The sealing of the covenant between God and his people was like a wedding ceremony. Moses told the people God's laws; they vowed to live as God's people. Then Moses wrote down God’s word. After sprinkling the blood of sacrificed animals on the altar, Moses read the Book of the Covenant. The people responded, "We will obey the Lord." Then Moses sprinkled them with blood; the covenant was sealed and their sins were forgiven. They became new—God’s holy people. This ceremony looks forward to the new covenant, the blood of Jesus shed for our sins.

Moses, the priests, and the elders of Israel represented the nation as they ate a glorious fellowship meal before the Lord. Real fellowship among God's people must be before the Lord. Then God called Moses back up the mountain to give him the law and the commandments; the Bible is the core of the covenant relationship.
Application: Lord, thank you for establishing a covenant sealed in blood. Thank you for the blood of Jesus that makes us your people.
One Word: The covenant sealed in blood