Hebrews: Why the Blood?

In this sermon, Pastor Hayden explores the significance of blood sacrifice in the Bible, focusing on Hebrews 9. He explains that blood sacrifice was instituted by God as a response to sin, which offends God's holy nature. The sermon contrasts the Old Testament sacrificial system, where priests would offer animal blood for atonement, with Christ's ultimate sacrifice. While the old system could only provide external, temporary covering for sin, it could not cleanse the conscience or transform the heart internally. Pastor Hayden traces this blood sacrifice back to Genesis 3, where God himself initiated the first bloodshed by providing animal skin garments for Adam and Eve after their sin. This established the pattern that would ultimately be fulfilled in Jesus, whose blood doesn't just cover sin but completely cleanses the conscience.

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