For a will is in force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the maker lives.
And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world gives, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannuls, or adds thereto.
For where a will is, there must also of necessity be the death of the maker.
Hence neither the first covenant was dedicated without blood.