DETAILS OF COMPARISON BETWEEN THE OLD AND NEW BLOOD COVENANTS

THE OLD COVENANT THE NEW COVENANT

DETAILS ABOUT EXPLANATIONS DETAILS ABOUT EXPLANATIONS

THE OLD THE NEW
COVENANT COVENANT

1. CHOSEN PEOPLE ISRAEL CHOSEN PEOPLE THE CHURCH (Spiritual

Israel)

2. MAIN LAWS The Ten GREATEST LAWS “This is the covenant I will make
Commandments with them after that time, says
the Lord. I will put my laws in
Written on Stone
their hearts, and I will write them
tablets.
on their minds ” Jeremiah 31:
33

Two Laws of Love

1. Loving God
wholeheartedly
2. Loving each another

(Derived by Jesus from the Ten

commandments but the
practiced as according to the
New Covenant ).
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3. SPIRITUAL The Tent of Meeting SPIRITUAL The promised of indwelling Holy

Experience or COMMNUNION Spirit for all believers
COMMUNION encounter with YHVH
once a year but only
the Chief High Priest
met God Face by face
in the Holy of Holiest
(Innermost section of
the Tabernacle or
Temple)

4. PERIOD OF On the day of PERIOD OF Emmanuel

atonement , once a FELLOWSHIP
FELLOWSHIP
year in the month of
Tishri

5. The people who Only one person that The people involved All believers/Church and the
involved in the was the chief High in the fellowship fellowship is available all the
fellowship Priest time
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6. SIN OFFERING: 2 TYPES SIN OFFERING “Here I am – it is written about

me in the scroll – I have come to
do you will, O God,and by that
will , we have been made holy
(Purpose : Mandatory 1. On the Day Of
through the SACRIFICE of the
atonement for specific Atonement-for the
BODY of Jesus Christ once for
unintentional sin: whole communities
all
of Israel ( a goat,
Confession of sin: ( Hebrews 10 : 7 – 10 )
Azazel)- see
Forgiveness of sin; Leviticus 4: 3- 21
Cleansing from
2. For a leader and a
defilement)
commoner/private
individual
according to their
social class (rich-
poor) –the offering
was Young
Bull;Male goat : for
leader; Female
goat or lamb for
common person;
Dove or pigeon: for
those who were
poor; Tenth of an
ephah of fine flour
: for the very poor
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7. GUILT OFFERING Ram or Lamb GUILT OFFERING JESUS as Sin Offering and
Guilt offering but the believer
(Mandatory has to give penance.
atonement : for
unintentional sin Penance as practiced by
requiring restitution; Catholicism : a sacrament in
cleansing from which a member of the Church
confesses sins to a priest and is
defilement; make
given absolution.
Restitution; pay 20 %
fine

8. BURNT OFFERING Worship ; expression Church worship and personal

of devotion; daily devotion to God.
commitment and
complete surrender

9. GRAIN OFFERING Voluntary act of Church worship and personal

worship: recognition of daily devotion to God.
goodness and
provisions;devotion of
God
10. FELLOWSHIP Worship: Thanksgiving Church worship and personal
OFFERING and fellowship daily devotion to God.