Exodus 24 - By His Blood

"And taking the chalice he gave thanks: and gave to them, saying: Drink ye all of this.
For this is my blood of the new testament which shall be shed for many, for the remission of sins." (Matthew 26:27-28)

"And having taken the chalice, giving thanks, he gave to them, and they all drank of it.
And he said to them: This is my blood of the New Testament, which shall be shed for many." (Mark 14:23-24)

"In like manner, the chalice also, after he had supped, saying: This is the chalice, the new testament in my blood, which shall be shed for you." (Luke 22:20)

"Then Moses took half of the blood, and put it into bowls; and the rest he poured upon the altar.
And taking the book of the covenant, he read it in the hearing of the people: and they said: All things that the Lord hath spoken, we will do, we will be obedient.
And he took the blood and sprinkled it upon the people, and he said: This is the blood of the covenant, which the Lord hath made with you concerning all these words." (Exodus 24:6-8)

I've long been well aware of the significance of the Blood of Christ, but until now I had not known that Jesus, when consecrating His Blood at the Last Supper, was deliberately referencing the ancient words of Moses in Exodus 24. And putting these things together makes everything clearer. It makes perfect sense: Moses (in Exodus 24) is pronouncing God's new covenant with His people, which they promise to obey (and they of course eventually break that promise), and he does so using the blood of the sacrificial victim; and Jesus, using His own blood (for He is the new and everlasting sacrificial victim), pronounces the new covenant with His people, and therefore He alludes to the old covenant to demonstrate to us God's Divine Plan, and the eternal (and historical) workings of the Father. Learning more about God's covenants with His people has been one of the most rewarding aspects of reading Scripture. I'm realizing more and more how pivotal these testaments are. They are the foundation of our Faith.