^1*Both the Authorized and the Revised Versions of Heb. ix. 15-16 give countenance to the assumption that our Saviour made his last will and testament, and by his death gave it validity. But in that case would not his resurrection three days later, have rendered it null and void? The subject under discussion in Hebrews ix. is not two testaments or wills, but two covenants or agreements; and the death referred to seems to be not the death of a "testator," or mediator but the death of the sacrifice which was offered after the custom of ancient times when a solemn covenant was made, and whose blood sprinkled on the ground and over the covenanting parties, sealed the covenant, which was of no force until the sacrifice was slain. The first covenant was sealed with the blood of calves and goats; the second covenant with the blood of the Son of God. Heb. ix. 15-26; xiii. 20; Exod. xxiv. 4-8; Gen. xv. 8-18; Mark xiv. 24. He was not only the mediator of the new covenant, but also the sacrifice which sealed it, all types combining in Him. For an extended discussion of this subject, consulting Macknight on The Epistles, and Granville Penn's Notes on The New Covenant. Heb. ix. 15-16.