From a3ff913a580e12cafbb405db2f48041ef1c8b7ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: joycerendahl Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 15:22:31 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update '59-heb/12.md' --- 59-heb/12.md | 10 ---------- 1 file changed, 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/59-heb/12.md b/59-heb/12.md index 03584f7..9a461f8 100644 --- a/59-heb/12.md +++ b/59-heb/12.md @@ -193,11 +193,6 @@ Jesus became the “mediator”(μεσίτης/g3316) of the new covenant betwee See: Mediator; New Covenant; Sin - - - - - ### What was the “sprinkled blood”? When the author wrote about "sprinkled blood," he used a metaphor. All covenants in the Bible were made using blood. That is, animals were killed so their blood could be sprinkled to make the covenant. In the same way, Jesus made the new covenant between God and man effective by shedding his own blood. The blood of Jesus atoned for man’s sin once. @@ -222,11 +217,6 @@ See: Heaven; Gospel; Judge (Judgment); Bless (Blessing) See: Exodus 19:18 - - - - - ### Why did the author write that God will also shake the heavens? When the author wrote that God will also shake the heavens, he used the metaphor of an earthquake to speak about God's final judgment. The Old Testament spoke about this (see: Exodus 19:18; Psalm 68:8, 77:18, 114:7; Isaiah 13:1-22; Joel 2:1-11; Haggai 2:6, 2:21, 12:26). He wanted people to think that when that happens, God will remove everything that is evil.