Exegesis literally means “to draw the meaning out of” a given text. Eisegesis, by contrast, is the practice of reading one's own interpretation into a text. An exegete makes every attempt to view the text objectively, while an eisegete replaces the clear and most obvious meaning of a passage with subjective opinion.
Moses sprinkled blood on “both the book itself and all the people” (Hebrews 9.19-20) in an ancient ritual symbolically sealing the terms of the relationship between the book’s Author (God) and the book’s audience (Moses and the ancient Hebrews). Moses “took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people” (Exodus 24.7). He did not interpret the words through the filter of his own limited understanding. He simply read God’s word publicly and let it speak for itself.
