This is OT imagery for
- cleansing and forgiveness (cf. Lev. 14:1-7)
- inaugurating the book of the Covenant (cf. Exod. 24:3-8)
- installment into a new position (cf. Exod. 29:20-22)
Jesus’ sacrifice (cf. Isaiah 53; Mark 10:45; 2 Cor. 5:21) allows His followers to be accepted, cleansed, forgiven, and to obtain a new relationship with God (cf. Heb. 10:22; 12:24). Believers are a blood-bought (redeemed) and blood-sprinkled (sanctification) people.
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