Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 9:4
"But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat."We cannot agree with Skinner that the reason for this prohibition was "purely ceremonial,"[5] although, of course, it could have been anticipative of the elaborate blood sacrifices to be instituted later in the Law of Moses. Some of the other reasons that might have lain back of this law are:(1) to prevent cruelty to animals, such as eating of flesh from a living creature,(2) to remind men of God's providence in... read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 9:4
life = soul. Hebrew. nephesh. See App-13 . blood. This is the essence and foundation of the doctrine of substitution and atonement = "life for life", "The wages of sin is death" (Romans 6:23 ) and "without shedding of blood [and thus giving up the life] is no remission" (Hebrews 9:22 ). read more