Hebrews 9:20 meaning and explanation

saying, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.”

Hebrews 9:20, Berean Standard Bible

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The writer recalls Moses at Mount Sinai, who read the whole law to the assembled people and then sprinkled the scroll and the people with the blood of sacrificed animals. Moses speaks these words to Israel as the covenant is formally ratified, echoing Exodus 24:8.

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