Exodus 24:6

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Summary

Exodus 24:6

And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.

The blood he

On the altar

General references

Numbers 3:41

Bible References

The blood he

Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the Lord has made with you concerning all these words.”

They must take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and the lintel of the houses where they eat them.

and through Him to reconcile
everything to Himself
by making peace
through the blood of His cross

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whether things on earth or things in heaven.

That is why even the first covenant was inaugurated with blood.

to Jesus (mediator of a new covenant), and to the sprinkled blood, which says better things than the blood of Abel.

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and set apart by the Spirit for obedience and for sprinkling with the blood of Jesus Christ.

May grace and peace be multiplied to you.

On the altar

You are to slaughter the ram, take its blood, and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar.

He is to slaughter the bull before the Lord; Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar that is at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

He is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the tent of meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests will sprinkle the blood on all sides of the altar.

The priest is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of it seven times before the Lord in front of the veil of the sanctuary.

General references

You are to take the Levites for Me—I am Yahweh—in place of every firstborn among the Israelites, and the Levites’ cattle in place of every firstborn among the Israelites’ cattle.”