What is a "blood covenant"? Except this time, God graciously reassures His promise with a visual of His presence. Poetical Books Error: Passwords should have at least 6 characters, Error: Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. \Ogtu 5Y37i04kh4-3n4N`'':]nMKb'8B>liV{+;iW.%jLNnWk\mve&+X XQ$`l CUTBM 0C+hur9|Nms6^}K6~\kv%vHzAd6!|RcL:hgmX3.!SV#h%,}/*.J$kBqLVwV'Hg+]Jn,%]/m%*o:k 19O+zC!LN'xd#e#?|~HY:@ )u%XLnG/uLueb]2}Z yk:qHm{*~MIQ/|'7RI_b%h72X*sr#X-vjg~jW5SN.vwh!k@/|pNE6sXOn7|< Let us ask God much, by His Holy Spirit, to make us know what it is and works. The Abrahamic Covenant Step 8 Covenant Meal: A time of great celebration. Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a The Need for the Second Birth. 0 grace above all grace! Just prior to the beginning of the ceremony, sacrificial animals would be killed and their carcasses cut in half. Remember the word that I said to you, A slave is not greater than his master. If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My Word, they will keep yours also (for what happens to your Representative also happens to you). The Gospels His life is the model for the Christian believer. Each one takes part of the others name and incorporates it into their own. Step3: Cutting The Covenant As the tree grows they can always look at it and remember the day they began a new life . Prophets And this is why individuals from future generations had to be taught to see and think and act and react and interact AS MEMBERS OF THAT ORIGINAL CORPORATE BODY They were responsible for honoring and perpetuating the inherited corporate value systems that they inherited from their forefathers. And Abraham agreed to His request without hesitation or question. He is not here to abide by our terms, nor can we obligate Him to learn and honor our preferences and pet ways of seeing and doing things. jbdcovenant@yahoo.com, Covenant Messenger Ministries <> To learn how the steps were done in the Old Testament and how we can relate to them today through the New Covenant we have through Jesus, click on the appropriate links below. It was a way of establishing a binding contract between two men. Step 8: Eat A Memorial Meal EXCHANGE NAMES: Jesus took on the name, "Son of Man" and we take on the name Christian. The world needed a second Adam. Many scars meant many covenants cut and many friends to come to his aid if in trouble or threatened by an enemy. If the first piece of dough is holy, the lump is also; and if the root is holy, the branches are too. You are saying, "Every thing I have is yours and everything you have is mine. This I command you, that you love one another (out of My Covenant Love which I keep pouring into each one of you). Jesus was not only the one making the covenant, but he was also the sacrificial lamb. We must surrender it to God and allow it to be crucified and buried with our Messiah, the Lamb of God and then the risen Lord of Glory will be able to teach us to identify with Him, just as He has already identified Himself with us. Mark 14:24. Step 3 Exchange Robes, Belts, Weapons: In many cases, the parties to the covenant would exchange robes, belts, weapons to symbolize their unity. Humans are weak and spiritually bankrupt in themselves. But our Infinitely Perfect, Omnipotent and Eternally Trustworthy Covenant God always keeps and honors and fulfills His Word! 15 0 obj Director: The Palestinian Covenant After the Covenant was cut, God changed the names of Abram and Sarai to, Abraham and Sarah. Johannine Writings THE BLOOD COVENANT We can have this relationship because of the sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross of Calvary nearly 2000 years ago. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point So Chesed and Agape (Blood Covenant Faithfulness and Loyalty) are forever flowing out of the Nature and Essence of Almighty God on behalf of His Creation! 16 0 obj The meal included bread and wine, which represented the body and blood of the covenant partners.Step 9 -- Plant a Memorial: The two parties plant a tree and sprinkle it with the blood of the animal to memorialize the covenant.+++If you enjoyed this video and Jerry Robinson's teachings, be sure check out his teaching website https://truerichesradio.comLive monthly teachings with Jerry Robinson here: https://truerichesradio.com/liveWant to learn more about Jerry Robinson? It was done through a Blood Covenant. Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight. As the cleansing away of sins was the first condition in making a covenant, so it is equally the first condition of an entrance into it. Much thought does not help them; even prayer does not appear to bring the light they seek. And then later we read (Eze 37:23, 25), "Neither shall they defile themselves any more with any of their transgressions; I will cleanse them: so shall they be My people, and I will be their God. EAT MEMORIAL MEAL: I Corinthians 11: 23-26, "For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it, and said, `This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.' In the Covenant concept of two becoming one, men used to believe that the third finger of the left hand carried a nerve that went directly to the heart which is symbolic of life. Old Testament Covenant Teaching Series Video Lesson #3, Old Testament Covenant Teaching Series Video Lesson #4. As if the redeeming, and sprinkling, and washing, and sanctifying does not sufficiently express the intense inwardness of its action and its power to permeate our whole being, the drinking of this precious blood is declared to be indispensable to having life. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken and done it, declares theLord.(Ezekiel 37:1-14), The Making of One New Man in Blood Covenant Relationship. Here God is giving the terms of the covenant to Abram. "Behold the blood of the covenant, which the Lord hath made with you. Examples of how the concept of covenant has largely been replaced with the idea of contract in Western thinking. -(P*M#_4 =_"?<=rHQ'Cu&A]=}'j=*-0]K]J>)WNaG~N H'z"'=ii%>zYE\rZggM#N6JjNAN`g2!^{ZWHHr.^6HiS3c3Mvm,M{J`tz1`7XJgK,3dW{]vWUj;gM"\ `w&}N^,]4;3HCraiR'kqMXFx-{$+RxV55hw =[m{"{^7yQdgH}>"~\cj> B-G!endstream Adam sinned and lost his dominion over Gods creation. In the same way He took the cup also, after supper, saying, `This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.' In the ancient Near East dating back to the time of Abraham, covenants were a common aspect of life . And He will be free to live His Perfect Resurrection Life in us and reveal Himself through us and He will meet all of Gods Standards and the Covenant requirements to Perfection in our name and God Himself will be our Eternal Life! The belt, also called the girdle, was used to hold your sward, your knife, and other fighting instruments. These words, which I am commanding you today, are to be on your heart. It has ever been found that a deeper appropriation of the blessings of the Covenant must be preceded by a new and deeper cleansing from sin. The New Testament So do you think its possible that the Father could or would suddenly change His mind, and betray His Blood Covenant Son, and violate the promises He made, and sealed in Covenant Blood through His Living Word? Luke-Acts And could you even imagine the Son, Gods Eternal Word, betraying His Blood Covenant with His Father and causing all of His repentant human Blood brothers that He represents eternally to perish because of His violation? Pauline Epistles Subject: Six Steps of the Abrahamic Covenant. He died for you and me so we might have life and have it more abundantly. Then you will know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves and caused you to come up out of your graves, My people. Step 4 The Walk Unto Death: The two parties walk in a figure-eight through the pieces of flesh making declarations of their allegiance to each other even unto death. Thank you for your interest in this online video teaching series by Jerry Robinson. As you study the blood covenant in Scripture, you'll find that the Old Testament blood sacrifices and offerings represented the blood covenant of the New Testament. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. To Him be the Glory forever. To a Hebrew, the coat or robe represented the person himself; so when he offered the other person his robe, he was offering himself; even his very life itself. As for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you will be buried at a good old age. Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. Physical death was still the penalty for sin. You can watch all four videos in this series below. Why did the sacrificial system require a blood sacrifice? <> Step 1: The Exchange of Coats Step 2: The Exchange of Weapons Step 3: Cutting The Covenant Step 4: Cutting Hands & Mixing The Blood Step 5: Exchange of Names xYYoExL> B"V!$S]2'. If anyone does not abide IN ME (he remains trapped in that broken First Adam Covenant, and) he is thrown away as a branch and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire and they are burned (Covenant curses). endobj The Old Testament phrase literally means "to cut a covenant." In old western movies, we've seen two people making a blood covenant by cutting an incision on their wrists, joining hands, and lifting them to heaven in a promise, a covenant, a co-mingling of lives. In God's covenant with His children, He promises to do certain things for them and they are in return expected to carry out certain instructions. Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. The bloody remains of the split apart animals would have fallen apart to form a gory valley, which was at times called, The Valley of Blood or The Valley of Death. And so the bloody deaths of these innocent, Sin-less sacrificial animals highlighted the intense solemnity and far-reaching, Reality-changing consequences of what the representatives are about to do at this point. Minor Prophets It was "through the Eternal Spirit" that Christ offered the sacrifice in which the blood was shed. If you abide IN ME, and My words abide IN YOU (that is, if you protect and maintain our Covenant Union), ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. Father fulfills all of His revelations, and His promises, and any obligation that the Covenant requires of Him. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. "As for Me, this is My covenant with them," says the Lord: "My Spirit which is upon you, and My words which I have put in your mouth shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your offspring, nor from the mouth of your offspring's offspring," says the Lord, "from now and forever." (Isaiah 59:20-21) THE blood is one of the strangest, the deepest, the mightiest, and the most heavenly of the thoughts of God. Let us think for a moment on the threefold light in which Scripture teaches us to regard it. A covenant is a kind of promise, a contract, a binding agreement between two parties. (Only consonants are used in the original Hebrew; the reader supplied the vowels.) This falls back to the day when men would hold up their hand and arm to display their scars. RAISE RIGHT ARM & MIX BLOOD: Jesus was both man and God. Prophecy Conference 2021 - Session 8: Nine Steps of the Blood Covenant. Behold then the kindness and severity of God; to those who fell, severity, but to you, Gods kindness, if you continue in His kindness; otherwise you also will be cut off. Email / username or password was incorrect! In any purchase made on earth the transference of property from the old owner to the new is complete. THE BLOOD COVENANT I n ancient times the blood covenant was common among almost all of the people of the middle east. 4 The following summarizes Osteen s illus-tration. The hold sin had on us was terrible. How is God an exceedingly great reward (Genesis 15:1). By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. And I looked, and behold, sinews were on them, and flesh grew and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them. (For an example of this, see the blood covenant that the Gibeonites deceived Joshua and the Israelites into making with them (Joshua chapters 9 and 10). In the Garden of Eden Adam died spiritually and lost his personal relationship with God. The Lord forever keeps His own part (Psalm 89:34), but man is the one who always fails to keep his own part. Step 9 - Plant A Memorial. Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. God gave the Land of Canaan to Abraham, as the homeland of his descendants. The scar was the outward evidence of the covenant that others could see and know that the covenant was made. God committed Himself to Abraham through those same pledges. ) (Matthew 16:24-25. for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins. He has done everything IN and through His Living Word who became flesh and served as our LAST ADAM. They will not teach again, each man his neighbor and each man his brother, saying, Know the Lord, for they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, declares the Lord, for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more. (Jeremiah 31:31-34), Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God, It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for My holy Name, which you have profaned among the nations where you went. It means you are pledging to honor a life-long agreement. We respect your privacy and never share your contact information with anyone. A verification email has been sent to the address you provided. This time it was God's only Son and not Abraham's. Hear now the word of the Lord. And the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us; for after saying, `This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put my laws upon their heart, and upon their mind I will write them, And their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more. The word literally means `cutting an agreement by shedding blood'. CUT THE COVENANT: Hebrews 10:14-18, "For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified. This we ask in Jesus' name, Amen. If we would enter deep into the Spirit and power of the New Covenant, let us, by the Holy Spirit, drink deep of this cup-the cup of the New Covenant in His blood. Accra-North Ghana, W/A Your Christian experience ought to know of no standard of peace with God, and purity from sin, and power over the world, than the blood of Christ can give! What no thought of man or angel could have conceived, what even now passeth all understanding, the Eternal Son