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What Is Covenant
What Is Covenant
Types of covenant Conditional or bilateral covenant: an agreement that is binding on the both parties for its fulfilment Unconditional or unilateral covenant: an agreement that binding on either of the party for its fulfilment. Why entering into covenant with God God covenant is a promise of God by oathGod is driven by covenant
God's covenants with man are made by sacrifice, Ps 50:5 We have: Covenant Making Gene 21:1, Covenant Remembering Exo 3:7-8, and Covenant Keeping God
Unconditional: Abrahamic Covenant Main features to the Abrahamic Covenant: 1. The promise of the land Gene 12: 1, Promise iterated Gene 13:14-18, Dimension enlarged 15:18-21 Deut 30 :1-10 2. The promise of descendants Gene: 12:2, 4; promise amplified Gene 17:6; extended to Davidic covenant 2 Sam 7: 12-16, 3. Covenant reaffirmed in Isaac Gene 21:12, 26:3-4 and Jacob Gene 28: 14-15. 4. Davidic covenant 2 Sam 7: 12-16, I chro17:11-14, 2Sam 7 10-13 5. The promise of blessing and redemption Gene 12:3 ; promised to amplified in the New Covenant Jere 31:31-34, Heb 8: 6-13 Conditional: Covenant at Mount Sinai Exo 19: 5, 8 Broke the covenant by making Golden caf Exo 32 and 33 The situation of the Israelites Rom 1:1-36 Achan broke the covenant after the fall of Jericho Joshua 7: 1 New covenant: Jere 31:31;33, Fulfilment of law of Moses math 5:17 Unbroken relationship Heb 9:15
Covenant fulfilment hindrances Ignorance john 9: 41 Hardness of heart Rom 11: 7-12