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Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.
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Blood for God and for Us
Commentators explain that the division of the blood was highly symbolic. The half sprinkled on the altar represented the atonement made towards God, satisfying His holiness. The other half, set aside in basins for the people, was for their personal experience of cleansing and reconciliation. As Charles Spurgeon notes, the blood has a dual power: one God-ward and one man-ward.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
He sprinkled - Rather, he cast. See (Leviticus 1:5).
19th Century
Anglican
Put it in basins. —Reserving it for the purpose stated in Exodus 24:8.
Half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.<…
Baptist
There is a double power about the blood: towards God, an atonement (that is, the blood sprinkled on the altar); and towards ourselves, a sense of r…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basins Half of the blood of the above sacrifices, this he put into b…
A solemn covenant was made between God and Israel. Very solemn it was, typifying the covenant of grace between God and believers, through Christ. A…
