What the Old Covenant worshipper would know:
     > Sin requires death
     > Repentance
     > Plead for the mercy of God
     > A great sin-bearer was coming

I. The Demand of Death (15-24)
     A. To Establish the New Covenant
          1. Mediator (15)
          2. Testator (16,17; Eph 1:3-12; 2 Cor 8:9)
     B. To Purify the New Covenant
          1. The Blood of the Old Covenant (18-22)
          2. The Blood of the New Covenant (23,24; Matt 26:26-28)
II. The Demand of Decisiveness (25-28)
     A. The Many Deaths of the Old Covenant 25-26a)
     B. The One Death of the New Covenant 26b-28)

Next Steps:
     > Trust in the sufficiency of the first appearance of Christ! (Gal 4:4-5) This is our salvation! (Rom 8)
     > Rest in the reality of the present appearance of Christ. (Rom 8:12-39)
     > Eagerly await the certainty of the second appearance of Christ! (2 Peter 3:10-13) In light of that, we are to live holy godly lives.