How do we understand the relationships between the various biblical covenants? It's similar to the law of gravity which, is around us at all times, and is in effect, until a higher law - the Law of Lift - comes into effect. The Law of Lift doesn't NULLIFY gravity, but instead, causes us to rise above the pull of gravity.
As believers, we operate under a higher law - the Spirit - of which the New Covenant is a ministry of.
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III. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SINAI COVENANT AND THE NEW COVENANT
A) This relationship is part of a framework ADONAI established with the Jewish people at Sinai, detailed as follows:
1. Covenant - the 613 Mitzvot (Commandments)
2. Priesthood - the Aaronic priesthood and the Levitical order
3. Sacrifice - many and ongoing animal sacrifices
4. Sanctuary - the Mishkan (Tabernacle) and then the Temple
B) Through the Prophets, ADONAI began to prepare the Jewish people for a new framework
1. A new Covenant - Jeremiah 31:31-34; Ezekiel 36:25-27
2. A new Priesthood - Psalms 110:4; Hebrews 7:11,12
3. A new Sacrifice - Isaiah 53:4-6; Hebrews 9:12-14
4. A new Sanctuary - Hebrews 9:11
C) Key differences between the Sinai Covenant and the New Covenant
IV. ABRAHAM'S TWO SONS: SYMBOLIC OF TWO COVENANTS
A) Galatians 4:21-23
B) Galatians 4:24, 25a
C) Galatians 4:25b
D) Galatians 4:26
E) Galatians 4:27
F) Galatians 4:28,29
G) Galatians 4:30,31
