The third thing that is obnoxious to the Creator: hands that shed innocent blood.

[Leonardo Von]

The third thing that is obnoxious to the Creator: hands that shed innocent blood.

•    “These six Jehovah hates; yea, seven are hateful to his soul: a proud look, a lying tongue, and *hands that shed innocent blood*, a heart that plots wicked plans, feet hurrying to run to evil, a false witness who speaks lies, and he who causes fighting among brothers.” (Proverbs 6.16-19).

This issue is so serious that, when someone was found dead in the field and nobody saw who blew this person away, they should seek the mercy and favor of the Creator, so that the innocent blood was not laid to charge to the people of Israel (Deuteronomy 21.1-9).

What most call my attention is the reason for this abhorrent act. 

First -  greedness:

•    “But your eyes and your heart are for nothing but your unjust gain, and to shed innocent blood, and for cruelty, and to do violence.” (Jeremiah 22.17).

Second – vengeance and feud:

•    “Egypt shall be a ruin, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, from violence done to the sons of Judah, whose innocent blood they poured out in their land.” (Joel 3.19). 

Third - to sacrifice to other gods:

•    “And also Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, until he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another, besides his sin with which he made Judah to sin, in doing the evil in the sight of Jehovah.” (2Kings 21.16).
•    “Surely at the commandment of Jehovah this came on Judah, to remove them out of His sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did; and also for the innocent blood which he shed, for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, which Jehovah would not pardon.” (2Kings 24.3,4).
•    “Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons, and shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; and the land was defiled with blood.” (Psalms 106.37,38).

But, worst than this is when someone make the same mistake than Jude: sacrifice the own Jesus Christ:

•    “saying, I have sinned, betraying innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? You see to that.” (Matthew 27.4)

So, let’s hear from Jesus what He wish from us, so that we don’t end up offering fool’s sacrifice (Ecclesiastes 5.1) and, with this, desecrating our soul and being denied by Christ in His coming (Matthew 7.21-23; 25.12; Luke 13.23-28; 1John 2.28).

Have a lively day in Christ Jesus musing on this.