32 Differences Between the Old Covenant and the New Covenant

Here are 32 differences between the Old covenant and the New Covenant. The Old Covenant is the Old Testament while the New Covenant is the New Testament.

We can truly say that the Old covenant or Old Testament is the law while the New Covenant is Grace.

See the 8 dispensations.

32 differences between the Old Covenant and the New Covenant

The 32 differences  are;

1. The old covenant came by Moses while the new covenant came by Jesus Christ (John 1:17)
2. The old covenant leads to death (kills) while the new covenant gives life (2 Cor 3:6)
3. The old covenant was ended by Jesus Christ (Roman 10:4) while the new covenant was established by Jesus Christ (Heb 8:6)
4. The old covenant enslaves (Gal 5:1)while the new covenant makes man free (gives freedom) (John 8:32. 36)
5. The old covenant leaves man imperfect while the new covenant leaves man perfect (Heb 7:19)
6. The old covenant exposes sin (Gal 3:19) while the new covenant covers sin (Rom. 4:1-8)
7. The old covenant cannot give life (2 cor 3.7) while the new covenant gives life (Gal. 3:11, 6:8)
8. The old covenant was abolished while the new covenant  is in force (Eph:2:15)
9. The old covenant brings a curse (Gal. 3:10) while the new covenant redeems from curse (Gal. 3:13)
10. In the old covenant, living is by works while in the new covenant living is by faith (Gal. 3:10-11)
11. The old covenant is a shadow (Col. 2:14-17) while the new covenant is the reality (Heb. 10:1-18)
12. The old covenant is a covered glory while the new covenant is glory uncovered (2 Cor. 3:13) 
13. The old covenant had many high priests (Heb. 7:23) while the new covenant has only one high priest (Jesus Christ) (Heb. 7:24-28)
14. The old covenant had earthly priest (Heb. 5:1-4) while the new covenant has heavenly priest (Heb. 9:24, 10:12)
15. The old covenant makes priest by law while the new covenant makes priests by oath (Heb 7:12,28)
16. The old covenant had earthly tabernacle (Heb. 9:2) while the new covenant has heavenly tabernacle (Heb. 8:2)
17. In The old covenant priesthood was in the lineage of Aaron (Aaron priest hood) while the new covenant priesthood is in the melchisedec lineage (melchisedec priesthood) (Heb 7:11,21)
18. In the old covenant priests (high priest) were sinners (Heb. 5:1-4) while in the new covenant the priest has no sin (Jesus Christ) (Heb. 7:26)
19. The old covenant was fulfilled (Mat. 5:17-18) while the new covenant is now in force (Heb. 8:6, 10:9)
20. In the old, the law was written in stone tablets while in the new covenant, the law is written in people hearts (Jeremiah 31:33)
21. In the old, the Ark of covenant was present as a sign of salvation while in the new covenant salvation is by grace through faith
22. The old covenant demanded works (doing) while the new covenant only demands  obedience
23. In the old, Moses and prophets were mediators while in the new covenant, Jesus Christ is the mediator
24. The old covenant is a covenant of letter while the new covenant is a covenant of spirit
25. The old covenant needed offering for sin while in the new covenant, Jesus is the perfect sin offering
26. The old covenant needed statues and ordinances while the new covenant only needs ones heart
27. In the old covenant, the tabernacle was made with hands while in the new covenant the tabernacle is made without hands
28. In the old covenant, remembrance of sin was done yearly while in the new covenant, forgiveness and washing away of sin was done once and for all
29. The old covenant remembers sin (Heb. 10:3) while the new covenant does not remember sin(Heb. 8:12, 10:17)
30. The old covenant is a ministry of death  while the new covenant is a ministry of life (2 Cor 3:6-7)
31. The old covenant was written with ink while the new covenant is written with the spirit of God (2 Cor 3:3)
32. The old covenant is for Israelites only (Det 4: 7-8) while the new covenant is for all men (Luke 22:20)

All glory to the author of the New Covenant, Jesus Christ.

God bless