TSK · Hebrews 12:24

But the LORD said,“What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground!

Pay attention and come to me! Listen, so you can live! Then I will make an unconditional covenantal promise to you, just like the reliable covenantal promises I made to David.

so that on you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

He said to them,“This is my blood, the blood of the covenant, that is poured out for many.

And in the same way he took the cup after they had eaten, saying,“This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.

accordingly Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.

But showing its fault, God says to them,“Look, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will complete a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.

And both the tabernacle and all the utensils of worship he likewise sprinkled with blood.

By faith Abel offered God a greater sacrifice than Cain, and through his faith he was commended as righteous, because God commended him for his offerings. And through his faith he still speaks, though he is dead.

Benediction and Conclusion Now may the God of peace who by the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus,