X. Covenant Feast (8th Step)

The entire households, tribes, or families come together to share a meal or feast (further making them one, because the same food becomes part of the bodies of both sides). The elders first feed one another saying, "This is my body, take, eat." (Meaning: I'll die and let you eat my flesh before I'll let you starve). Then, the elders feed each other wine representing blood (life). (Meaning: everything that I have is yours, even daughters, sons, food, possessions (cf. Gen. 34:23), everything. Then, the rest of the families feed each other bread and wine. Thus entering the covenant relationship, never to leave or forsake, ever.

A. Marriage

The feeding of the cake to each other, by the bride and groom, and the drinking of the champagne with interlocked arms.

The Seudat Mitzvah (Covenant Meal) shared by bride and groom, and all witnesses after the wedding ceremony, in modern Jewish weddings.

B. Torah

Abimelech and Issac observed a covenant meal, as a part of the covenant of peace and friendship that they cut together:

But they said, "We have certainly seen that the L-rd is with you. So we said, 'Let there now be an oath between us, between you and us; and let us make a covenant with you, that you will do us no harm, since we have not touched you, and since we have done nothing to you but good and have sent you away in peace. You {are} now the blessed of the L-rd.'" So he made them a feast, and they ate and drank. Then they arose early in the morning and swore an oath with one another; and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace. (Gen 26:28-31)

C. Khetuvim

The partaking of the moldy bread and wine from cracked and dirty wineskins in the covenant ceremony between the Israelites and the Gibeonites:

"This bread of ours we took hot {for} our provision from our houses on the day we departed to come to you. But now look, it is dry and moldy. And these wineskins which we filled {were} new, and see, they are torn; and these our garments and our sandals have become old because of the very long journey." Then the men of Israel partook some of their provisions; but they did not ask counsel of the L-rd. (Josh 9:12-14)

D. B'rit HaChadashah

The Messianic interpretation, given by Y'Shua the Messiah, of the afikoman (hidden loaf) and the third cup (the cup of redemption), both parts of the Passover Seder:

And as they were eating, Y'Shua took bread, blessed and broke {it,} and gave {it} to the disciples and said, "Take, eat; this is My body." Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave {it} to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins." (Matt 26:26-28)