(Good Friday probably better stated as Bloody Friday.
Good News Friday works as well. So does Amazing Grace Friday.)
Blood is mentioned almost 400 times in the Bible, 291 times in the Old Testament, and 91 times in the New Testament. Leviticus and Ezekiel mention blood more than any other OT book, and Hebrews and Revelation mention blood more than any other NT book.
1. Pre-Passover Blood - Leviticus 17:11
2. Passover blood - Exodus 12:21-27 (An action preceded the passing over)
3. Jesus speaks of His blood - THIS IS MY BLOOD - Matthew 26:28
4. Jesus sweats drops of blood - Luke 22:44
5. Judas declared - I HAVE BETRAYED INNOCENT BLOOD - Matthew 27:4
6. Pilate declared - I AM INNOCENT OF THIS MAN’S BLOOD (no you are not - man cannot cover his own sinfulness - Genesis 3)
7. The People declared - HIS BLOOD BE UPON US - Matthew 27:25; Acts 5:28; Genesis 4:10-11
• Hebrews 9 & 10
• Revelation 1:5; 5:9; 7:14; 12:11; 19:13
• John 6:53-55; 19:34
