The Blood of Sprinkling

Consider the contrast between the Old Covenant, sealed with animal blood at Mount Sinai, with the New Covenant, established by the blood of Jesus Christ. While the Old Covenant required human obedience that Israel could not keep, resulting in judgment and curse, the New Covenant is unilateral, relying on God's power to produce obedience and forgive sin. The Old Covenant sacrifice served merely as a seal of obligation, whereas Christ's sacrifice actively executes the promise of redemption and eternal inheritance. Believers are no longer under the terrifying law of Mount Sinai, but have access to the heavenly Jerusalem, through the superior blood of sprinkling of Jesus. This theological distinction culminates in the celebration of the Lord's Table, where we remember the specific purpose of Christ's death for the remission of sins.