saying, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.”
20. Saying, This is the blood of the testament, Both Calvin and our verse retain the word “testament” as derived from verse 17; but as that verse and the preceding are to be viewed as parenthetic, the word “covenant” is the term used by Moses. The latter is the word adopted by Beza, Doddridge, Macknight, and Stuart, “This is the blood of the covenant,” etc. — Ed. etc.
In these verses the apostle considers the gospel under the notion of a will or testament, the new or last will and testament of Christ, and shows the necessity and efficacy of the blood of Christ to make this testament valid and effectual. I. The gospel is here considered as a testament, the new and last will and testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Commenting on Hebrews 9:15-22
Saying, this is the blood of the testament,.... The first testament or covenant; this proves what the apostle had asserted in Heb 9:18 that it was dedicated with blood, or confirmed by it; compare with this Mat 26:28 which God hath enjoined unto you; the people of Israel, to observe, and which they promised to do; see Exo 24:7.