O t h e r I d e a s: Antiquity (2)

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September 03, 2006

Antiquity (2)

Sheep's communication. For insiders only.

In the concordance of the NIV 1984 edition I read on page 1367 under the caption Blood (Bloodshed, Bloodthirsty):

Ex 12:13 ...and when I see the b, I will pass...
Ex 24:08 ...this is the b of the covenant that...
Lev 17:11 ...for the life of the creature is in the b,
Mt 26:28 This is my blood of the covenant...

This guide and rereading these texts comes as an answer to a question asked earlier. It confirms the ideas of being spared, of substitution and of life. As it stands, all points toward the one Real One. There is a detail here, however, which I missed earlier: the old covenant's substitution was animal blood. In the age of grace the substitute is red wine. Speaking of culture and well-being...

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