Jesus in the Old Testament is a series of posts that will offer my readers a chance to consider pictures or shadows of Jesus in the Old Testament. As mentioned in the introduction to this series, some may be obvious, some may be not so obvious, and some may simply be a facet of the Lord those reading may not have considered previously.

I hope as we venture through this series, we will see the Lord in many wonderful pictures throughout the Old Testament.

No where in the Word is the death of Abel described as being bloody, other than a reference to the blood of Abel in Hebrews. To think of Cain killing Abel, with the associated blood on his hands, brings a bit of a clearer picture somewhat to my thinking. And to extrapolate a bit further, as killings that are associated with emotional motivations such as rage or anger, the victim is usually struck multiple times, with the perpetrator somewhat loosing his control. I could imagine quite a large amount of blood was shed in the killing of Abel.

But to speak of the quantity of blood that was shed is not strictly the topic I want to draw your attention to, but that the mention of blood as being an indicator of a type of death.

A rage filled hatred that results in a bloody death.

Abel experienced it – at least for the first strike. Jesus experienced it for forty lashes, and for hours on the cruel cross. Both men shed blood in their death, but Jesus’ blood was shed, not simply as a result of a jealous rage, but to forgive those who commit such crimes.

For those who hung Him on the cross, for Cain, for me, for you. He shed His blood to cover our sins. May we praise His name today.

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