God’s Covenants
Bible refernces to God’s Covenants.
God’s Covenants refer to God’s divine partnership with man who was “made in the image of God.”
Covenant is a relationship between two partners who make promises to each other to reach a goal.
Covenant relationships exist throughout the Bible. Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.
There are Seven Key Covenants in the Bible.
The Adam Covenant is the first of the Divine-Human Covenants. Genesis 1:26-28. It was the Covenant of Works because it was based on Adam’s obedience. Genesis 2:15-17.
The Noahic Covenant. Genesis 8:15-22. God will never again flood the earth-it is unconditional with the rainbow as a reminder for future generations. Genesis 9:11-17 ….I have set my rainbow in the clouds, it will be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.
The Abrahamic Covenant. Genesis 12:1-3, 15:17-18, 17:1-7, 15-16, 21.
Mosaic Covenant. Exodus 19:1-5 & 31:12-18, Deuteronomy 4:13-14, & 31:8.
Davidic Covenant. 2 Samuel 7:8-9, 12-13; Psalm 89:1-4, Psalm 103:17-18, Psalm 132:11-14.
The New Covenant. The Old Testament Prophet’s promise the New Covenant. Jeremiah 31:31-34. It is fullfilled in Jesus Christ. Matt. 26:26-28; Romans 5:12,17,21; Hebrews 8:6 & 9:15.
The Eternal Covenant described in Hebrews 13:20-21 the closing prayer to God: “May the God of peace, who through the blood of the Eternal Covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep…”
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