The Relationship of Jewish and Gentile Believers to the Law Between A.D. 30 and 70 in the Scripture

36 covenant from Exodus 24. Although the old covenant had been introduced in Exodus 19 and the people had given their approval to it (Exod 19:8), the official ratification did not take place until Exodus 24 which involved , among other things , the sprinkling of blood. 54 The author brings his argument in this chapter to dramatic conclusion by specifying the time of the inauguration of the new covenant at the sacrifice of Christ (9:23-28). That sacrifice was a once for all affair, never to occur again. Thus, when Jesus returns again it will not be for the purpose of shedding his blood to inaugurate the new covenant , because this has already occurred. He will not come to inaugurate , but rather , to consummate the new covenant for believers (9:28). Statement of specific application: Sacrifice has become obsolete 10: 1- 18 . 55 Having laid the foundation for this teachment in chapters seven through nine, the author now becomes~painfully specific in his application of truth . Because a new priesthood has replaced an old one and a new covenant has replaced an old one it also follows that the sacrificial system which was central to that old covenant must suffer the same fate . 56 This move the au thor 's argument from the theoretical to the actual. Discuss ion of pries thood and co enant 54 Hebrews 9:20 quotes from Exodus 24:8, "And Mo e took the blood, and prinkl d [it] on the peopl e, and aid , Behold the blood of the covenant , which the LORD hath mad with you concerning all the e wo rd . " 55 Thi ection i integrally related to the argument in chapter 7- 9 b th mati and literary clue . It i the fina l ection of xpo ition in thi e ti n b f r th xh rt ti n f 10. 19-39 begins. arlier theme are recapitulated, in parti ular th th m of J u ' i n t d' right hand, introduced with an allu i n to Palm 110 in :1, i r it rt din 10:1 - 1 h r the author paraphra e and directly qu te P alm 110: 1. h fr m Jr m1 h 31:31 -34 ar hard n in in 10:16-17, jut b tr 10 18 1 utt r d. f th t rm a rift e ( . 1, , 7:_7, r l t d m th1 n d p nph r 11 , lion the n ft Ill 111 tlu