Judah had failed to listen to Jeremiah’s preaching and had recently been exiled to Babylon. This was by no means the end of the story, since the Lord foretold they would return after seventy
David sought to build a temple for the Lord, though instead, the Lord would build David a house. We often refer to the ‘Davidic Covenant’ though it is clear that the Lord is sovereign
This chapter develops the promise of the covenant in Genesis 12 and the making of the covenant in Genesis 15 with the Lord’s covenant sign, circumcision. The Lord appeared to Abram as He had
Biblical covenants reassure us of God’s faithfulness and reveal God’s plans. The Noahic Covenant includes a reaffirmation of God’s creative purposes contained in the Edenic Covenant plus an extension of the seed promise from
Little time passed before Adam and Eve succumbed to temptation and broke the Edenic Covenant (Genesis 2:15-17) by eating of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Hence the dispensation of innocence
The Edenic Covenant, which is sometimes referred to as the Covenant of Works was established between God and man in the Garden of Eden. It is the first of the eight biblical covenants and
“Israelites, to whom pertaineth…the covenants…and the promises” (Romans 9:4) Introduction Let us consider four of the great covenants with Israel: Abraham (Gen 15), Deuteronomic (Land) (Deut. 29, 30), Davidic (2 Sam7; 1 Chron 17)
The Abrahamic covenant is unquestionably unconditional in nature in view of the circumstances when the event took place. It should not be overlooked that ‘a deep sleep fell upon Abram’ (Gen. 15:12) when the
The Land covenant is confirmation of the unchanging nature of the Abrahamic covenant. The children of Israel were waiting Joshua’s instruction at the boundary of the promised land. Although greatly used by God and
Prior to the establishment of the Davidic covenant, David desired to build a temple to honour the Lord. ‘That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of
With reference to the New covenant, Jeremiah was writing between 585-580 BC and he chronicled life in Judah from the time of King Josiah until Jerusalem was overthrown by Babylon in 586BC. Ezekiel’s messages
All of the covenants find their ultimate fulfilment in the seed of Abraham and David, Jesus the Messiah. ’In thee shall all families of the earth be blessed’ (Gen.12:3) Both Gentile and Jewish believers