[Pastor Ralph]

Q1. (Exodus 24:3-11) How was the covenant with Israel ratified? What promise did the people make twice in this passage? What was sacrificed? What was sprinkled? What was eaten?

[pickledilly]

Yahweh wrote the covenant with Israel and laid out its provisions. That covenant was ratified with a series of affirmations. First, Moses presented the covenant to the people, with all its requirements and conditions. The entire nation, with total unity, proclaimed their allegiance and obedience. Then Moses built an altar where the people brought burnt offerings and peace offerings of oxen to sacrifice to the LORD. Moses threw half of the collected blood against the altar. He presented the covenant a second time to the people, who unanimously repeated their promises of allegiance and obedience to Yahweh. Moses then threw the remaining blood on the people to seal the covenant between Yahweh and Israel.

Finally, Moses and 73 other chief men of the nation went up to conclude the confirmation process in an encounter with Yahweh. The LORD revealed Himself in some fashion to them, and in His presence they ate of the portions of the sacrifices allotted to them. Maybe this is a symbolic "taking in" of the promises and commitments of the covenant. Certainly, communing together at the table is an intimate bond among friends. Yahweh was now proclaimed to be their God, and they had declared themselves to be His people.

[Jezemeg]

Yahweh made this covenant with Israel and Moses at the base of Mt Sinai, and it was ratified by the covenant being read out by Moses before the people and Israel as a nation affirming their willingness to carry it out. Moses then built an altar to the Lord, where the animals were slaughtered, blood drained and half sprinkled on the altar, the rest on the nation of Israel, and the carcasses burned. The eating of some of the sacrificed and cooked portion of the flesh of the animals had the same effect as a signature at the base of a contract, ie, that the nation as a whole understood the terms of the covenant and agreed to them.

The people agreed twice to follow the ways of the Lord and the covenant, yet despite this proclamation, they quickly turned to their old ways and adopted the ways of the other nations that lived in the country promised to Israel by God. God truly showed His powers of forgiveness, because although this flagrant disobedience angered and disappointed Him, He showed Grace by not destroying the entire nation because of Mose's intercession on their behalf. God constantly forgave Israel's transgressions despite their continuing disobedience and turning away from their dependence on Him.

[s8nfighter]

How was the covenant with Israel ratified? The covenant of the LORD was ratified by the sprinkling of the blood upon the people from the burnt and peace offerings. "And Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, "This is the blood of the covenant which the Lord has made with you according to all these words."
What promise did the people make twice in this passage? Then all the people answered together and said, "All that the Lord has spoken we will do." The difficulty of being obediant to all of God's commands is evident but as Samuel pointed out to Saul, ("Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed, than the fat of rams.) it is still God's desire for us to obey his law because it is a worthwile way of living.
What was eaten? I don't know if Moses and the rest took along part of the offering from the oxen which were sacrificed or if the LORD provided the meal. The menu is not as important as the company they kept.

Darrell

[heavenlymann]

Pastor Ralph, on May 18 2006, 11:07 PM, said:

Q1. (Exodus 24:3-11) How was the covenant with Israel ratified? What promise did the people make twice in this passage? What was sacrificed? What was sprinkled? What was eaten?

It was ratified by the 12 pillars of stone being erected, the people promising obedience, the sacrifice of fellowship offerings, the sprinkling of blood on the alter and the people, and eating of the the sacrifice, which was the fellowship meal, in God's presence. Sounds familiar in todays taking of Communion. The church, the prayers of obedience, and the partaking of the elements.

