Exodus 24:3–8
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
Our generation wants a god who is a celestial guidance counselor, a divine affirmation machine who never makes demands, never issues judgments, and certainly never deals in anything so messy as blood. A covenant is not a contract between two equal parties. A covenant is a solemn bond, sovereignly administered, with attendant blessings and curses. And in Scripture, the most solemn covenants are cut in blood. This is not some primitive holdover from a barbaric age that we have evolved beyond. This is true under the Old Covenant, and it is doubly true under the New. To be squeamish about the blood is to be squeamish about salvation. In our text today, we come to one of the most dramatic scenes in the Old Testament. Now, the time has come to ratify the agreement. This is the wedding ceremony between Yahweh and Israel.