Joseph Boachie-Danquah TLV. Scan this using any QR code scanner app on your mobile device. Our lives are forever intermingled with His. 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. Then I saw a new Heaven and a new Earth; for the first Heaven and the first Earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. Notes and Reference Materials Lesson 1 Notes PLANT A MEMORIAL TREE: The cross that Jesus died on was the tree that the blood of the sacrifice was sprinkled on and it still is a memorial of His covenant with us to this day. Phone: 011 233 302247628 Johannine Writings God is Eternal. Your browser does not support this type of content (HTML5 video). (Colossians 3:1-4 TLV, Amplification and emphasis added. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sward of the Spirit, which is the word of God.". Here is indeed another of the spiritual mysteries of the New Covenant, which lose their power when understood in human wisdom, without the ministration of the Spirit of life. Accra-North Ghana, W/A Prophets 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. They take off their belt and offer it to the other person. Therefore, since we have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also get rid of every weight and entangling sin. Some times they would rub the cut in the hand to make the scar, then anyone who wanted to fight you would know that he not only had to fight you but another as well. <> How to Cut a Blood Covenant "My Covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of My lips." Psalms 89:34 Every people and tribe understood covenant ceremonies from earliest times because God Himself instituted these steps with the first family, Adam and Eve - Genesis 3. endobj Let us run with endurance the race set before us, focusing on Yeshua (The Last Adam, who, since we believers are IN Him, is), THE INITIATOR AND PERFECTER of (the obedience of our) faith. Let us ask God much, by His Holy Spirit, to make us know what it is and works. Major Prophets xX[s5,_>|iM BC``I3M{OO{tQg1N3V^`x:Dg'e,wG fwWp4x:)j!anySe*{B'0B)t}&nB#!Cx~6Ay@[c7At48.,Y[vLfP>">Dds>3ES,J t.[ddA`LTDJJ'$cIg!HB )\>W>1HSffPa{q *y7R/cGZ-KfYUH?CLJ}Z }Z|jO1j Sd\zCSOI(E A UO@Y_DU*[t!&UoZ=hU The ancient rite of cutting a blood covenant included seven steps, or pledges, and each has particular significance in defining the nature of the relationship being established. Prophets For whoever wishes to save his (individualistic radically independent Self-adoring) life will lose it; but whoever loses his (Self) life FOR MY SAKE (becoming one with Me in Gods Eternal Covenant) will find it (That is, everything he will need to be totally fulfilled for all eternity, he will find it by being one with Me and all that pertains to Me. \Ogtu 5Y37i04kh4-3n4N`'':]nMKb'8B>liV{+;iW.%jLNnWk\mve&+X XQ$`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|< Why did the sacrificial system require a blood sacrifice? These steps are as follows, The two people exchange coats or robes. Amplification and emphasis added. 9 Steps of Covenant in Old Testament - Old Testament Covenant Teaching (2 of 4) The Amazing Mephibosheth Pattern - Old Testament Covenant Teaching (3 of 4) The Blessings of the New Covenant - Old Testament Covenant Teaching (4 of 4) See below for access to Notes and Reference Material. The blood of the New Covenant is redemption blood, a purchase price and ransom from the power of Sin and the Law. God spared Adam from physical death because He loved them and desired that Adam and Eve should have descendants. For God has shut up all (the children of the First Adam) in disobedience so that (through the Everlasting Chesed of the Last Adam) He may show mercy to all (all the way back to the First Adam). Shenandoah, IA 51601 He died for you and me so we might have life and have it more abundantly. He said to me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord God, You know. Again He said to me, Prophesy over these bones and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord God to these bones, Behold, I will cause breath to enter you that you may come to life. 1620 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). This . 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. In our Bible we have the old and new testament,(or covenant). Its worth may be ever so great and the hold on it ever so strong, if the price be paid, it is gone for ever from him who owned it. The Mosaic Covenant So beloved, the Blood of Jesus that was shed on the Calvary cross served two main purposes; it enacted the will of the covenant and it was the cleansing agent for sin. And after Abraham passed the test with flying colors, God replaced Isaac as a sacrifice, with His own beloved Son the Living Word made flesh. The scar was the outward evidence of the covenant that others could see and know that the covenant was made. He comes clothed in holiness and righteousness. Luke-Acts GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point And thats why theres nothing more for you, or for me, or for any of us to do or add or change. In Hebrew, God was called YHWH. The New Testament The typical blood covenant contained nine parts, or steps. Poetical Books You will live in the land that I gave to your forefathers; so you will be My people, and I will be your God. (Ezekiel 36:22-28), The hand of the Lord was upon me, and He brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; and it was full of bones. Would you prayerfully consider a gift of support today? 