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Moses said to the people, "This is the blood of the covenant God has established with you." Practically everything in a will hinges on a death. That's why blood, the evidence of death, is used so much in our tradition, especially regarding forgiveness of sins.
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According to the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
Hebrews 9:22 In-Context
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He said, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.”
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In the same way, he sprinkled with the blood both the tabernacle and everything used in its ceremonies.
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In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
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It was necessary, then, for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
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For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with human hands that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God’s presence.