Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Hebrews 8:12 - 8:12

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Hebrews 8:12 - 8:12


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12. ἵλεως ἔσομαι. Comp. Rom 11:27. The third promise of the New Covenant is the forgiveness of sins, with a fulness and reality which could not be achieved by the sacrifices of the Old Covenant (see Heb 2:15, Heb 9:9; Heb 9:12, Heb 10:1-2; Heb 10:4; Heb 10:22). Under the Old Covenant there had been a deep feeling of the nullity of sacrifices in themselves, which led to an almost startling disparagement of the sacrificial system (1Sa 15:22; Psa 40:6; Psa 50:8-10; Psa 51:16; Mic 6:6-7; Isa 1:11; Hos 6:6; Amo 5:21-22, &c.).