In the early years of our marriage, we were in a covenant, but I was acting like we were in a contract which caused my wife to feel pressured to perform up to my unspoken expectations. A covenant and a contract are like a right and left hand – you need to know when to … Read more
In Genesis 1 God declared what He made “good,” except for the man and woman, which He declared to be “very good.” The only thing that we are told is not good before sin and the fall is Adam’s being alone.1 Even in a sinless state we were made for human contact, friendship, and love. … Read more
…without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.– Hebrews 9:22 One scholar says that blood is mentioned some 362 times in the Old Testament and some ninety-two times in the New Testament and even more often than the cross or death of Jesus; thus, it is the most common means by which … Read more
The study of covenants now brings us to the ultimate covenant in all of Scripture, that covenant which is the fulfillment and extension of all prior covenants between God and his people, expanding the benefits to people from the nations of the earth. Jeremiah 31:31–34 promised the new covenant: Behold, the days are coming, declares … Read more
During those many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God. And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. Exodus 2:23-24 Exodus powerfully … Read more
…the LORD made a covenant with Abram… Genesis 15:18 In Genesis, we read that the people of Babylon were a godless and arrogant bunch. They sought to build a kingdom of their own apart from God as a testimony to their greatness. God’s response to the efforts of Babylon seeking to make its name great … Read more
I establish my covenant with you [Noah], that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature … Read more
COVENANT: Why does God enter into covenant with people? For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD: I will put my law within them, and I will write it ton their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my … Read more