The Abrahamic Covenant: A Family Target

God's purpose going back to the Abrahamic Covenant has a kind of familial target, not just individuals. The heart of the covenant promise which is repeated throughout the Bible is I will be your God, you'll be my people. And so in Christ, Jew and Gentile are brought together in one body through the cross. But when Christ comes, eventually the Old Testament sacrifices are abolished. Why? Because they were pointing to something else, Christ's final sacrifice for sins.