Ashes to the Empty Tomb

 

 

 

God’s covenant with Abraham demonstrated the promise of God. He declared his commitment to the Israelites by walking the blood-path to make a covenant with Abraham and his descendants.

 

The tablet of the Ten Commandments reminded the People of God of their need for a Messiah to come and deliver them from what they could not do – save themselves! 

 

Although these covenant commitments beautifully demonstrated God’s love, the Israelites anticipated an even greater event: the birth of God’s own Son. The person of Jesus would fulfill everything that had come before by making God’s relationship and presence a concrete reality. In Jesus, God would rededicate himself to the covenant relationship he made with Abraham.

 

God fulfilled the promise he made with the Hebrews by giving his own life to seal the covenant he had made with them. For this reason, Jesus says, “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them” Matthew 5:17 

 

God’s choice of the covenant to describe his relationship with his people highlights the degree of his love for us. Not only did the great Creator descend to be in relationship with sinful human beings, he offered his life to provide salvation for the very people who would violate his covenant!