Under the old covenant, sacrifice was constant. Day after day, year after year, blood was shed, yet the work was never complete. Those sacrifices could point to forgiveness, but they could not perfect the conscience or remove sin’s power. They served as reminders that something more was needed. Humanity needed not another offering, but a final one.
he promise of new mercies rests on the character of God, not on the circumstances of life. The writer of Lamentations speaks of God’s compassion in the midst of loss and judgment, not relief or celebration.
