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For when every commandment had been spoken by Moses to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of the calves and the goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,
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Commentators note that the author of Hebrews includes details (goats, water, scarlet wool, hyssop, sprinkling the book) not found in the Exodus 24 account. This is not seen as an error, but a deliberate theological move. The author likely draws from other purification rituals in the Law or from accepted Jewish tradition to create a richer, more complete picture of what covenant ratification required, emphasizing the central role of blood.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people. This refers to when he had recited all the law and delivered all the commandmen…
When every commandment had been spoken (λαληθεισης). Genitive absolute with first aorist passive participle feminine singular of λ…
19th Century
Anglican
Every precept.—Or, commandment. See Exodus 24:3, where we read that Moses “told the people all the words of the Lord,…
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Baptist
Therefore, neither was the first testament dedicated without blood. For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the …
When the first covenant was made (Exodus 24), Moses did two things. First, he “proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the peopl…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For when Moses has spoken every precept Contained in the decalogue, in the book of the covenant, everyone of the precepts in (…
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The solemn transactions between God and humankind are sometimes called a covenant; in this specific context, it is a testament. A testament is a pe…
13th Century
Catholic
Having explained events in the Old Testament and revealed their mystical meaning, the Apostle now uses these facts to prove his thesis: namely, tha…
