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Frances Roberts entitled On the High-road of Surrender
The word testament comes from a Latin word, testamentum. The more proper name for these two divisions; however, is “covenant.” So the Bible is really the story of an Old(er) Covenant and a New(er) Covenant.
Now, in the Bible, the word covenant means a binding agreement between two parties. The Hebrew word for covenant is Berith. The Greek word is Diatheke. It actually means to “cut covenant.” By definition, it is an agreement to “cut a covenant by the shedding of blood and walking between pieces of flesh.” So the two divisions in the Bible are about an Old(er) Blood Covenant and a New(er) Blood Covenant.
book written in the 1800s by H. Clay Trumbull. His book entitled, The Blood Covenant
Not such an easy decision after all, is it? Mephibosheth weighs the alternatives. It is his choice, his free will. David can’t force the covenant on him. Gratefully, Mephibosheth chooses to enter the covenant with David. Immediately, all the things David promised took place. Mephiposheth’s land was restored. He was blessed with the blessings of a child of the king. All his past wrongs against David were forgiven. He joined David in a covenant meal, ate regularly at the king’s table and lived at the king’s palace. And the descendants of Mephibosheth were blessed because they too were in
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He didn’t carry that deadly blood disease passed on by Adam called the sin nature (Romans 5:12).
It was necessary for God to do this because the sin nature within each of us separates us from God. All of us have sinned and come short of God’s glory (see Rom. 3:23). The penalty for our sin is death (see Rom. 6:23). We all know this to be true which is why we are afraid of God. Jesus took all of this on Himself at the Cross.
So when satan, the enemy, comes against the believer, we show him our scar…the power of the Holy Spirit. You see, greater is He who is in us (the Holy Spirit) than he (satan) who is in the world (see 1 John 4:4). And when satan sees our scar, he will flee from us because he knows he has already been whipped by our blood covenant brother, Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of the Living God.
Jesus now stands knocking at the door of every human heart. He desires that all will enter into blood covenant with Him by personally accepting His death on their behalf. This is His covenant of love. For all who will enter into the covenant, He promises, “…I will come in to him and eat with him and he with Me” (Rev. 3:20 RSV). If you have not yet entered into this covenant of love, you may do so right now, right where you are. You simply confess to God that you are a sinner and that you cannot save yourself. You then enter into the covenant by asking Jesus to come into your life and be your
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Jesus says satan, the evil one, is like the unclean fowls that swoop down to snatch away the seeds of the gospel to keep people from believing (see Matt. 13:4,19). The fowls in Genesis represent satan swooping down to break up this covenant before it is completed by snatching away the acceptable sacrifice before it can be offered. So we see Abram trying to help God out by shooing them away.
Christian ministers usually teach that, in the Old Testament, the Jews were saved by the Law but that has been replaced by grace and mercy in the New Testament. This is just not true. Everyone who has ever approached God had to do so in faith in the the grace and mercy of God provided by the blood of the innocent substitutionary sacrifice for their sins.
On the eastern side was the tribe of Judah. The flag for the tribe of Judah was a lion of gold on a field of scarlet. The western tribe was Ephraim. Its flag was a black ox on a field of gold. The southern tribe was Reuben. Reuben’s flag was a man on a field of gold. Then on the north side was the tribe of Dan. Its flag was a golden eagle on a field of blue. The four symbols are referenced again in Ezekiel 1:10 and Revelation 4:7. The lion represents the king that reigns supreme. The ox represents the lowly servant. The man represents the highest earthly being. The eagle represents the
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The only piece of furniture in the Holy of Holies is the Ark of the Covenant. The Ark of the Covenant is a small chest 3 3/4 feet long, 2 1/4 feet wide and 2 1/4 feet high. The lid attached to the Ark is called “The Mercy Seat.” The Greek word that means the same as the Hebrew word for Mercy Seat is hilasterion. The English word for hilasterion is “propitiation.” Propitiation simply means to make a way to be reconciled to God by satisfying His holy justice which requires sin to be dealt with. Remember the only offering that will satisfy His justice is blood because the penalty or judgment of
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The flags of each tribe point us to the real banner of God, Jesus our Lord, as He is portrayed in the four gospels. In Matthew, Jesus is presented as the King of the Jews (the lion from the tribe of Judah). In Mark, He is the suffering servant (the ox). In Luke, He is the Son of Man. In John, Jesus is revealed as the Son of God (the greatest heavenly being). As the Son of God, Jesus represents God to man. As the Son of Man, He represents man to God. Like the Levite, He stands between God and man shielding man from the judgment of God by His blood.
