Just once try to reference all the verses related to red, blood, and sacrifice. From the Garden of Eden where God clothed Adam and Eve with the skins of animals (a sacrifice) to the end of the Bible where God returns to earth “clothed in a vesture dipped in blood” the theme of sacrifice is present.
Old Testament sacrifices were part of the Jewish ritual. The blood sacrifice was necessary and was offered up in recognition for God’s sovereignty. In the New Testament the cross represents the deepest sacrifice ever made for man. God’s son hung on a cross to carry the sins of the world on his shoulders. The pierced skin allowed the blood to drop down as another indication of the sacrifice. The theme is there. Study it, learn about it, apply it to your life, and share it with others who need God’s love in their life.
Look for other themes such as the significance of the number 12 and how it is repeated from cover to cover. What about ways times that problems seem overwhelming? What does God say about testing in a Christian’s life? Can you find events in the Old Testament which refer to the second coming of Christ that are repeated in the New Testament? Is there a parallel between our physical inheritances here on earth and our spiritual inheritance in heaven? Let God guide you and show you other ways where the theme starts in the Old Testament and follows through into the New Testament.
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