Hebrews 9:20

20 saying, "This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you."

Hebrews 9:20 Meaning and Commentary

Hebrews 9:20

Saying, this is the blood of the testament
The first testament or covenant; this proves what the apostle had asserted in ( Hebrews 9:18 ) that it was dedicated with blood, or confirmed by it; compare with this ( Matthew 26:28 )

which God hath enjoined unto you;
the people of Israel, to observe, and which they promised to do; see ( Exodus 24:7 Exodus 24:8 ) .

Hebrews 9:20 In-Context

18 And so not even the first testament was dedicated without blood.

19 For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book and all the people,

20 saying, "This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you."

21 Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry.

22 And by the law almost all things are purged with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission.