V. 19.— For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book and all the people. When Moses had written all the words of the Lord he builded an altar, and took the blood of calves and bulls with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, in which the words of the covenant were written, and all the people. It may be asked, how the blood could be possibly sprinkled on such a multitude? The answer is, the twelve pillars represented the twelve tribes, and on them the blood was sprinkled. That all of such a multitude should be individually sprinkled appears impossible, but the twelve pillars which represented all the people might easily be sprinkled. There are some things mentioned by the Apostle which are not recorded by Moses, who informs us that having told the people all the words of the Lord and all the judgments, they answered with one voice and said, “All the words which the Lord hath said we will do.” He then wrote in a book all the words of the Lord, builded an altar, and offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the Lord. He then read the book of the covenant in the audience of the people, who said, “ All that the Lord hath said will we do, and be obedient.” Half the blood was sprinkled on the people and half on the altar; and Moses said, “ Behold the blood of the covenant, which the Lord hath made with you concerning all these words.” Exodus 24:3-8. There is some variation in the account given by the Apostle, although it is substantially the same. The goats mentioned by the Apostle seem included under the burnt offerings mentioned by Moses; Moses does not mention the water nor the scarlet wool and hyssop; but the Apostle wrote under Divine inspiration as well as Moses, and there is an entire correspondence between the account given by the Lawgiver and the Apostle.