Hebrews 10:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. For it is not possible - Common sense must have taught them that shedding the blood of bulls and goats could never satisfy Divine justice, nor take away guilt from the conscience; and God intended that they should understand the matter so: and this the following quotation from the Psalmist sufficiently proves.