“Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.”
'This is the blood of the covenant that God commanded you' — the direct quotation of Exodus 24:8 emphasizes God's own direction of the covenant ceremony. The blood speaks God's binding commitment.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 9:20
For why (tell me) is the book of the testament sprinkled? “For” (he says) “when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people, saying, This is the blood of the testament, which God has enjoined unto you.” Tell me then why is the book of the testament sprinkled, and also the people, except on account of the precious blood,…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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