IF YOU KNOW THE COVENANT AND ITS MEANIG YOU CAN ENJOY YOUR CHRISTIAN LIFE!
Covenants are an important feature of the Bible’s teaching!
The Bible is a covenant document!
The Old and New Testaments are really old and new covenants!
The word “testament” is a Latin for Covenant!
Eternal God, in His kindness towards man, made covenants with man so that man might have a relationship with God.
Each covenant was initiated by God!
From the very beginning God was pointing to a covenant that would be final or eternal. [The New Covenant in Christ!]
Each covenant addressed a specific situation and meant for particular time frame. From the very beginning God was pointing to a covenant that would be final or eternal or in nutshell all the covenants where a shadow pointing to Jesus Christ and His final fulfillment and eternal spiritual covenant establishment through His Blood.
Eight specific covenants are revealed in Scriptures. These seemingly fall into three categories—conditional, unconditional, and general. Conditional covenants are based on certain obligations and prerequisites; if the requirements are not fulfilled, the covenant is broken. Unconditional covenants are made with no strings attached and will be kept regardless of one party’s fidelity or infidelity. General covenants are not specific to one people group and can involve a wide range of people.
The conditional covenant mentioned in Scripture is the Mosaic Covenant; the blessings it extends are contingent upon Israel’s adherence to the Law. The unconditional covenants mentioned in the Bible are the Abrahamic, Palestinian, and Davidic Covenants; God promises to fulfill these regardless of other factors. The general covenants mentioned are the Adamic, Noahic, and New Covenants, which are global in scope. Each of these covenants is listed below in biblical order with a brief description:
Covenant | Coverage | Sign | Scripture Reference |
1. Adam | Fertility & Dominion over the earth | Tree of Life | Genesis 1:28-30: “God blessed them, saying to them, ‘Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and subdue it…” Genesis 2:15-17: “Yahweh God took the man and settled him in the garden of Eden to cultivate and take care of it…” |
2.Noah | The earth will never be destroyed by flood waters again (water will become a sign of salvation) | Rainbow | Genesis 6:18; 9:9-17; Sirach 44:17-18. “God spoke as follows to Noah and his sons, ‘I am now establishing (maintaining) my covenant with you and with your descendants to come…’” Genesis 9:8-9 |
3.Abraham | Abraham [continues with Isaac, Jacob ) | Circumcision on the 8th day | Genesis 12:3, 15:1-18, 17: 1-27, 18:18 and 22:18, 26:3-5, 28:10-14; Exodus 2:24; Sirach 44:19-20. “God remembered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.” Exodus 2:24 |
Nation (descendants) and world wide blessing | |||
4.Moses | Sinai Covenant establishing divine liturgy and covenant sacraments | Ark of the covenant/Tabernacle | Exodus 19-24; 34:10, 27, 28; Deuteronomy 5:2-3. Now, if you are really prepared to obey me and keep my covenant, you, out of all peoples, shall be my personal possession” Exodus 19:5 |
Ten Commandments | |||
5.Aaron&Sons | Perpetual ministerial priesthood of the Levites | Salt | Exodus 40:15; Leviticus 2:13; Numbers 18:19; Jeremiah 33:21. “Everything the Israelites set aside for Yahweh from the holy things, I give to you and your sons and daughters, by perpetual decree. This is a covenant of salt for ever before Yahweh, for you and your descendants too.” Numbers 18:19 |
6.Phinehas | Perpetual priesthood in Covenant of peace [Prefigures of Christ] | Seamless robe | Numbers 25:11-15; Sirach 45:24. “To him I grant my covenant of peace. To him and his descendants after him, this covenant will assure the priesthood forever.” Numbers 25:12-13 |
David | Dynasty and throne forever secure | Throne / Temple | 2 Samuel 7:11-17, 23:5; Sirach 45:25. “Yes, my House stands firm with God: He has made an eternal covenant with me…” 2 Samuel 23:5 |
8.Jesus | Jesus (Yah-shua = Yahweh saves or I save) also written Yehosua = Joshua. | The-Eternal Covenant[Holy Spirit,Circumcision in Heart] | Isaiah 55:3; Jeremiah 31:31-34; Matthew 26:28; Mark 14:24; Luke 22:20; Hebrews 12:24. “…This cup is the new covenant in my blood poured out for you.” Luke 22:20 |
·He is the fulfillment of all the covenantal promises | The Cross, the true “Tree of Life” | “”…This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Whenever you drink it, do this as a memorial of me.” 1 Corinthians 11:25 |
While not all Bible scholars agree on every detail regarding these biblical covenants, it is clear that God has made certain promises. Some of His promises are to all people, and some are limited to Israel. All of God’s promises are based on who He is and His plan for the world. Under the New Covenant, which Jesus sealed with His own blood, everyone is offered salvation by grace through faith.
“And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Acts 2:21).
But we are the generation who are under the Last and the Eternal Covenant Which Jesus has made on His Blood!
The Blood covenant in Cross brought forth all the blessings for the mankind with no curse in it! Halleluiah to our Lord Jesus Christ!