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. His life is the model for the Christian believer. Latest Sermons. If we would enter truly and fully into all the New Covenant is meant to be to us, let us beseech God to reveal to us the worth and the power of the blood of the Covenant, the precious blood of Christ! Joseph a Picture of Christ. The two then plant a tree as a memorial to the covenant and sprinkle it with the blood of the animal that was killed for the covenant offering. To find a compatible browser, please visit, Your browser does not support this type of content (HTML5 audio). 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! Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. The Adamic Covenant What happened to the animals reminds the representatives of the death penalty they are calling down upon themselves, and those they represent, in the case of any future covenant violation and betrayal. The typical blood covenant contained nine parts, or steps. Luke 10:19, "Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall injure you." +++ Enjoy this special free teaching series by Jerry. 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. Many feel that they do not understand or realize this wonderful power of the blood. What is a "blood covenant"? The hold sin had on us was terrible. 4 The following summarizes Osteen s illus-tration. Step 2 Selection and Sacrifice: The selection of the covenant representatives and the cutting of the covenant sacrifice. 16:21) and the penitent (Lev. Mobile: 011 233 20 8209928 The Whole Bible Eat the memorial meal. You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father IN MY NAME He may give to you (for, IN Me, God is one with you). You are already clean because of the Word which I have spoken to you (the necessary Work has already been done by Me). We come to this covenant clothed in sin and unrighteousness. Observations by previous generations from men like Henry Clay Trumbull, Sir Henry Morton Stanley, David Livingstone on the blood covenant. How is God an exceedingly great reward (Genesis 15:1). You can watch all four videos in this series below. In the passage from Hebrews 9:15we read "For this cause Christ is the Mediator of a new covenant, that a death having taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant, they that have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance." I will put sinews on you, make flesh grow back on you, cover you with skin and put breath in you that you may come alive; and you will know that I am the Lord., So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold, a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to its bone. 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. Do not be conceited, but fear; for if God did not spare the natural branches, He will not spare you, either. THE blood is one of the strangest, the deepest, the mightiest, and the most heavenly of the thoughts of God. 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 penalty for that sin was death, spiritual and physical. 145 Nelson Road God took the fallen, Sin-corrupted, death-infected First Adam, and his personal household, and all those unborn descendants that were destined to be born to him AND PLACED THEM ALL INTO THE EVEN WIDER, DEEPER, PERFECTLY RIGHTEOUS, AND TOTALLY SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE OF OUR ULTIMATE REPRESENTATIVE, THE WORD OF GOD, THE LAST ADAM! Minor Prophets The Hebrew Blood Covenant Ritual When two Hebrew males entered into a blood covenant, they went through a very specific ceremony. Mark 14:24. Let us see how the new covenant was completed in Christ. In this four-hour teaching series, best-selling author and Christian thinker/teacher Jerry Robinson explains the ancient practice of the blood covenant and how it relates to Bible believers today. "-Heb 13:21. It is our responsibility to know it so that we can live by it. Luke-Acts 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? 'qJ0@@xYf$Eb>(AHuB .je>Had&PP{E@6!\t83KddC%EOHISY3M l&A\qr>JJi General Epistles The Old Testament 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.' Step 2 -- Selection and Sacrifice: The selection of the covenant representatives and the cutting of the covenant sacrifice Step 3 -- Exchange Robes, Belts, Weapons: In many cases, the parties to the covenant would exchange robes, belts, weapons to symbolize their unity.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.Step 5 -- Blessings and Cursings: Two parties would declare the blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience associated with the covenant.Step 6 -- Seal of Covenant Mark: Often a scar would be inflicted upon both parties to remind them of their covenant.Step 7 -- Exchange Names: Two parties become one by exchanging names indicating the exchange of personality, character, reputation, essence, and authority.Step 8 -- Covenant Meal: A time of great celebration. In this message Pastor Mike and Kim continue the study of the Blood Covenant by introducing the 9 steps assocaited with the making of a blood covenant. After the Covenant was cut, God changed the names of Abram and Sarai to, Abraham and Sarah. Or who has first given to Him that it might be paid back to him again? God was there, of course, and Jesus; now incarnate, and the descendants of Abraham. In any purchase made on earth the transference of property from the old owner to the new is complete. The scar remaining was called "the mark of the covenant." Here again, too, by faith-a faith in a heavenly power, of which it does not fully understand, and cannot define, the action, but of which it knows that it is an operation of God's mighty power, and effects a cleansing that does give a clean heart. (Remember Genesis 15 where God, the Father and God, the Son passed through the pieces of the animal carcasses, while Abram slept!) 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