[Lisa Rupert]

Q1. (Exodus 24:3-11) How was the covenant with Israel ratified? What promise did the people make twice in this passage? What was sacrificed? What was sprinkled? What was eaten?
AT THE FOOT OF MT. SINAI ALL THE ISRAELITES WERE GATHERED AND GOD GAVE MOSES THE LAW. THE COMMANDMENTS (THE NEW COVENANT BETWEEN GOD AND HIS PEOPLE) IN WHICH GOD MADE WITH THE ISRAELITES. MOSES THEN BUILT THE ARK OF THE COVENANT. HE THEN SPRINKLED THE HALF OF THE BLOOD USED IN THE SACRIFICE OF THE YOUNG BULL TO ANNOINT THE ALTAR. HE THEN READ THE LAW TO THE PEOPLE STATING WHAT GOD PROMISES ARE TO HIS PEOPLE AND WHAT THE PEOPLE MUST PROMISE TO PLEASE GOD. THE PEOPLE ALL AGREED THAT "THEY WOULD OBEY" THE COVENANT MADE BETWEEN THEM AND GOD. THEN HE TOOK THE OTHER HALF OF THE BLOOD (USED IN THE SACRIFICE OF THE YOUNG BULL) AND SPRINKLED IT ON THE PEOPLE WHICH WOULD HAVE SEALED THE COVENANT MADE BETWEEN GOD AND THE ISRAELITES. THEN MOSES AND THE SEVENTY ELDERS ATE THE YOUNG BULL BECAUSE ONLY THE BLOOD OF THE YOUNG BULL WAS USED FOR THE SEALING OF THE COVENANT BETWEEN GOD AND HIS PEOPLE.

[steve.c]

Pastor Ralph, on May 18 2006, 11:07 PM, said:

Q1. (Exodus 24:3-11) How was the covenant with Israel ratified? What promise did the people make twice in this passage? What was sacrificed? What was sprinkled? What was eaten?

The covenant was ratified by the sacrifice of young bulls. The people of Israel promised twice to obey the Lord. Young bulls were slaughtered and some of their blood was sprinkled on the people to seal the covenant and some sprinkled on teh altar. Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu and the seventy elders "ate and drank". While it is not specified here, undoubtedly they shared in the cooked meat of the sacrificial animals.

[Stan]

Q1. (Exodus 24:3-11) How was the covenant with Israel ratified? What promise did the people make twice in this passage? What was sacrificed? What was sprinkled? What was eaten

Moses and the appointed priest made sacrifices of Lambs for the sins of the people and a pledge or covenant with God.
They promised to do what God had commanded them to do and to follow His laws.
They sacrificed lambs without spot or blemish that were one year old.
They sprinkled the blood of the sacrifices on the alter and on the people.
They ate part of the meat from the sacrifice as God's part of providing for His people.

[Helenmm]

Q1. (Exodus 24:3-11) How was the covenant with Israel ratified? What promise did the people make twice in this passage? What was sacrificed? What was sprinkled? What was eaten?

The covenant with Israel was first agreed to by all the people, then ratified in the blood of bulls, which was partly placed on the altar and partly sprinkled on the people to demonstrate the involvement of the two parties.Moses, Aaron, Aaron's sons and 70 elders then went up the mountain, saw God and ate and drank together, seeing God on a "saphire pavement".

The people twice promised to obey all the commandments including specifically the one about having no other gods..

Bulls were sacrificed

Their blood was sprinkled.

Presumedly the bulls were eaten.

[JustJeff]

The covenant with Israel was ratified by the sprinkling of the blood on the altar and on the people.
In two instances, vs. 3 and7, the people of Israel promise to be obedient to God's word.
An oxen was sacrificed and it's blood was used to ratify the covenant.
Nothing specific is stated in these verses as to what was eaten but traditionally that part of the sacrifice that was not burnt was given over to the priests for their portion. It would seem appropriate then that the elders would have eaten the remaining oxen.

[masika]

God confirmed His covenant to the Israelites at Mt. Sinai by His appearnce to them , then Moses give a sacrifice to the Lord to confirm the Covenant by sprinkling blood to the people .
The people agreed to keep the Covenant twice but they failed to keep their promise . There are also many times in our life when we fail to keep our promises to God . We should check where we have failed and repent to God , He is faithful He will forgive us our Sins .

