Blood and life imagery uses blood, lifeblood, innocent blood, bloodguilt, and covenant blood to speak of life, guilt, violence, atonement, redemption, witness, and covenant belonging.
Blood and life imagery uses blood, lifeblood, innocent blood, bloodguilt, and covenant blood to speak of life, guilt, violence, atonement, redemption, witness, and covenant belonging.
A life-and-guilt motif in which blood represents life poured out, moral liability, violence, sacrifice, atonement, covenant ratification, redemption, or witness before God.
These examples show how Blood and Life Imagery functions in biblical language, rhetoric, poetry, prophecy, narrative, or theological imagery.
the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me
Blood is personified as a witness crying out for justice after violence.
the life thereof, which is the blood thereof
Blood language grounds the sanctity of life and the seriousness of bloodshed.
the life of the flesh is in the blood
Blood represents life given by God and the appointed means of atonement.
when I see the blood, I will pass over you
Passover blood functions as a covenant sign of protection from judgment.
innocent blood be not shed
Innocent blood imagery marks moral guilt requiring covenant justice.
precious shall their blood be in his sight
Blood represents the lives of the needy as precious under righteous kingship.
your hands are full of blood
Blood on the hands exposes guilt, violence, and unacceptable worship.
this is my blood of the new testament
Covenant blood language presents Christ's death as the basis of forgiveness.
purchased with his own blood
Blood imagery communicates costly redemption and divine ownership of the church.
overcame him by the blood of the Lamb
The blood of the Lamb is the ground of victory and faithful witness.
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