be punished. He did not allow people to eat meat with blood in it. In that way, he reminded them that life is important. Life is ‘holy’. God has made us like an image of himself. So we must not kill other people.
God’s punishment was fair. If there was a murder, people should kill the murderer only. In many places, families might fight each other because somebody had murdered someone from the other family. And they might kill each other because of that. Such a situation might continue for a very long time. But God did not say that that should happen.
God’s punishment was fair. If there was a murder, people should kill the murderer only. In many places, families might fight each other because somebody had murdered someone from the other family. And they might kill each other because of that. Such a situation might continue for a very long time. But God did not say that that should happen.
Studylight.org teaches us this.
According to Gods command, when a mans blood is shed there must be an accounting for it, because in the image of God He made man. Because man is made in the image of God, his life is inherently precious and cannot be taken without giving account to God.
By man his blood shall be shed means because life is valuable, when murder is committed the death penalty is in order.
In its original languages the Bible makes a distinction between killing and murder. Not all killing is murder, because there are cases where there is just cause for killing (self-defense, capital punishment with due process of law, killing in a just war). There are other instances where killing is accidental. This is killing, but not murder.
The Bible also consistently teaches that the punishment of the guilty is the role of human government (Romans 13:1-4) so as to restrain mans depravity. It also teaches that the guilt of unpunished murder defiles a land (Numbers 35:31-34).
To see the strength of Gods command, He even requires a reckoning for the life of man from every beast. God does not condone unlawful killing of any kind.
Be fruitful and multiply: This point was repeated because it needed emphasis. The earth badly needed repopulating.
By man his blood shall be shed means because life is valuable, when murder is committed the death penalty is in order.
In its original languages the Bible makes a distinction between killing and murder. Not all killing is murder, because there are cases where there is just cause for killing (self-defense, capital punishment with due process of law, killing in a just war). There are other instances where killing is accidental. This is killing, but not murder.
The Bible also consistently teaches that the punishment of the guilty is the role of human government (Romans 13:1-4) so as to restrain mans depravity. It also teaches that the guilt of unpunished murder defiles a land (Numbers 35:31-34).
To see the strength of Gods command, He even requires a reckoning for the life of man from every beast. God does not condone unlawful killing of any kind.
Be fruitful and multiply: This point was repeated because it needed emphasis. The earth badly needed repopulating.
