Moses then took the blood, sprinkled it on the people and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words.”
This one is a little strange. Especially in the "movie" in my mind. Its like a scene out of Carrie. So, I did a little research on it, and here's what I found. The Old Testament sacrifice was a way for the people to atone for their sins. God required that something died to cover the sin. The animal covered that need, until we could get to the point where Jesus was the ultimate sacrifice. So, half of the blood went on the alter. This symbolized the innocent blood to God to cover the sin. The other half was sprinkled or poured on the people as a visual representation of their cleansing....even though it made them dirty.
Its a weird scene.
Having said all of that, it strikes me again how tidy and wholistic the bible is. The underlying tone, direction, and mission of God never changes from the oldest portion of the Old Testament to the end. Its pretty amazing as we've studied it, to realize how perfect it is. One thing points to the next, which points to the next. Things mean the same in the beginning as they mean in the end. All the things that people point to as "problems" with the bible, are completely missing the point.
strange direction today, but......oh well.
18 Then Moses entered the cloud as he went on up the mountain. And he stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights.
ReplyDeleteThis is what caught my eyes this morning but I didn't know what to write. But your comments fit in with this verse too, then number forty for some reason is spread throughout the bible from beginning to end as well. From the research I see it is mentioned 146 times and comes with trial and testing or probation. But to your point it is all part of a perfectly mended together set of instructions for us. pretty cool thanks for you perspective it helped me find something when I didn't know what I was looking for