The Renewed Covenant Given To My People, Says The Most High!!!

1 Peter 1

We are walking in today:  The Renewed Covenant Given To My People, Says The Most High!!!

Witness my people throughout the Bible: H5971 'am--nation, people persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men, kinsman, kindred

Gen 23:11 Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people H5971 give I it thee: bury thy dead.

The Torah testifies...............
 Exo 3:10 Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people H5971 the children of Israel out of Egypt.

The prophets proclaim..................
 2 Sa 7:10 Moreover I will appoint a place for my people H5971 Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,

The writings bear witness...........................
 Rth 1:16 And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people H5971 shall be my people, H5971 and thy God my God:

Psa 50:7 Hear, O my people, H5971 and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God.

The New Covenant: Only for “My People”

We next notice the identities of those with whom The Most High made His Covenant. As we saw in the above passage in Genesis 17, The Most High made a covenant between Himself and Abram, then extended His Covenant to include Abraham’s Seed as an ‘Everlasting’ [eternal] Covenant. Let’s see what Scripture tells us of the identity of these Everlasting Covenant participants:

“…and to thy seed after thee…” (Genesis 17:7)

“…and to Israel for an everlasting covenant…” (Psalms 105:10)

“…a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah…” (Jeremiah 31:31)

“…this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel… and they shall be my people…” (Jeremiah 31:33)

“And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel…” (Matthew 2:6)

Notice carefully the wording in the above passages, that The Most High’s Covenant is not made with any particular religion, or even with the Gentiles; but only with those called ‘thy seed’ and ‘My People,’ whose name of endearment is “Israel.” Let us discover some basic truths, to see who is included in The Most High’s Covenant:

Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is HaMaschiach. (Galatians 3:16)

And if ye be HaMaschiach’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise. (Galatians 3:29)

In the above passages, the apostle Paul tells us two important bits of information. First, he tells us that the identity of the “Seed” of Abraham is Messiah Himself. Then Paul tells us that those who belong to Messiah [those who are ‘in’ Messiah (Rom 8:1; 2 Cor 5:17)] are included in this identity.

But notice again, that the New Covenant was promised only to the house of Judah, and to the house of Israel. Notice there are no Gentiles in this promise. So how is it that the Gentiles can be included in The Most High’s New [everlasting] Covenant, and in the promises? The apostles Paul and Peter tell us:

Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles… 12 That at that time ye were without HaMaschiach, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: 13 But now in HaMaschiach Yeshua ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of HaMaschiach. (Ephesians 2:11, 12-13)

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people… 10 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. (1 Peter 2:9, 10)

In the above (Ephesians 2:12) passage, Paul tells us that previously, as Gentiles apart from Messiah, we were “aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise.” Likewise, Peter tells us in the (1 Peter 2:9, 10) passage, that the Gentiles in time past “were not a people, but are now the people of God.” The apostle Paul then tells us how one may become ‘grafted-in’ to the Olive Tree of Israel, through faith in Messiah:

For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office: 14 If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them. 15 For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead? 16 For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches. 17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree; 18 Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. 19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in. 20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear: 21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. 22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. 23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again. 24 For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree? 25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. (Romans 11:13-25)

In the above passage, Paul tells us that the Gentiles in times past had no part in The Most High’s Covenant, because they were not included in the commonwealth of Israel; but can now as Gentiles become a part of the overall commonwealth called ‘My People Israel’ by virtue of becoming grafted in to the natural Olive Tree of The Most High’s people called Israel.

Are all Gentiles grafted in? As we saw in the (Ephesians 2:12) passage above, only those who are ‘apart from Messiah’ are still aliens. Believers who are ‘in Messiah’ have been grafted-in to My People Israel. Those who are grafted-in are now partakers the promises — and are also subject to the conditions of the promises — that the fullness of the promised blessings hold true only for those who abide [‘remain’] in Messiah. This last condition is perhaps the reason that Paul continued to teach and to warn the Believers night and day with tears:

To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is HaMaschiach in you, the hope of glory: 28 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in HaMaschiach Yeshua: (Colossians 1:27-28)

Apparently there were teachers in Paul’s day who were telling the Believers that they need not be obedient to the Commandments of the Law [Torah] in order to remain [abide] ‘in Messiah,’ in direct contradiction of Messiah’s Words, and of the words of the apostles:

