1. Covenant Lesson 5

2. Walking Through the Pieces Genesis 15 First illustration of one actually passing through pieces of flesh Setting: Abram is childless: Eliezer will be heir Eliezer was of Damascus! God said one born from his own body would be his heir (vs.4) Gen. 15:5 Early morning? Gen. 15:11 Daylight Gen. 15:17 Evening Gen. 15:16 Fourth generation is Moses

3. Galatians 3 and Romans 4 Gal. 3:8 God preached the gospel to Abraham He believed the Lord and it was counted to him as righteousness Romans 4:1-3 Abraham was justified by faith – not the Law

4. Jesus, the Sacrifice for Sins Is there a walk between pieces of a sacrifice in the New Covenant? Mal. 3:1 Jesus is the Messenger of the Covenant John 1:29,36 Jesus is the Lamb of God I Cor. 5:7 Jesus is our Passover Jesus, then, is the sacrifice of the Covenant Matt. 25 and Luke 22 First day of Feast of Unleavened Bread – the day of sacrifice Matt. 27:45-51 The veil was torn in two John 14:6 Jesus is THE way THE truth and THE life.

5. Hebrews 10:19-20 His death made the way for people to walk through to God His body sacrificed was symbolically the veil torn in two – halved – so believers can have a way to the Father. We walk through the veil of His flesh Our walk into death takes place at salvation We hold back nothing, but surrender everything Walk into death takes place Matt. 10:34-39 Those worthy of Him put the covenant relationship with Him above all else Laying down one’s life is a death – to self

6. Death to Self Luke 14:25-27 “Hate” is used to show comparison, not an emotion, in the priority Jesus is to have Galatians 2:20 In order to come into this new life, death has to take place This is salvation through the eyes of Covenant. When salvation is understood in the light of Covenant, then there is no place for easy-believism. Our walk into death is simply coming to God with nothing held back. It is a total death to self.