Let’s read through the book of Hebrews one verse at a time in 2023. Every day explore a single verse and its cross references. AI-generated text draws the passages together. RSS feed.
And in the same way he sprinkled with the blood both the tent and all the vessels used in worship.
These cross references all relate to the theme of atonement and purification through the shedding of blood. The cross references show how the shedding of blood was used to make atonement for sins, purify the altar, and consecrate it. This is the same concept that is seen in Hebrews 9:21, where the blood of the sacrifices is used to purify and consecrate the tent and vessels used in worship.
| Passage | How It’s Related (AI-Generated) |
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| Exodus 29:12: and shall take part of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger, and the rest of the blood you shall pour out at the base of the altar. | Both passages refer to the practice of using sacrificial blood in worship. Hebrews 9:21 describes how the blood was used to sprinkle both the tent and the vessels used in worship. Exodus 29:12 describes how some of the blood was put on the horns of the altar and the rest of the blood was poured out at the base of the altar. |
| Exodus 29:36: and every day you shall offer a bull as a sin offering for atonement. Also you shall purify the altar, when you make atonement for it, and shall anoint it to consecrate it. | Both passages refer to the atonement of sin and the purification of the altar. Hebrews 9:21 speaks of the sprinkling of blood on the tent and vessels used in worship, which symbolizes the atonement of sin. Exodus 29:36 speaks of offering a bull as a sin offering for atonement, as well as purifying and consecrating the altar. |
| Leviticus 8:15: And he killed it, and Moses took the blood, and with his finger put it on the horns of the altar around it and purified the altar and poured out the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it to make atonement for it. | Both passages refer to the use of blood to make atonement for sin. In Hebrews 9:21, the blood is used to sprinkle the tent and vessels used in worship. In Leviticus 8:15, Moses puts the blood on the horns of the altar and pours it out at the base to purify and consecrate the altar. This use of blood is a symbol of the atoning power of Jesus' death on the cross. |
| Leviticus 8:19: And he killed it, and Moses threw the blood against the sides of the altar. | Both passages discuss the sprinkling of blood on the altar in order to make atonement for sin. Hebrews 9:21 speaks of the sprinkling of blood on both the tent and the vessels used in worship, likely referring to the altar and its vessels in the tabernacle. Leviticus 8:19 mentions the killing of an animal and the throwing of its blood against the sides of the altar, which was a ritual prescribed by God to make atonement for sin. |
| Leviticus 16:14-19: And he shall take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the front of the mercy seat on the east side, and in front of the mercy seat he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times. “Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering that is for the people and bring its blood inside the veil and do with its blood as he did with the blood of the bull, sprinkling it over the mercy seat and in front of the mercy seat. Thus he shall make atonement for the Holy Place, because of the uncleannesses of the people of Israel and because of their transgressions, all their sins. And so he shall do for the tent of meeting, which dwells with them in the midst of their uncleannesses. No one may be in the tent of meeting from the time he enters to make atonement in the Holy Place until he comes out and has made atonement for himself and for his house and for all the assembly of Israel. Then he shall go out to the altar that is before the Lord and make atonement for it, and shall take some of the blood of the bull and some of the blood of the goat, and put it on the horns of the altar all around. | Both passages refer to the sprinkling of blood in order to make atonement. Hebrews 9:21 refers to the sprinkling of blood on the tent and vessels used in worship in the Old Testament, while Leviticus 16:14–19 describes the sprinkling of blood on the mercy seat and altar in order to make atonement for the people of Israel. This sprinkling of blood was a symbolic act to show that the people were forgiven for their sins. |
| Ezekiel 43:18-26: And he said to me, “Son of man, thus says the Lord God: These are the ordinances for the altar: On the day when it is erected for offering burnt offerings upon it and for throwing blood against it, you shall give to the Levitical priests of the family of Zadok, who draw near to me to minister to me, declares the Lord God, a bull from the herd for a sin offering. And you shall take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar and on the four corners of the ledge and upon the rim all around. Thus you shall purify the altar and make atonement for it. You shall also take the bull of the sin offering, and it shall be burned in the appointed place belonging to the temple, outside the sacred area. And on the second day you shall offer a male goat without blemish for a sin offering; and the altar shall be purified, as it was purified with the bull. | Both passages reference the use of blood in worship, specifically in relation to the altar. Hebrews 9:21 mentions the sprinkling of blood on the tent and vessels used in worship, while Ezekiel 43:18-26 gives instructions for how the altar should be purified with blood. This includes the offering of a bull and a male goat as sin offerings, and the sprinkling of blood on the four horns of the altar and the four corners of the ledge. |
Heavenly Father,
We come before You today to thank You for Your mercy and grace. We thank You for Your Son, Jesus, who was the perfect sacrifice for our sins. We thank You for the blood that was shed on the altar, and for the way that it purified and sanctified us.
Help us to remember the importance of the sacrifices that were made in the Old Testament, and to understand the significance of the cross that Jesus bore for us. Help us to recognize the power of Your blood, and to use it to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
We thank You for the forgiveness and redemption that You offer us through Your Son. May we always remember the great love You have for us, and may we always strive to honor You in all that we do.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
This reading plan reads through a single verse each day, six days a week, paired with the most-popular cross references for the verse. AI-generated (and human-reviewed) text provides an opening thought and concluding prayer along with an explanation for how each cross reference relates to the verse. In 2023, this reading plan works through Hebrews one verse at a time. Every seventh day is a catchup day. Want more info? Try this blog post.
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