If we are truly a “born-again” believer, it will be evidenced by Holy Spirit inspired works of covenantal love manifested in our lives.
Theologically speaking, we were saved in our spirit (past), we are being saved in our soul (present), and we will be saved in our body (future). Hallelujah! Christianity is not a religion; it is a relationship with Almighty God through His Son. The Holy Spirit joins us in a spiritual union with God and confirms this to our heart. He is in us and we are in Him.
As we walk in the world ministering as a priest of God, we get dirty spiritually…we sin. This sin breaks our fellowship with God. Instead of going back to the Altar to be born again and again and again and again, we go to the Laver. When we go to the Laver, we don’t have to be washed all over again. We only have to wash our hands and feet, which represents our service to God and our walk with God—that part of our soul that needs to be sanctified. This means that our soul need to be saved or renewed every day.
the Hebrew word for sacrifice, korban, means to “come near.”
The Sin Offering and Trespass Offering were mandatory offerings associated with the sins of the nation and the individual Hebrew. The Burnt Offering, Meal Offering, and Peace Offering were spontaneous voluntary offerings of praise and thanksgiving.
We approach God through faith in the blood of Jesus, not by trying to keep the Ten Commandments. (see Galatians 2:16-21; 3:15-25.) When we accept Jesus as our Savior and Lord we give Him our heart (not mental credence), which represents our inward most parts. In exchange, He gives us His nature, which is without spot or blemish. It is pure and holy, therefore acceptable to God. His righteousness is imputed or counted to us. God sees us with the righteousness of Jesus (see 2 Cor. 5:21). Therefore, there is no condemnation to those who are in Jesus (see Rom. 8:1). They shall not come into
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when God gave the law, He also established a Tabernacle, a sacrifice system, and a priesthood. The Tabernacle was a physical representation showing the people how to approach God. Tabernacle worship centered on the offerings. Each offering uniquely revealed something about the nature of the final sacrifice when God would give Himself on man’s behalf.
The High Priest had many duties and responsibilities, but his most important duty was to minister on the Day of Atonement. The Day of Atonement occurred on the tenth of Tishri, which is the seventh month on the Hebrew religious calendar. This corresponds to the Gentile months of September-October. The Day of Atonement is also known as the Day of Forgiveness. The Jews call it Yom Kippur. The Day of Atonement is the most solemn of all days. This is the day for making atonement or covering for the sins of the entire nation of Israel.
Because the Hebrews applied the blood to the entrance to the house, this blood covenant was also known as a “threshold covenant.”
book written by H. Clay Trumbull entitled The Threshold Covenant.
H. Clay Trumbull as the author of The Threshold Covenant. In his studies of primitive cultures, he also wrote a book entitled, The Salt Covenant originally published in 1896.
In context, the writer of the book of Hebrews was simply saying that the sacrifice of Jesus was greater than the sacrifice of animals, that Jesus is a priest greater than Aaron, and that His body was the greater dwelling of God than the Tabernacle of Moses. So when the writer of Hebrews talks about Jesus replacing the Law, he only means the religious or ceremonial aspects of the Law. The true essence of God’s Law is to love Him and to love people. That will never change.
The great Jewish sage, Abraham Joshua Heschel, said, “Every home should be a temple, every table an altar, and all of life a song to God.”
God’s plan is to reveal Himself on earth through His people. Being a believer is so much more than just saying a prayer of salvation and then going to heaven when we die. We are to manifest heaven on earth by the way we live. We are to follow Jesus, learn of Jesus, imitate Jesus, and reproduce His life into the lives of others. The Spirit of God does this work in us, through us, and out of us.
