gave them no power for keeping it. It could never “make the comers there unto perfect” (10:1). Because the covenant was condition al, a breach by one of the parties (Israel) put into action the penalty that had been written into the cov enant (Lev. 26:14ff.). God stopped treating Israel as a husband treats his wife (Jer. 31:32). In the begin ning, He “took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt,” but after they had gone astray from Him, He “neglected” them (cf. Heb. 8:9). He withdrew His blessing and allowed the heathen to carry them off into captivity. PUT YOUR WEIGHT DOWN Perhaps some of our listeners have never been up in an airplane. On his 75th birthday a man was given a pres ent of taking his first airplane ride. He wasn’t too sure lie wanted to go, however, he was talked into it when told he would be flown over his own town. A fter a few gentle circles, the airplane landed. When he got out one of the waiting relatives asked him ex citedly, “Well, how about it? Were you afraid?” The elderly gentleman re plied with a twinkle in his eye, “No, not a bit. But you see that’s because I never put my full weight down.” He thought that by holding himself up, if any accident should occur to the air craft, he would be safe. He wasn’t resting his whole weight. Unfortu nately, there are many Christians who are just the same way. They have re ceived the free gift of salvation, how ever, they never put their full weight upon the Lord Jesus Christ. How tragic to see those who have never learned to come to Christ for rest. This is, of course, a part of the won derful message our Biola young peo ple proclaim. It is not only salvation by grace through faith, but also the victorious Christian life. * * * The true measure of one's life is not its length but rather how well it is spent. * h 1t Many people who stand up for their rights fall down miserably in their duties. 15
Biola School of Missionary Medicine students gain invaluable knowledge and experience dur ing their time of unique training. verse would indicate, only after the first covenant had failed. The second (or New) Covenant is the covenant of grace, and grace was in the world Ion" before law. The word “grace” embraces all that was promised to Abraham, and all who believe are “children of Abraham” (Gal. 3:7). The place of the covenant of grace was decided in the eternal mind of God, as was the place of the covenant of law, and each was revealed at the proner time. The prophets began to predict the New Covenant as it became more and more apparent that the law could not hold the Israelites close to God. He brews 8:8, in some manuscripts, is translated, “finding fault with it,” i.e., the Old Covenant; in others it is rendered, “finding fault, He saith to them.” In the latter case, the object of the faultfinding is left undeter mined. There is the possibility of a twofold faultfinding. The phrase may look for ward to 8:9, where it is recorded that Israel did not continue in God’s cov enant. It may also look back to the complaint against the first covenant (8:7). Actually the two faults are c&nnected. The Israelites (as a na tion) did not keep the law. On the other hand, though many aspects of the covenant were conditioned on their keeping of the law, the law in itself
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