Hebrews 9:19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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,

The blood

Hyssop

Exodus 12:22

Numbers 19:18

Psalm 51:7

General references

Numbers 19:6

Deuteronomy 5:2

Bible References

The blood

He went once and forever into the Most Holy Place having eternal salvation. It is not with the blood of goats and young bulls, but with his blood.

It is not possible for the blood of bulls and of goats to take away sins.

Moses sent young men to burn sacrifices to Jehovah. They sacrificed some cattle as peace offerings.

Tell the Israelites: 'When you bring an offering to Jehovah, bring your offering of animals from the herd or the flock.

If your sacrifice is a fellowship offering of sheep to Jehovah, you must bring a male or female animal that has no defects.

He will take some of the bull's blood and sprinkle it with his finger on the east side of the throne of mercy. Then he will sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times in front of the throne of mercy.

Hyssop

Take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood that is in the basin. Apply some of the blood that is in the basin to the lintel and the two doorposts. No one shall go outside the door of his house until morning.

A person who is clean will take a sprig of hyssop, dip it in the water, and sprinkle the tent, all the furnishings, and all the people who were in the tent with the dead body. He must also sprinkle any person who has touched a human bone or a grave and any person who has touched someone who has been killed or who has died naturally.

Purify me from sin with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

General references

The priest will take some cedar wood, a hyssop sprig, and some red yarn and throw them onto the burning cow.

Jehovah our God made a covenant with us at Horeb.