Category Archives: new covenant

gathering others besides

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 56-57 The LORD promises to heal the faithless backslider, and he also promises to gather others to him besides those already gathered.  The sojourning foreigner and the eunuchs who attach themselves to Israel and the covenant will find a … Continue reading →

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looking back, looking forward

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

2 Chronicles 35:1-19 In the same year that Josiah rediscovered the Book of the Law, he reinstituted the Passover, and celebrated it as none had ever done in his lifetime.  It was a tremendous celebration of God’s grace, which looked … Continue reading →

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in retrospect: a covenant people

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

Deuteronomy 5 Moses reflected back on the giving of the ten commandments because he wanted to remind the Israelites that they were a people who have committed themselves to a covenant.  The commands all had to do with the covenant.  … Continue reading →

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Exodus: God alone … Israel alone

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

  Exodus 30-31.   Every one of the instructions in this chapter has particular application to the Hebrew people and the Israelite nation alone.  The altar was for the tabernacle from which only the people of Israel could worship.  The atonement census … Continue reading →

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Exodus: the three-way covenant

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

Exodus 23:10-23     The covenant the LORD made with the Israelites involved a third party, and that fact determined the nature of the agreement.  The nation knew that their exodus from Egypt was not complete.  God wanted them to not only … Continue reading →

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first look at a second covenant

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

Genesis 8:20-9:19.  God has just lashed out in fierce anger over the sinfulness and corruption of humanity, and destroyed almost every living thing on the planet.  If God is like this, how will life survive? God makes a covenant with … Continue reading →

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only Jesus: great shepherd of God’s flock

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Jefferson Vann

Hebrews 13:20-25.  In his benediction, the author of Hebrews asks his readers to bear with his word of exhortation.  He hopes to be able to visit those to whom he has written, but if not, trusts that God would use … Continue reading →

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only Jesus: mediator of God’s new covenant

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Jefferson Vann

Hebrews 12:3-29.  The author of Hebrews had encouraged his readers to look to Jesus,  the only one who has finished the race and is now in resurrection glory.  He now reveals what our race is going to entail.   Living … Continue reading →

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