Word Study - Blood

Dec 30, 2009

Blood (non-ambiguous), only used of blood. Strong's No. 01818

01818 dam {dawm}; blood, - wine (fig.)

First Mention: #Genesis 4:10

And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. -AV

Application:

The first mention of blood indicates that it represents:

1) Death,

In that Able was slain as a result of his offering being accepted and Cain's offering not being accepted, "sin is crouching at the door and it was not evident until Cain had killed Able.

2) Denial and Guilt,

Although Cain denied everything and declaired that he was not responcible for Able "not my brother's keeper", he was in fact responcible for the death of Cain. The blood was evidence of Cains guilt.

3) Marking against retrobution,

Cain thought that he would be punished for his murder of Cain but God marked him in order that all who saw him would know that he was in God's amnesty program.

4) Testimony,

The blood itself was a wittness against Cain.

Other Words from the Context

07014 Qayin {kah'-yin}; Cain = "possession"

as 07013 (with a play upon the affinity to 07069)

07069 qanah {kaw-naw'}; to get, acquire, create, buy, possess

01893 Hebel {heh'-bel}; Abel = "breath"

08159 sha`ah {shaw-aw'}; to look at or to, regard, gaze at or about

02403 chatta'ah {khat-taw-aw'} or chatta'th {khat-tawth'}; 296; sin, sinful