“And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.”
And to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel — Jesus as mediator (mesitēs) of the new covenant stands at the center. The blood sprinkled (rantizo) speaks a better word (kreitton) than Abel's blood: where Abel's cry (Genesis 4:10) called for judgment, Christ's blood calls for forgiveness.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 12:24
Wonderful indeed were the things in the Temple, the Holy of Holies; and again awful were those things also that were done at Mount Sina, “the fire, the darkness, the blackness, the tempest.” cf. Deuteronomy 33:2 For, it says, “God appeared in Sina,” and long ago were these things celebrated. The New Covenant, however, was not given with any of these things, but has been given in simple discourse by God. See then how he makes the comparison in these points also. And with good…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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