2/2 Exodus 24* - Why So Much Blood?

Sometimes crucial passages seem more like walking on the moon, than familiar territory. Exodus 24 is one of those chapters. We might be tempted to breeze through this passage... and yet, today we're going to see that it actually is incredibly important to our understanding of the crucial principle of what it means to be sprinkled with the blood of the covenant... which ultimately will help us understand how Christ's blood sprinkles us today.  DISCUSSION AND STUDY QUESTIONS: Exodus 24 1.    The podcast explained that this section of scripture in Exodus 19 to 24 is a key aspect of Israel's relationship with God. What does verse 7 call this section? 2.    What is a covenant and how does this relate to the agreement that God is making with the Children of Israel? 3.    In this passage, what happens during the course of verses 1 to 11? 4.    The podcast compares this event to something like a marriage ceremony. What do the people commit to in verse 4? In terms of the overall context of chapters 19-24, what kinds of things were they agreeing to?  5.    In verse 5, the people make burnt offerings and peace offerings to the Lord. What was a burnt offering? What was a peace offering? How did the peace offering make this event seem like a ceremony or a feast?  6.    What did Moses do to the people in verse 8? What did he say to them? What did this sprinkling signify? 7.    In verses 10 & 11, the Lord meets with the people. What does this tell us about God's plans for fellowship with His people? Who are those who were able to meet with Him (as in, what happened to them back in verse 8 that they might be with the Lord in verse 10?) 8.    The podcast pointed out that in Exodus 24, they entered into fellowship with God through being sprinkled with the blood of bulls. As New Covenant believers, according to 1st Peter 1:2 or Hebrews 12:24, what grants us fellowship with God now? How can we rejoice in this eternal "sprinkling" that the Lord has given to us? Check out our Bible Study Guide on the Key Chapters of Genesis! Available on Amazon! To see our dedicated podcast website with access to all our episodes and other resources, visit us at: www.keychapters.org. Find us on all major platforms, or use these direct links: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6OqbnDRrfuyHRmkpUSyoHv Itunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/366-key-chapters-in-the-bible/id1493571819 YouTube: Key Chapters of the Bible on YouTube. As always, we are grateful to be included in the "Top 100 Bible Podcasts to Follow" from Feedspot.com. Also for regularly being awarded "Podcast of the Day" from PlayerFM. Special thanks to Joseph McDade for providing our theme music.