mean Israel’s obedience was required if they were to receive the covenant blessings and avoid the covenant curses. Their “probation” could not have led to eternal life because the Mosaic covenant did not promise eternal life. This is yet another aspect of the material/spiritual contrast that has been noted between the old and new covenants. Nonetheless, Jesus’ work as the lamb slain from the foundation of the world covers Old Testament saints (and not only old covenant saints) by God’s grace. Jesus