of God took flesh and blood, and then shed that blood as the blood of the New Covenant, not merely to ratify it, but to open the way for it and to make it possible. ), A crowd was sitting around Him, and they said to Him, Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are outside looking for You. Answering them, He said, Who are My mother and My brothers? Looking about at those (His disciples) who were sitting around Him, He said, Behold My mother and My brothers! So please do not try to invent new alien ways to get God to notice you and deal with you. Sometimes only two or more were performed but the result was still the same binding relationship. This time Jesus was not only the representative of Abraham's descendants but He was also the offering; the Lamb that was slain. Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year. Our lives are forever intermingled with His. Step 4: Cutting Hands & Mixing The Blood "-Heb 10:29. Your partnership makes all we do possible. Focus your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. Wisdom Literature Plant a memorial tree. The last thing the Covenant Partners would do was to plant a tree. The outpouring of the blood for us was to prepare the way for the outpouring of the Spirit on us. Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. Both parties to the covenant stand before a witness and list all of their assets and liabilities, because each one takes all of these upon the himself. Let us pray. 29:42; Lev. Before continuing in Pauls letter to the Church in Rome, it behooves us to take a look back and see the foundations of the New and Eternal Covenant of which he spoke and lets do so with our Covenant Eyes wide open: A Redeemer will come to Zion, and to those who turn from transgression in Jacob, declares the Lord. Hebrew Blood Covenant Ritual - 1 Old Testament Covenant Teaching Series Video Lesson #1. The walk was called The Way of the Blood, hence the red carpet for the bride and groom, signifying the covenant relationship they are entering into with each other. He that eateth My flesh, and drinketh My blood, abideth in Me, and I in him." Next we see the making of a scar or symbol of the covenant. 16 For where a will is involved, the death of . TAKE OFF BELT: He protects us and provides us with protection. 15 Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant. For just as you (Gentile believers) once were disobedient to God, but now have been shown mercy because of their disobedience, so these also now have been disobedient, that because of the mercy shown to you they also may now be shown mercy. IICorinthians 5:21, "He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." If something happens to you, your covenant partner will see to it that your wife and children are taken care of. Your battles are my battles. All that remains is for us to repent of our radically independent humanistic Self-life. On account of sin there could be no covenant between man and God without blood. TLV. xXoE{A|zx >P.iJ5cxS^{Eyq~Azx?O. and of course, the New Covenant. So in this blood covenant sense, all participants die to what they were and are reborn into a new identity and corporate unity. The Davidic Covenant God said to Abram, Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, where they will be enslaved and oppressed four hundred years. The Father and His Living Word (the Last Adam) entered into an Eternal Blood Covenant with each other, while slumbering Abram was out of the way: Now when the sun was going down, A DEEP SLEEP FELL UPON ABRAM (in other words, Abram was moved out of the way so God could work); and behold, terror and great darkness fell upon him. The unbreakable blood bond also obligates all future descendants, since they are all considered to be one with their forefathers. And this is how the two representatives and those whom they represent (the many) become ONE in this blood covenant sense from that point forward. Bind them as a sign on your hand, they are to be as frontlets between your eyes, and write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates! (Deuteronomy 6:4-9 TLV. Note: MLA no longer requires the URL as part of their citation standard. Until the soul sees, and desires and accepts, and claims the redemption and the liberty which has the blood of the Son of God for its purchase price, and its measure, and its security, it never can fully live the New Covenant life. If the (Covenant violating) world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you. General Epistles GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full (God Himself will be your Eternal Covenant Blessing). Each descendant must be told about the covenant and its requirements and know that this is part of his or her national or tribal and family legacy and identity.
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