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We’re going to *continue teaching* *on* the subject of the *Blood Covenant.*

*You and I **have entered into a Blood covenant **with the Lord* Jesus Christ.

*This Blood Covenant* is *something* that is *so important* that *it **even means* *our salvation.*

*When we entered into this Covenant **it meant* that *all* that *we have** and **all that we owe** **is* now *the Lord’s* *and all* that *He has** and **all* that *He owes** **is now ours*.

*All we had **to give Him **was ourselves*.

But *we also had a great debt* and that was *sin*.

The Bible says, *“The wages of sin is death.”*

*Jesus* came and *paid the price for us*.

*Jesus came **and **gave us His **righteous* and He even *gave us a place in Heaven*.

*The shed Blood of Jesus* *forever sealed* *this* Blood *Covenant*.

*I.*

Now to give you a *brief review* of what we covered last time, we said that there are *8 steps* that can be *taken **when* *someone **wants to enter into a covenant* with another person.

*A.*

*Normally* *a person would only **follow 2 or 3* of these steps to enter into a covenant.

*Jesus actually followed all 8*, which is revealed in the Word of God.

                        *1.*

The *1st step* would be to *exchange coats or garments*.

*a.*

This was an *important step*.

The act *symbolized* that *all I have is yours and **all that you have is mine*.

*iii.

(ISA 61:10)* *Says That* *Jesus hath clothed me with the garments of salvation*, *he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness.*

*2.*

The *2nd step* would be to *exchange weapons*.

*a.*

*Jesus gave us a weapon*, the *sword of the Spirit* that is the *Word* of God.

                                  *b.* *This step signifies* that *all their strength belongs to you*.

*3.*

The *3rd step* was to *exchange names in some way*.

(Take 1st name and use it as the last name.)

*a.*

This would *give* you the *power of attorney* to all that belonged to your covenant partner.

*i.*

You would have a *legal right to use that name*.

(Donald Trump)

                                  *b.* *Jesus gave us His name to use*.

(Christian) *REV 22:1–4*.

*i.*

He also said in *(JOHN 16:23)* *“Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give {it} you.”*

*ii.*

In *(MARK 16:17–18)* He said *“And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.”*

*4.*

The *4th step* in entering into a covenant *is called the **blood cutting*.

*a.*

A *cut was made on the wrists **or **palms* of 2 people’s hands.

They would then *Shake hands **or **mix the **blood together*.

*i.*

*From that point* on you became *blood brothers*.

*b.*

*When Jesus shed His Blood on the cross **we began to enter into a covenant relationship with Him*.

*5.*

The *5th step* consists of the *splitting of animals*.

*a.*

They would *cut the animal* from the *back of the head **to the bottom of the spine*.

*b.*

This *symbolized* *something* very *important*.

*i.*

*It told everyone that they are now 1*.

*ii.*

*Just as the animal **is 1* *but 2 halves*.

*iii.*

*So we would be one with our covenant partner*.

*c.*

*(1COR 6:17)* *Says* that *we are 1 spirit with the Lord.*

*d.* *In the Old Testament* *this is how people entered into a covenant*.

*6.*

*Step # 6* dealt with the *pronouncing of the blessing and the cursings*.

*a*.

A *covenant **is a contract* *and* *even more*.

*b.*

*Every contract **has certain **LAWS AND CONDITIONS **attached to it* *that must be adhered to*, and *if you fail to do so*, *then* the *contract* is *either* *ANNULLED** or* *you are obliged to pay a penalty*.

*c.*

The *blood covenant* is the *same way*, and even more so.

*d.*

*In the O. T. **we have the pronouncing of the **BLESSING AND CURSINGS.*

They’re found in *DEUT 28:1–14.**/

/**This here was the pronouncing of the blessing,* *but* *we also have the curse* *if we don’t keep the covenant*.

*DEUT 28:15–24/ /*and it goes on.

*/                                           /**i.*

*It’s much better to serve the Lord* with your whole heart; *He wants to bless us* with so much.

*ii.*

Turn to *GAL 3:13–14.*

*iii.*

*Jesus took upon Himself* *all the curses for us*.

*All we have to do is confess our sins* to Him *and* *he is faithful and just to forgive us of all our sins* *and* to *cleanse us from all unrighteousness*.

*iv.*

Look at *1JOHN 1:7,9.*

*7.*

The *7th step* was the *setting up of a memorial*.

*a.*

The *memorial* was *set up* to *remind* them continually, *forever*, that *they have a covenant*.

*i.*

*A memorial could be* just about *anything*; it could be a *tree* or the *exchanging of sheep*, or a *bunch of rocks*, or *one rock* *with* even the *terms of the covenant written on it*.

*ii.*

*There’s many different memorials* written *in the Word* of God, *between man and man*, *and* *between God and man*.

*b.*

Let’s *look at* the *memorial between God and man*.

*DEUT 5:2–7, 22.*

                                  *c.*

*JOSH 4:5–7.*

*8.*

The last *step (8th)* was to *eat the covenant meal*.

*a.*

They would *eat bread and drink wine*.

*i.*

The *bread symbolized, or represented, the body of the person* and *the wine represented the blood*.

*b.*

*When the bread was given*, by 1 to the other and *they ate it*, *it symbolized again* that *they are 1*.