Bible Discussion Thread

Verse 17 is not talking about killing of animals as being the innocent blood, otherwise, God would not have ordained for the animals to be used in the sacrifices. This was also not talking about not killing at all, as God had ordered the children of Israel to wipe out whole towns and regions of every living thing. This statement "hands that shed innocent blood" is referring to killing of people that have not done a wrong guilty of death (except before God, as sin makes us all guilty of death). This would include abortion and infanticide, as well as euthanasia, as these individuals have not done anything that is worthy of human enforced death. This verse is also not talking about not having capital punishment, as those that experience this are not "innocent," but in fact have shed "innocent blood."