God is a Covenant God, and His Covenants were always sealed in the blood of an animal sacrifice.
God's own Son became the sacrifice, so that God could make a New Covenant with us. One that we can either reject or accept.
Hebrews 7 Verse 22: "So Jesus has also become the guarantee of a better covenant".
Hebrews 9 Verses 12 to 14:
Verse12: "He {Jesus} entered the holy of holies once for all, not by the blood of goats and calves, but by His own blood, having obtained eternal redemption".
Verse 13: "For if the blood of goats and bulls and he ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who are defiled, sanctify for the purification of the flesh",
14: "how much more will the blood of The Messiah, Who through The Eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works to serve the Living God".
Covenant according today's dictionary means a formal agreement or contract.
God always gives us choices to enter into a covenant or not.
The old covenant was fulfilled in the new covenant (basically) what God was planning in the old covenant came to pass in the new covenant (Testament)
Deuteronomy is about entering the promised land.
Deuteronomy also explains the blessings and curses (the consequences of our decisions). They are in Deut. 28 v 1 14
Often people will ask why God would allow this and that, and look unfavorably upon him for being 'unfair'. But as the Loving Father and Parent He is, is it not only fair, that he discipline us for our own sake, then allow us to continue on in our own foolish ways? I'm sure we've all experienced the consequences of our actions and decisions at sometime. And though some of those lessons are tough and can be hard to face, God will give you nothing that you can't handle.
And as a Loving Father and Parent. I believe He knows what's best for us, His children.
We too. can enter into God's New Covenant, just as any 'whosoever' can. read John 3 verse 16;
God Bless.
OFJ.
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