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For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins.
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The Moral Inadequacy of Sacrifices
Commentators explain that it's "impossible" for animal blood to remove sin because sin is a moral offense against an infinite God. An animal sacrifice, part of a ceremonial system, lacks the inherent value to satisfy divine justice, repair the broken law, or truly cleanse a person's conscience from guilt. As multiple scholars note, the blood of a mere animal simply cannot atone for a human's moral transgression.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. The reference here is to the sacrifices that were made …
Should take away (αφαιρειν). Present active infinitive of αφαιρεω. Old verb and common in N.T., only here and Ro 11:27 with "sins"…
19th Century
Anglican
This verse explains those that precede. No inconsistency really existed in these sacrifices and this ceremonial system, even though they were so of…
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Baptist
But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year. For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats shoul…
The yearly ceremonies were ineffective because “it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.” The word “impossible” (GK 105…
16th Century
Protestant
For it is not possible, etc. He confirms the former sentiment with the same reason which he had presented before, that the blood …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For it is not possible There is a necessity of sin being taken away, otherwise it will be remembered; and there will…
The apostle, having shown that the tabernacle and ordinances of the covenant of Sinai were only emblems and types of the gospel, concludes that the…
13th Century
Catholic
Having considered what was done in both testaments to show the superiority of the New Testament over the Old, the Apostle now proves something he h…