The Exchange Of Covenants At Mount Sinai Something tragic happened right at the foot of Mount Sinai. In Exodus 19:8, the English Bible says that the people cried out to Moses, saying, “All that the Lord has spoken we will do.” In the original Hebrew text, this is actually a statement of pride. They were saying, “All that God requires and demands of us, we are well able to perform.” In other words, they were saying, “God, stop assessing or blessing us based on Your goodness. Start assessing, judging and blessing us based on our obedience.” So they effectively exchanged covenants, from the Abrahamic covenant which is based on Grace (The Unearned & Unmerited favor of God) to the Sinaitic covenant which is based on the law. All this while, God was with them and had fought for them. He opened up the Red Sea (Exodus 14:10-31) He rained manna from heaven (Exodus 16:1-36) and brought water out of the flinty rock (Exodus 17:1-7) even though they kept murmuring and complaining. But the moment they said those prideful words, Exodus 19:8 “All that the LORD has spoken we will do.” God had to change His tone. God told Moses to instruct the people: Exodus 19:12 whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death Before they came to Mt. Sinai, every failure brought forth a fresh demonstration of God’s GRACE! (Gods Unmerited & Unearned Favor!) But now that the Israelites entered into the covenant of law with God, No longer the Abrahamic covenant which is based on Grace (The Unearned & Unmerited favor of God), SIN had to be punished under The LAW! NOW Being under the covenant of Law, Their blessings and provisions were no longer depended on God’s goodness, faithfulness and grace! Under the covenant of LAW their blessings depended on their perfect obedience, and every failure and sin would result in judgment and punishment. That is why The Law of Moses is called the ministry of death and condemnation. (2 Cor 3:7-9) The Law is an inflexible standard that had to minister death and condemnation, to the Israelites whenever they sinned. You would think that after 2,000 years, people would learn, but even Today there are believers, who are still using this same refrain of reference Like the children of Israel at the foot of Mount Sinai. They are bragging, “All that the Lord has spoken we will do.” This is Very deep! The Covenant of Law says DO The New Covenant of GRACE says DONE Its all about The Finished Work of Christ Jesus on Calvarys Cross! Be Blessed and encouraged!
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 12:32:45 +0000
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