The Covenant

The Covenant

1. Covenant is a new relationship, that God created with a small group of people.

   • In the covenant God makes promises and then an exchange ask his partner to fulfill certain commitments
     • The purpose of the covenant is somehow use the covenant to renew his partnership with everybody else.

2. Covenants in the Old Testament

   • There are actually four times in the Old Testament that was told, God initiates a covenant relationship: With Noah, Abraham, The Nation Of Israel, and King David.
     • Through these four covenant relationship God is forming a covenant family in which eventually all people be invited.
     • In Noah's covenant God brought a flood to cleanse the world of humanity Corruption, and Noah and his family are the ones left. After that God makes the covenant with Noah saying he will not destroy it like this again.
       • The covenant is with Abraham, God promises him to bless him, give a large family, lots of lands were they can flourish. And in return, God asks him to trust him and train up his family to do the right and just. The whole reasoning for this covenant is to bring his blessing to all families.
         • The next covenant is when Abraham family grows into the tribe of israel. God asked them to obey a set of laws, which are guidlenes for living well as a community of God partners. Andif they do this God will bless them and make them part of people who represent him to the rest of the community.
           • The last covenant is with King David. God ask David and his decendents to partner with him. By leading Israel and obeying the laws in doing the what is right and just. And God promises that one day David son will come and extended Gods kingdom of peace and blessing all over the Nations.