He Was Born to Die
He Was Born To Die What is a Covenant of Blood? Blood is Thicker Than Water A covenant made in blood in the biblical sense is a commitment of life and death. The only way out of it is by the death of one or the other partners. The marriage vow is unto death. It is a covenant historically sealed in blood when the virgin daughter’s hymen was broken, and the blood on the sheets would be paraded for the community to attest to the consummation of the marriage. A covenant between people as with marriage signifies that all I have is now yours and all you have is mine. We are one. In case of families, the covenant would join the resources of each. If one were a bread maker and the other an oxcart maker, the bread maker would provide the covenant partner with food, and the cart maker would provide the other partner with transportation. Unlike legal contracts, which can be broken, the biblical covenant is life or death and cannot be broken. The wedding ring we wear was historically a cut around the finger that created a scar: a sign that someone was married and in … Read more
