What God is saying, when He cuts the covenant as the smoking firepot in Genesis 15 with Abram, when He cuts the Red Sea for the people of Israel, when He cuts the temple veil because of His sacrifice at the cross for us right now, is nothing less than: Not only will I cut myself off if I don’t keep My covenant of hesed-love to you forever; I will pay the penalty and let Myself be cut open if you can’t keep your love covenant to Me. Even when you fail and fall and all the dreams and hopes fracture, and you don’t and can’t keep your covenant of hesed-love, I’ll keep the whole covenant for you,
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