Rooted in God’s Love

• Colossians 2:6
– so just as you received Christ Jesus as lord,
continue to live in him, ROOTED and BUILT UP
IN Him, strengthened in the FAITH as you were
taught and overflowing with thankfulness.
 BERIT
• We are in a TREATY.
• God is the Superior king & we are his
servants (vassals)
 Cutting the Covenant
1. Exchange of Coat/ Robe (1 Sam 18)
– Gal.3:26All of you were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.

1. Exchange of belt & weapons

2. Cutting the Blood Covenant
3. Striking of Hands & Mixing of Blood
4. Exchange of Names
– ‘H” from YHWH was incorporated/ e.g. Abram – AbraHam

1. Make a Scar: Circumcision

7. Giving Covenant Terms
8. Eat the memorial meal
– Communion: I’m in you and you are in me.
9. Plant a Memorial
 God’s Covenant with Abram
• God initiated his treaty with Abram
• Gen. 15:6
– Abram believed the Lord and he credited it to him as
righteousness.
• Gal. 3:29
– if you belong to Christ , then you are Abraham’s seed and
heirs according to promise.
 If you agree to abide by the
covenant, then...
• God’s identity becomes your identity
• Your enemies would become God’s
enemies
• God’s resources becomes your resources
• God’s pronouncements of blessings and
curses apply to you, too.
 The Covenant Story
Judahites
Abraham return from
Isaac, Jacob exile/captivity
(Abrahamic to Jerusalem
Split
Covenant) Assyria
Kingdom
Invaded
Adam &
Slavery
Eve
in Egypt Judges Israel
Jesus
The Fall New

ICC 2010
(Genesis) (Northern
Covenant
Kingdom)

Judah
Noah & the Moses Southern Wall &
Temple
Flood Kingdom
& the Rebuilt in
(Noahic King David Jerusalem
Covenant) Exodus United Conquered by
(Sinaitic Israel Babylon & exiled
Covenant) Church Age
(Davidic (Isaiah/ Jeremiah)
Covenant) New covenant
prophesied
Old Covenant New Covenant
 After Egypt God reaffirms his covenant
• Exodus 6:7
with Israel
– I will be your God, and you shall be my people’ (also
Gen. 17:7; Rev. 21:2–3).
• God takes them to Sinai and teaches them
about DIVINE-HUMAN RELATIONSHIP

• 2 Cor. 6:16-18
– Come out from them & be separate; Touch no unclean
thing & I will receive you; I will be a Father to you & you
will be my sons & daughters says the Lord Almighty.
A.N.E. 2nd Millennium BC
Legal Treaty Format
• Title
• Prologue
• Stipulations
• Deposit
• Witnesses
• Blessing
• Curses
 Purpose of Mosaic Covenant
• How do God’s sinful people (Israel) maintain
a relationship with a holy God (Yahweh)?

• Features of Mosaic Covenant:

– Stipulations/ Laws
– Sacrifices for sin (Ex.24:3-8)
– Signs of the covenant: Sabbatical rests
(Exo.31:13-17)
 Exodus 19:3-6
• 3
Then Moses went up to God, and Yahweh called
to him from the mountain and said…4 'You
yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how
I carried you on eagles' wings and brought you to
myself. 5 Now if you obey me fully and keep my
covenant, then out of all nations you will be my
treasured possession. Although the whole earth is
mine, 6 you will be for me a kingdom of priests and
a holy nation.’
 1. Our New Role: as His Priests
• 1 Peter 2:4
– …you also like living stones are being built into a
spiritual house to be a HOLY PRIESTHOOD,
OFFERING SPIRITUAL SACRIFICES acceptable to
God through Jesus Christ…
– (Rom. 12:1-3 – Living sacrifices holy & acceptable
(burnt offering/ whole/ completely)

• You are a chosen people a royal priesthood, a holy nation,

a people belonging to God that you may declare the
praises of him…
2. The Law – Perfection/ Holiness
• The 10 Commandments
– Known in Hebrew as the Ten words
– 1-4 God & Man | 5-10 Man & Man
• The Book of the Covenant (Exo.20-24)
 The 10 Commandmenrts
1. You shall have no other gods before me
2. You shall not make for yourself an idol
3. You shall not misuse the name of the Lord
4. Remember the Sabbath day & keep it holy
5. Honor your mother & father
6. You shall not murder
7. You shall not commit adultery
8. You shall not steal
9. You shall not give false testimony…
10. You shall not cover your neighbour’s house, wife, etc…
 Focus on Divine-Human relationship
• The law is to reveal God’s holy character:
– He is a jealous God, a holy God, just
• INTENT, MOTIVE, THOUGHT always included
in the commands.
– E.g. adultery
– E.g. murder
 Matthew 22
• ”…which is the greatest commandment in
36

the Law?" 37Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord

your God with all your heart and with all your
soul and with all your mind.38This is the first
and greatest commandment. 39And the second
is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' 40All
the Law and the Prophets hang on these two
commandments .
 The 10 Commandments Love the
1. You shall have no other gods before me LORD with
2. You shall not make for yourself an idol all your
3. You shall not misuse the name of the Lord heart, soul,
4. Remember the Sabbath day & keep it holy mind
5. Honor your mother & father strength
6. You shall not murder
7. You shall not commit adultery Love Your
8. You shall not steal Neighbour
9. You shall not give false testimony… as yourself
10. You shall not cover your neighbour’s house,
wife, etc…
 Matt.22
"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or
17

the Prophets; I have NOT come to abolish them

but to fulfill them. 18I tell you the truth, until heaven
and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the
least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear
from the Law until everything is accomplished. …
3.Tabernacle
of Moses

Inside Outside Wildnerness

Most Holy
Place the the
Camp Camp

HOLY CLEAN / UNCLEAN SIN

Ordinary

Sacrifices to cover sins were

needed to enter the Holy place
 1. 2. 3.
SIN OFFERINGS CONSECRATORY FELLOWSHIP
- Satisfying the wrath OFFERINGS Peace OFFERINGS
of God - Dedicating and - Deeper Intimacy
expressing sincerity with God
to God
Sin Burnt Offering (Olah) Thank Offering
(hatta) (todah)
Unexpected blessing

Trespass Meal/ Thank offering Votive offering

(Awon) – cakes
(minhah)
No Offering for Drink offering Freewill Offering
TRANSGRESSIONS (nesek) General thanks & love to
(Pesha) God
 Blessings & Curses
• Leviticus 26
1-13 Blessings for obedience
14-39 Curses for disobedience
40-46 Blessings of repentance

• Deuteronomy 28 & 29