New Covenant

1. Kingdom Death

All humanity was subject to death prior to Messiah

Romans 5:12 NRSVue

Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death came through sin, and so death spread to all because all have sinned—

Romans 5:12 NRSVue

Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death came through sin, and so death spread to all because all have sinned—

2. Jesus Selects Passover

Putting story into it proper context

Vocational failure

Sin = refusal of humans to play part as divine image bearers

Death is the result of that choice \

Israel fits into this context too

Commits apostacy results predicted in Lev 26.1 and Deut 28 come to fruition

Leviticus 26:1 NRSVue

“You shall make for yourselves no idols and erect no carved images or pillars, and you shall not place figured stones in your land, to worship at them, for I am the Lord your God.

Sin is the result of idolatry and exile is the result

Exile - expulsion from the land (garden) and being debarred from the now ruined temple (tree of Life)

Restoration

Ending exile will a forgiveness for sin and a new life since exile is a type of living death

Passover the time to celebrate liberation

This was a deliberate choice for confrontation w/ Jerusalem authorities

Jews celebrating Exodus from Egypt and looking for an even bigger repeat

Isaiah foretold God’s return in power

God’s return

God overthrowing the dark powers

Coming back in power and Glory to save people Is 52:7–12

Seen in parable of master return after years of exile

Bretheren

3. Jesus’s Activities focus around the Temple

Prophecies imminent fall

Prophecy imminent fall Mk 13:1–31

Echoes fall of Babylon Mark 13.24-27

Jeremiah like symbolism - coming destruction Jer 7.8-15

Note on Coming of Son of Man and AD 70

Jesus also indicated earlier to his disciples that they will not complete their ministry in Israel before the Son of Man comes (Matt 10:23)

Most of the disciples will see the Son of Man coming into his kingdom (Matt 16:28).

Jesus the new temple

Topologically tied to Exodus

Main reason for leaving to worship their God Exod. 3:12, 18; 4:23; 5:1–3; 7:16; 8:1, 20;9:1, 13; 10:3, 24–26)

Highlight of Exodus construction of Tabernacle

Place where heaven and earth come together in a type of new creation

Temple in Jerusalem so irredeemably corrupt

Jesus w/d build a new temple