[glory]

THE COVENANT WITH ISRAEL WAS RATIFIED BY THE BLOOD OF THE YOUG BULLS THAT WAS SPRINKLED UPON THE PEOPLE AND THE ALTAR.TWICE THEY AGREED TO OBEY GOD'S WORD. YOUNG BULLS WERE SACRIFICED, THE BLOOD WAS SPRINKLED AND THE REMAINING MEAT EATEN.

[haar]

How the covenant was ratified:

Moeses built an alter with 12 stones representing the twelve tribes o f Israel, burnt sacrifices were offered and bulls were killed. The blood of the bulls was sprinkled on the alter and then the Book of the law was read to the Israelites. They all promised to do all the Lord has asked them to do. Moses then sprinkled the blood of the bulls on the people thus sealing the agreement (covenant) where God promissed to be their God, bless and protect them. On their part, the Isaraelites were to love and serve only God and not to worship other gods.

The promise made by the people: They affirmed that whatever the Lord said, they would do.

What was sacrificed: Bulls

What was sprikled: blood of the bulls killed for the sacrifice.

What was eaten: The flesh of the bulls.

[Salome Ross]

I agree with the answers already given and would like to add:
I never knew that Moses and those people ate with God! How awesome!
How wonderful that Adam and Eve walked with the Lord, and spoke to Him!
How wonderful that Moses and those people could see, talk and eat with the Our Heavenly Father!
How could you ever be the same after that and how can one still sin after that?

We find the Savior and yet we sometimes still go on sinning and He still LOVES US! We get out under the Rock and do our own thing. How it must hurt Him and yet He still Loves Us!

Sprinkling of blood is now replaced by the wine we take at communion.
The eating of the meat, replaced by the bread.
The Lamb without Spot or Blemish died on the Cross
and we take bread and wine as remembrance of our Savior.

That is why we no longer can sacrifice any animals, because the Ultimate Sacrifice is done!

Our Heavenly Father placed His Laws in our hearts when we accepted His Son as our Savior.

How much MORE we have than what they received back in the old testament. How can we even try to understand His Love for us.

Lord Please Help me to be all that you want me to be and be less like me.

[Eudora]

Q1. (Exodus 24:3-11) How was the covenant with Israel ratified?

By the shedding of the blood of the young bull as a peace and burnt offering, in exchange for their lives that were spared as a result. The blood symbolized the death of the animal, a representation of sin and forgiveness of sin, but still it was only a temporary provision, looking forward to the death of Jesus Christ. 10:28

This act while providing forgiveness of sin, was still incapable of perfecting the conscience or of cleansing and renewing the inner man of the worshiper as is stated in Hebrews 9:9

What promise did the people make twice in this passage? They had agreed to do everything the Lord had commanded.

What was sacrificed? Young bulls were sacrificed.

What was sprinkled? Half of the blood was sprinkled on the alter and the other half sprinkled on the israelites, which confirmed the agreement between God and the Israelites as a covenant between them both.

Like in the passage of Jeremiah, the cutting of the calf into two pieces and walking between them ratified the contract which symbolized the judgment on anyone who would break the contract.

Also like another passage in the book of Genesis, chapter 15 when Abraham took the Heifer, the ram and the goat to God and He cut them down the middle [into halves] and laid each half opposite the other, and later on that evening a flaming torch passed between those two pieces. God’s holiness and righteousness passing through them, was a visible assurance that God’s covenant is real and binding, representing God's true character of incredible promise, as a God who follows through on His promise.

What was eaten? The sacrificed young bulls. The body of the animal, which pointed in my mind, to the body of Jesus, in a future time, at a supper table, eaten in remembrance of His body given in exchange for ours. This is God sharing himself with the Israelites in a meal, similar to when Jesus sat at the table in the upper room, God joined them at the top of the mountain. A picture of things to come.

[PCHRIS]

Q1. (Exodus 24:3-11) How was the covenant with Israel ratified? What promise did the people make twice in this passage? What was sacrificed? What was sprinkled? What was eaten?

