Exodus 24:8
24:8 So Moses took the blood and splashed it on
the people and said, “This is the blood of the covenant
that the
Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words.”
Zechariah 9:11
9:11 Moreover, as for you, because of our covenant relationship secured with blood, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.
John 6:53
6:53 Jesus said to them, “I tell you the solemn truth,
unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood,
you have no life
in yourselves.
John 6:1
The Feeding of the Five Thousand
6:1 After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (also called the Sea of Tiberias).
Colossians 1:16
1:16 for all things in heaven and on earth were created by him – all things, whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions, whether principalities or powers – all things were created through him and for him.
Colossians 1:25
1:25 I became a servant of the church according to the stewardship
from God – given to me for you – in order to complete
the word of God,
Hebrews 9:15-23
9:15 And so he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the eternal inheritance he has promised, since he died to set them free from the violations committed under the first covenant.
9:16 For where there is a will, the death of the one who made it must be proven.
9:17 For a will takes effect only at death, since it carries no force while the one who made it is alive.
9:18 So even the first covenant was inaugurated with blood.
9:19 For when Moses had spoken every command to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and goats with water and scarlet wool and hyssop and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,
9:20 and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that God has commanded you to keep.”
9:21 And both the tabernacle and all the utensils of worship he likewise sprinkled with blood.
9:22 Indeed according to the law almost everything was purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
9:23 So it was necessary for the sketches of the things in heaven to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves required better sacrifices than these.
Hebrews 13:20-21
Benediction and Conclusion
13:20 Now may the God of peace who by the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus Christ,
13:21 equip you with every good thing to do his will, working in us what is pleasing before him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever. Amen.