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    Covenant of Blood

    PART 3Strangers to the Covenant Series

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    3 things a covenant does: 1.It reveals the character of the parties

    involved

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    2. It reveals the motives of the person wwhom you covenant.

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    3. It reveals the overall plan of the persenter into covenant with and defines w

    YOU fall in.

    Ps.50

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    Steps In A Covenant 1.Exchange of Coats

    2. Exchange of Weapon Belts

    3. Exchange of Vows in walk of Blood

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    4. The two parties pass between the sain a FIGURE 8.(Infinity or eternal signifi

    5. Pledge is made and curse is pronoun

    upon the one who would break covena

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    6. Accounting of possessions 7. Exchange of names.

    8. Covenant meal. One loaf of bread pla

    each others mouth. Cup of wine indicatblood is one.

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    At end they are now called friends This relationship, by this union, is now

    governed by an attitude towards each o

    calledlovingkindnesshesed in Heb

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    Without an understanding ofHESED

    , yocannot understand the covenant.

    Words are used interchangeably throug

    the Old Testament approx. 250 times

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    HESED is the working out of the expreslove in the covenant commitment.

    It is the covenant in ACTION! It speaks o

    lovingkindness in the context of DOINGSHOWING, and KEEPING covenant whe

    word is put to the test.

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    3 IDEAS PRESENT TO GRASP ITS MEAN 1. Strength

    2. Steadfastness

    3. Love

    Each to be understood in the context of a cohaving been made. Only one or even just twloses its meaning.

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    Thy mercy(hesed), O Lord, is in the heaand thy faithfulness reacheth unto the

    Ps.36:5

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    It is a good thing to give thanks unto thand to sing praises unto thy name, O M

    High: To shew forth thy lovingkindness(

    in the morning, and thy faithfulness eve

    night, Ps.92:1-2

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    I have not hid thy righteousness within myI have declared thy faithfulness and thy sa

    I have not concealed thy lovingkindness a

    truth from the great congregation. Withho

    thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord:lovingkindness(hesed) and thy truth conti

    preserve me Ps.40:10-11

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    When we make a covenant it is in ordercreate the bond of alovingkindness and

    in place. (i.e. marriage)

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    God makes a covenant BECAUSE HE ISlovingkindness and His promise REVEAL

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    And the Lord passed by before him, andproclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, m

    and gracious, longsuffering, and abund

    goodness and truth, Keeping mercy for

    thousands, forgiving iniquity and transg

    and sin Ex.34:6-7a

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    The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow anger, and plenteous in mercy. Ps.103:8

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    O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is gohis mercy endureth for ever Ps.136

    The entire Psalm is summed up in this w

    His Mercy endureth forever!

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    This coming from a man who under theshould have been killed!

    His dual sin of murder and adultery und

    law meant DEATH!

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    Have mercy upon me, O God, accordinglovingkindness: according unto the mu

    of thy tender mercies blot out my

    transgressions. Ps. 51:1