Ok.. so while I might quibble again with your specific examples - I do agree with your premise....
God's Eternal Law remains constant. <<- Yes.
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Neither animal sacrifice, nor the Ark were Covenants per-se.... Animal sacrifice was simply a procedure begun in Eden after the Fall for atonement of Trespass (Unintentional sin.) I suppose you always had the option to simply die for your sins.... The procedures for the Jewish sacrificial rites existed long before - but were codified by Moses, just like the Sabbath existed on the 7th day of Creation - but was codified by Moses. The Ark was also not a covenant... The covenant came afterwards with Noah's sacrifice and God's answer with the rainbow.
The writer of Hebrews states that Animal sacrifice was NEVER effective at actually REMOVING sin ()... Not in the Mosaic law... Not in Eden. (Notice how Isaiah is purified in ... The Lord strikes his lips with a coal from the altar and declares him "Clean".... No goat's blood was required)
And so as such - this classifies both the Ark and Animal Sacrifice as "Situational instruction"
I believe we are aligned regarding eternal law and situational instruction, but after reading your post I think terminology may be our only separator regarding covenants.
But - I don't see God declaring any of his Covenants "Null and Void".... If anything, it's the opposite.... By Jesus the Messiah of Israel fulfilling the Covenant of Sinai - he gained rightful inheritance of the Land of Canaan..... By Jesus fulfilling God's Covenant with David - he gained rightful inheritance of the Throne of David....
Both of those covenants are still in effect between Jesus and God the Father.
It is my view that the Davidic covenant was a covenant given to “David” and then God honored that covenant when Christ was born, yet the whole world benefits from it. Jesus “fulfilled” prophecy (brought it to completion) when He was born. Meaning that a miraculous birth took place, from a specific lineage, in a specific place which “fulfilled” scripture.
Yet a virgin birth is a “specific detail” in that covenant,” which will not be repeated. Thus our “Lord and Savior” was born from a virgin, but because of His love which is “eternal and divine.” Yet we can embrace the things which are eternal from the Davidic contract, which is “His Love.” However we are not obligated or permitted to repeat all contract specifics, such as engineering another virgin birth in Bethlehem. For the birth is not our capability and is most significantly “prophetic fulfillment.”
Davidic Covenant – A covenant to David prophesied
2 Samuel 7:12–13
12 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
Davidic Covenant – The virgin birth prophesied
Isaiah 7:14
14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Davidic Covenant – The seed is to be born in Bethlehem prophesied
Micah 5:2
2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
Davidic Covenant – The seed is to be born City of David
Luke 2:10-11
10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
Davidic Covenant – Confirmed the Authority of Christ
Matthew 21:9
9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
Thus contract specifics are not eternal such as “pregnant Mary” or the manger will only happen once. We may give credence to the specific events such as a nativity scene which was premised upon the “divine” but we are not obligated to repeat the contractual specifics themselves here in the natural.
I believe that the Mosaic or Sinain covenant was also fulfilled or completed but this time at the cross when our Saviors blood flowed and He gave up the ghost being a “perfect life example.” For it was prophesied that Christ would fulfill, uphold, or remain faultless regarding all Mosaic law. Thus Christ was “perfect” and his perfect life is that fulfillment of the old covenant.
I believe that the Mosaic covenant was offered to “the people of Israel” but was delivered to them by the obedience of Moses. The Law then in full effect provided Christ opportunity to walk “perfectly.”
Isaiah 53:9 - But He (Messiah ... Christ) had done no wrong, and he had never spoken an evil word."
Thus Christ fulfilled the old law by walking perfectly but then gave us a new and greater covenant in Him. For no other man nor woman on earth can uphold the law to perfection, yet Christ did so and by doing it became the only candidate that could die for the sins of the world.
Mosaic Covenant was offered to "children of Israel” here by God
Exodus 19:3-6
3 Then Moses climbed the mountain to appear before God. The Lord called to him from the mountain and said, “Give these instructions to the family of Jacob; announce it to the descendants of Israel: 4 ‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians. You know how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. 5 Now if you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my own special treasure from among all the peoples on earth; for all the earth belongs to me. 6 And you will be my kingdom of priests, my holy nation.’ This is the message you must give to the people of Israel.”
Mosaic Covenant was accepted here by the "children Israel”
Exodus 19:7, 8
7 So Moses returned from the mountain and called together the elders of the people and told them everything the Lord had commanded him. 8 And all the people responded together, “We will do everything the Lord has commanded.” So Moses brought the people’s answer back to the Lord.
Mosaic Covenant was ratified here with the children of “Israel”
Exodus 24:4-8
4 Then Moses carefully wrote down all the Lord’s instructions. Early the next morning Moses got up and built an altar at the foot of the mountain. He also set up twelve pillars, one for each of the twelve tribes of Israel. 5 Then he sent some of the young Israelite men to present burnt offerings and to sacrifice bulls as peace offerings to the Lord. 6 Moses drained half the blood from these animals into basins. The other half he splattered against the altar.
7 Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it aloud to the people. Again they all responded, “We will do everything the Lord has commanded. We will obey.”
8 Then Moses took the blood from the basins and splattered it over the people, declaring, “Look, this blood confirms the covenant the Lord has made with you in giving you these instructions.”
Mosaic Covenant –Prophesied transition to a “new” covenant in Christ
Jeremiah 31:31-34
31 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: 32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord: 33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. 34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
Mosaic Covenant – We have been released from the old law and are dead to it
Romans 7:6
6 But now we have been released from the law, for we died to it and are no longer captive to its power. Now we can serve God, not in the old way of obeying the letter of the law, but in the new way of living in the Spirit.
Mosaic Covenant – Fulfilled by severing the old connection of the Spirit
Matthew 27:50-55
50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. 51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
Mosaic Covenant – becomes outdated and obsolete
Hebrews 8:13
By calling this covenant "new," he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear.
The old covenant was given to the children of Israel before Christ died, and when Christ who was a Jew also lived with perfection, was then able to usher in a superior contract. A contract that is not made up of compulsion and violence, but one that was purchased by His blood that affords us His saving Grace for every person on planet earth that will accept the covenant of Christ.
hmmm..... Once again, I agree with the underlying Premise that God's Eternal Law is true and unchanging.... but I am very uncomfortable with the idea that God's covenants include "Imperfect".... To me, that is a problematic statement.... The imperfect part has always been us....
I would not suggest any imperfections, I would suggest delegation unto our freewill where a conscience decision can fall obedient or disobedient in the confines of Natural Law, using our free-will to rationalize good and evil. For if we have no freewill then we have no choice.
Then also with contracts I suggest no imperfections, but only that contracts can be relevant to specific people at a specific time and for a specific purpose. The contract specifics then are not necessarily eternal but can be situational, especially if human law is institutionalized.. Thus I advocate no errors. I instead advocate for diverse application for contracts that will disseminate His eternal law.
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I think that I am more comfortable with saying that our conduct is not governed by several of those specific covenants for several of various reasons.... All were broken more or less immediately by the people to whom the covenants were issued.... As such - God is under no obligation to fulfill the covenant terms with us personally even if we might be related to the people who broke them.. Wishing and hoping not withstanding....
Since they are already broken - neither are we strictly bound by them, though.... We should LEARN from them, though, as much wisdom of God is contained in those covenants....
On the other hand, we ARE under obligation to follow the terms of the Bread and Wine covenant (Body and blood) administered in explained in ...
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I agree