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You shall take of the blood of it, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the ledge, and on the border round about: thus shall you cleanse it and make atonement for it.
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Christ's Blood Makes Us Acceptable
Commentators emphasize that while we no longer offer physical sacrifices, this ritual points to a timeless truth. Matthew Henry explains that the 'sprinkling of his blood is necessary in all our approaches to God.' Our best efforts and services are only accepted because they are cleansed by the blood of Christ.
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Ezekiel
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19th Century
Anglican
Take of the blood thereof.— Compare Exodus 29:12, Leviticus 8:15, Hebrews 9:18, and Hebrews 9:22. Nothing is…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And you shall take of the blood thereof Ezekiel being a priest. This must be understood in a visionary way; for, as …
Presbyterian
After Ezekiel had surveyed the temple of God, he had a vision of the glory of God. When Christ crucified, and the things freely given to us of God,…
