Hebrews 9:18

“Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood.”

"Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood." - Hebrews 9:18
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What does Hebrews 9:18 mean?

Hebrews 9:18 in the King James Version of the Bible states: "Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood." This verse is part of the broader context of Hebrews 9, which explores the superiority of Christ's sacrifice over the Old Testament sacrificial…

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The Sacred Significance of the Blood Covenant

As we delve into the depths of Hebrews 9:18, where it states, "Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood," we are invited to reflect on the profound significance of blood throughout Scripture and its role in our covenant relationship with God. This verse…

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A Prayer of Gratitude for the Blood Covenant

Heavenly Father, As I come before You in humility and reverence, I am struck with profound awe at the great sacrifice represented by the words of Hebrews 9:18, "Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood." Lord, I acknowledge the significance of blood in…

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Hebrews 9:18 - "Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood."
Hebrews 10:18 - "Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin."
Hebrews 11:18 - "Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:"
Hebrews 4:9 - "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God."
Hebrews 7:18 - "For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof."
Hebrews 3:18 - "And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?"
Hebrews 9:16 - "For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator."
Hebrews 2:18 - "For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted."
Hebrews 9:27 - "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:"
Hebrews 9:3 - "And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;"
Hebrews 9:9 - "Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;"
Hebrews 9:13 - "For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:"
Hebrews 13:18 - "Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly."
Hebrews 12:18 - "For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,"
Hebrews 9:20 - "Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you."
Hebrews 9:21 - "Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry."
"Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin." - Hebrews 10:18
Hebrews 9:17 - "For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth."
Hebrews 9:2 - "For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary."
Hebrews 9:1 - "Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary."
Hebrews 9:22 - "And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission."
Hebrews 3:9 - "When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years."
Hebrews 9:5 - "And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly."
"There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God." - Hebrews 4:9
Hebrews 6:9 - "But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak."
"Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:" - Hebrews 11:18
Hebrews 7:9 - "And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham."
Hebrews 9:8 - "The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:"
Hebrews 9:6 - "Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God."