Peter, an apostle of Yeshua HaMaschiach, to the strangers [‘Gentiles’]… 2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Yeshua HaMaschiach: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. (1 Peter 1:1, 2)

Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: (1 Peter 1:22)

If ye love me, keep ‘my’ commandments. (John 14:15)

If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love. (John 15:10)

And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit [the Holy Spirit, who leads us to obedience] which he hath given us. (1 John 3:24)

These corrupt teachers in Paul’s day were apparently those who did not know Messiah. They did not know that the One who accompanied the Israelites in the Wilderness was none other than Messiah Himself (1 Cor 10:4); that it was Messiah who led them by a pillar of cloud by day, and by a pillar of fire by night. Nor did these corrupt teachers in Paul’s day realize it was Messiah who gave the tables of stone to Moses, and indeed gave all the Commandments to Moses. It did not register with them, that the Commandments of the Law of Moses are part of ‘MY’ Commandments, as Messiah calls them throughout the Scriptures. Thus Messiah continues to cry out, “If ye love me, keep ‘my‘ commandments” (John 14:15).

Beloved, what are your teachers telling you?

Would you not rather read the Scriptures for yourself, to see what they actually say?

Continuing with the identity of The Most High’s Covenant people today, let us notice further what the Scriptures say. Notice the following passage:

“Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.” (Psalms 50:5)

Here we see that the saints, the ‘set-apart’ ones of The Most High, are those that have made a covenant with Him by sacrifice. However, covenants are always cut with a Blood [representative] sacrifice involved. The only acceptable Blood sacrifice today is that of Messiah’s Blood. So it follows that these set-apart people of The Most High are those redeemed by the Blood of Yahushua Messiah Himself. But there is one additional identifying mark of the saints.

Just as the Blood identifies initially the parties to the Covenant, so their obedience identifies those who will enter in as a Bride. Recall that the Israelites were partakers of the Blood Covenant in Egypt, but failed to enter in due to their disobedience. Scripture reveals how the saints further identify the Bride:

Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Yeshua. (Revelation 14:12)

Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. (Revelation 22:14)

In these last two passages above, we are told that the saints are further identified by their obedience to The Most High’s Commandments; and that those who perform His Commandments, are those who will be allowed to enter in to the City of the King, which is the New Jerusalem, the Bride of Messiah.

Let’s now look at some further pictures of the New Covenant.

Jacob or Israel?
Again we confirm that the ‘My People’ that make up Israel consists of all those in Messiah, either natural or wild Branches, that are grafted in. There is, however, one thing we might mention.

Although many have made the covenant by Sacrifice in Yahushua’s Blood, not all view His Covenant in the same way. Recalling the passage in Psalms, note the two different perspectives of the same covenant:

“…And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant…” (Psalms 105:8-10)

Here, The Most High reveals to us who we are, by how we view His Covenant. First we recall that Isaac and Jacob were both called heirs of the same promise, along with Abraham (Heb 11:9). So we see that Jacob is indeed a son of the Promise.

Next we recall that Jacob and Israel are one and the same person. Jacob’s name was changed to Israel, only after he wrestled with The Most High, and prevailed, to receive the Blessing (Genesis 32:28, 30). So we see in the Psalms 105 passage above, that those who have the traits of Israel — those who have wrestled with The Most High, and have prevailed — are those who see The Most High’s Covenant as an Everlasting Covenant.

On the other hand, those who have not yet wrestled with The Most High — nor have they prevailed, nor overcome — are still as ‘Jacob.’ They are children of Promise through faith in Messiah, but they have yet to wrestle with The Most High. And as a result, they see The Most High’s Covenant not as everlasting, but as merely A Law, perhaps as a temporary decree that is no longer necessary, and is disdainful to them.

There is a time coming soon, however, when the ‘Jacob’ congregation of saints will be put in a corner, and will be forced to wrestle with The Most High. This will be called the Time of Jacob’s Trouble, and that time is almost upon us, as a woman in travail, as a time in which the offspring are revealed.

So, as Sons of the Promise, who are we? Are we Israel — or are we Jacob?

How we view The Most High’s Covenant reveals our identity.

Let us now look at some of the New Covenant provisions.

Shema Selah we have to know who is teaching us....will we read scripture for ourselves??