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PERSPECTIVES ON THE LORD’S TABLE<br />
2. Both were culminated with a feast with the Giver (God-Jesus)<br />
and participated by the elders of the communities to whom it<br />
were given. It was with 74 elders in Mosaic Covenant and 12<br />
elders of the New Israel in the New Covenant.<br />
3. Both were culminated with blood of the sacrifice of the<br />
sacrificial lamb and the sprinkling or reception of this blood by<br />
the recipient. In both cases it was given with the institutional<br />
words, "This is the blood of the Covenant".<br />
4. At the end of the covenant ratification, instructions and<br />
regulations were given through an intermediary ;Moses in the<br />
first case and the Holy Spirit in the second case.<br />
What are the terms of the covenant in these cases?<br />
Exod. 19:5-6 Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant,<br />
then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession.<br />
Although the whole earth is mine, you will be for me a kingdom<br />
of priests and a holy nation.' These are the words you are to<br />
speak to the Israelites."<br />
Deut. 7:6-8 For you are a people holy to the LORD your God.<br />
The LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on<br />
the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession.<br />
The LORD did not set his affection on you and choose you<br />
because you were more numerous than other peoples, for you<br />
were the fewest of all peoples. But it was because the LORD<br />
loved you and kept the oath he swore to your forefathers that he<br />
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