The covenant with Israel was ratified by the offering and sacrificing of bulls, the building of the 12 stone pillars, and the sprinkling of the blood; half over the altar the other half over the people of Israel. Symbolising God's forgiveness and His acceptance of the offering (altar) the oath the people made that binds them in obedience (people).

The people 'promised' "We will do everything the Lord has said; we will obey" And we know what they get up to afterwards but our graceful and loving God still chose to show providence and love for His people.

Sacrificed = young bulls

Sprinkled = blood

What was eaten = doesn't really say but this foreshadows the Lord's Supper, which celebrates the new covenant sealed by Christ's death.

[Lion of Grace]

The covenant was ratified by the sacrifice offered at the altar that was made to represent the twelve tribes of Israel. Half the blood was sprinkled over the altar and half over the people. The people agreed twice to do everything the Lord said so they voluntarily entered into an agreement or covenant with God.
The blood of the sacrifice was sprinkled to seal the covenant between God and the Israelites and as an offering for the forgiveness of their sins, making them right with God again.
What was eaten? I don't think the passage says, but I'm assuming from what we have already learned that it was the meat from the bulls.

[charisbarak]

The covenant with Israel was ratified by the blood of the young sacrificed bulls.
They promised to love God only and with all their hearts & to obey his commandments.
The young bulls were sacrificed, their blood sprinkled on the altar & the meat was eaten in the manner commanded by God.

[Blessed Me]

Q1. (Exodus 24:3-11) How was the covenant with Israel ratified?
The people ratified the covenant by giving their approval to God when in one voice they said "we will" to God's word. They validated the covenant twice, with a united voice "All the words which the Lord has said we will do, and be obedient." I noticed one part they left out and that was " and all thy judgments" as seen in verse 3. It was important the people understand what the Lord imposed upon them, there will be a judgment to the breaking of the covenant, as seen later in the two eldest sons of Aaron.

What was sacrificed?
A young bull without blemish, this was of great value to the people. A Burnt Offering was a sign of self dedication. We also are to offer our best. The Burnt offering was to be a continual offering. The same is true of our offering of ourselves to the Lord, not once in a while, but a continual offering, drawing closer to Him, a relationship with our Creator - Himself! The Peace Offering is an indication of their thankfulness. The Hebrew word for "Peace" is (wholeness - completeness) The Peace offerings were times of feasting, singing. The scriptures declare "Jesus is our Peace offering." I rejoice in this Peace that passes all understanding - the Savior, Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God!

What was sprinkled?
The blood of the Covenant, it was sprinkled half on the altar, then Moses read the Book of the Covenant to the people and they said, "all that the Lord has said we will do, and be obedient". Then Moses sprinkled the blood on the people.
Our Salvation is found in the blood of Jesus, the blood that was sprinlked upon us when we said "We will, we believe in the blood shed for us" sealing our covenant with the Lord of All. He wants our obedience, our love. Not seen in words only, but also in our deeds.

What was eaten?
A sacrificial meal, an act done before God. It involves communion with Him. Moses, Aaron with his two sons, and the 70 elders were engaged in the feast when they saw God. The word "saw" means - to perceive, to have a vision. It doesn't speak of the thunder, lighting, fire, or thick cloud, It reminds me of the vision Daniel and John had, of His loveliness. They could eat and drink, they felt as if they were at His table. Here I see the forecast of our privilege of eating and drinking in the presence of God when we take of the sacred feast of the Holy Communion.

[Don W]

By the blood of their sacrifices poured out on the altar to God and sprinkled on the Israelites. The people twice promised to listen and obey all of the words of the LORD in which Moses wrote them all down. They sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings of the oxen unto the LORD, sprinkled the blood first on the altar in worship of God, and then the blood was sprinkled on the people as part of the blood (offering) of the covenant between the LORD and the Israelites. They ate the offerings of oxen meat after the blood was sprinkled on the altar and themselves.