“And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.”
Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins — the universal principle (schedon) that governs the entire Levitical system is expressed here: aphesis (forgiveness/remission) requires aima (blood). This principle, grounded in the law itself, points necessarily to Christ: true forgiveness requires the blood of the perfect sacrifice.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 9:22
“Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry. And almost all things are by the law purged with blood, and without shedding of blood is no remission.” Why the “almost”? Why did he qualify it? Because those [ordinances] were not a perfect purification, nor a perfect remission, but half-complete and in a very small degree. But in this case He says, “This is the blood of the New Testament, which is shed for you, for the remission of…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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