God shows through Job that what really matters is how things turn out in the end.
Christ the Firstfruits
The distance between man and God is great. This is partly based on the greatness of God, but the distance is magnified even more by the lowliness of man.
a description of the multitude of sacrifices required before our saviour paid our sin debt
A covenant is a solemn agreement. The most important covenants in the Bible are those in which God makes a covenant with man: the Abrahamic Covenant, the Davidic Covenant, etc. Here is a covenant which man makes with God. The Israelites recognize the importance of God and covenant together to wholly follow Him.
