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This is Kevin DeYoung. Today I'm reading a new post. That's up at Kevin DeYoung.org called Worship as Covenant Renewal.

Exodus 24 is a picture of covenant confirmation.

After initiating the covenant, Exodus 19, establishing the constitutional obligations of the covenant, Exodus 20,

and applying the Constitution as case law, Exodus 21 through 23, God confirms the covenant

with Moses. In addition to being a picture of the covenant confirmation for Moses and the people

of Israel, Exodus 24 provides a striking picture of the covenant confirmation for Moses and the people of Israel, Exodus 24 provides a striking

picture of worship as covenant renewal. Exodus 24 begins with a call to worship as the Lord summons

Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abayhu, and the 70 elders of Israel to draw near.

Moses then includes the people in what can be described as a service of worship,

a ceremony of covenant confirmation, later renewal.

And this service, this confirmation, this renewal focuses on three elements.

The service centered on the book of the covenant.

That's the name Moses gave to it explicitly.

Moses told the people all the words of the Lord, the Ten Commandments, all the rules, applying those words.

Then later Moses repeated the essence of these instructions, reading to people,

verse 7 says, from the book of the covenant. Importantly, we see that Moses was not just passing on an oral tradition. Already at this early stage in redemptive history, Moses had written

revelation to share. Twice in this passage, the people respond to the

word of God with a commitment of obedience. This is the heart of worship as covenant renewal. God's

word is read and taught. That is the stipulations, the promises, the blessings, the blessings, and

curses. God's people hear it, receive it, understand it, and respond.

The service also involved the blood of the covenant.

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