Jewish Roots: Part IV

Jewish Roots – Moses – April 30, 2023

The Fall brought… Emotional Brokenness, Spiritual Brokenness, Relational Brokenness, Physical Brokenness, Creation Brokenness

Promise/Covenant One: evil will be defeated by one person

Thus the word B’rit (Covenant) implies the shedding of blood in the process of ratifying an agreement. – Hebrew dictionary

Promise Two: our spiritual relationship with God can be restored through faith

Ex. 19:3-6 Then Moses climbed the mountain to appear before God. The Lord called to him from the mountain and said, “Give these instructions to the family of Jacob; announce it to the descendants of Israel… Now if you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my own special treasure from among all the peoples on earth; for all the earth belongs to me. And you will be my kingdom of priests, my holy nation.’

IF        

Deut. 28:1-2 If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully keep all his commands that I am giving you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the world. You will experience all these blessings if you obey the Lord your God

Civil laws

Distinction Laws

Sacrificial Laws

Heb. 9:20-22 Blood confirms the covenant God has made with you. And in the same way, he sprinkled blood on the Tabernacle and on everything used for worship. In fact, according to the law of Moses, nearly everything was purified with blood. For without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness.

Moral Laws

By falling short of perfection, we realize we need forgiveness and God’s grace

1 John 3:5 And you know that Jesus came to take away our sins, and there is no sin in him.

Beware the religious whisper

Jesus is enough

Jesus you are enough

God is making a kingdom – his gathering

1 Peter 2:9 You are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.

Jesus, your enough 

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