Now since they are not all Israel who are of Israel, nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but instead, we are told that; "In Isaac your seed shall be called." That is, those who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are counted as the seed, and that seed we have been duly instructed saying; Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He did not say, "And to seeds," as of many, but as of one, "and to your Seed," who is Christ.
The covenant therefore, is between God and to all those who have accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and they are covenanted to fulfill two very important everlasting aspects of this covenant:
They have been appointed to be as living stones, being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
This is the main call of duty to everyone who has accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture saying, "Behold, I lay in Zion A chief cornerstone, elect, precious, and he who believes on Him will be by no means be put to shame.
Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, "The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone," and "A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense." And so, we stumble because we are being disobedient to the word, to which we also were appointed, to be priests of the Most High and offer to Him the food for His offerings at the appointed times (1 Peter 2:5-8; Numbers 28:2).
Therefore, to everyone who profess to believe in Jesus Christ and have accepted Him as Lord and Savior are covenanted to keep his/her part of the New covenant which is perpetual. Now the terms of the new covenant is actually the performance and fulfillment of that good thing which God promised to the house of Israel, to the house of Judah and to David.
To the house of Israel God promised that “If you indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine and you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.”
And to David He says; “For thus says the Lord: ‘David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel” (Exodus 19:5-6; Jeremiah 33:17).
The New Covenant therefore is the means by which God’s promise to the house of Israel and to David can be fulfilled; For thus says the Lord; “This is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.” The remarkable sign of this part of this new covenant is the continuous remembrance of God’s law in our minds, and the love of God’s law in our hearts so that we will always remember them and do them (Jeremiah 31:33; Hebrews 8:10; 10:16).
The terms of the New Covenant with the house of Judah states as follows; “Nor shall the priests the Levites, lack a man to offer burnt offerings before Me, to kindle grain offerings, and to sacrifice continually.”
The irony of truth is, Jesus Christ was slain, and have redeemed us to God by His blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth" (Revelation 5:9-10).
Although our reign on the earth as kings is futuristic, it will take place when Jesus Christ establishes His kingdom here on earth but, our responsibility as priests to our God to offer to Him His food for His offerings at the appointed time is current, and this is the downfall of many who profess to believe in Jesus Christ, they stumble being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed.
To be continued
With brotherly love
Lucius Joseph
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