What did Jesus' death do for us? | September 14, 2026
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What is the central question about Jesus' death that the episode explores?
Today is September 14th. What did Jesus' death do for us? Let's read and see what the author of Hebrews has to say about that. Hebrews 9, we'll read from verse 15 to the end of the chapter. For this reason he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance. because a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions under the first covenant. Where a will is involved, the death of the one who made it must be established, for a will takes effect only at death, since it's not in force as long as the one who made it is alive. Hence, not even the first covenant was inaugurated without blood. for when every commandment had been told to all the people by moses in accordance with the law he took the blood of calves and goats with water and scarlet wool and hyssop and he sprinkled broke both the scroll itself and all the people saying this is the blood of the covenant that god has ordained for you in the same way he sprinkled with the blood both the tent and all the vessels used in worship indeed
Under the law, almost everything is purified with blood. Without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of sins. Thus, it was necessary for the sketches of the heavenly things to be purified with these rites.
How does Hebrews 9:15‑28 describe the purpose of Christ’s sacrifice?
But the heavenly things themselves need better sacrifices than these. For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made by human hands, a mere copy of the true one, But he entered into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. Nor was it to offer himself again and again, as the high priest enters the holy place year after year with blood that is not his own, for then he would have had to suffer again and again since the foundation of the world. but as it is, he's appeared once for all at the end of the ages to remove sin by the sacrifice of himself, just as it's appointed for mortals to die once, and after that, the judgment. So Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin,
but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him." So, what did Jesus' death do for us? The author dives deeper into the inauguration of the new covenant. Now, the verse that he quotes here He quotes from Exodus 24. That was the first time Moses read the book of the law, the covenant to Israel.
Why does the author compare the Old Testament sacrificial system to Jesus’ death?
That's when the first sacrifice was made and blood was sprinkled on the congregation. Let's read that in Exodus 24, verses one to eight.
Exodus 24, verses 1-18, New Revised Standard Edition Then he said to Moses, Come up to the Lord, you, Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship at a distance. Moses alone shall come near the Lord, but the others shall not come near, and the people shall not come up with him. Moses went and told the people all the words of the Lord and all the ordinances. And all the people answered with one voice and said, All the words that the Lord has spoken we will do. And Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord. He rose early in the morning, built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and set up twelve pillars, corresponding to the twelve tribes of Israel. He sent young men of the Israelites who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed oxen as offerings of well-being to the Lord.
Moses took half of the blood and put it on the basin, and half of the blood he dashed against the altar. He took the book of the covenant and read it in the hearing of the people, and they said, All that the Lord has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient. Moses took the blood and dashed it on the people and said, Here is the blood of the covenant that the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words.
What does Exodus 24 reveal about the first covenant and its blood rites?
Moses called for young men to make the sacrifices. He had not even set up the Levitical priesthood yet. Well, they make the sacrifice. We see a sacrifice, the blood sprinkled. He also mentioned scarlet thread, water, hyssop, and other things that are used elsewhere for other offerings mentioned in the book of Leviticus.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the central question about Jesus' death that the episode explores?
0:00–1:33
2
How does Hebrews 9:15‑28 describe the purpose of Christ’s sacrifice?
1:33–3:15
3
Why does the author compare the Old Testament sacrificial system to Jesus’ death?
3:15–4:49
4
What does Exodus 24 reveal about the first covenant and its blood rites?
4:49–6:13
5
In what ways does Jesus’ sacrifice create a new, permanent covenant?
6:13–6:59
6
How should listeners respond today to the significance of Christ’s once‑for‑all sacrifice?
6:59–7:26
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