Abrahamic Covenant Essay

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God established three unconditional covenants: The Abrahamic Covenant provides the blessings of God completely depending on the grace of God, constituting what He will, is and going to do throughout history. This is God’s primary purposes for humanity accomplishing His plans forever. The Mosaic Covenant covers the Laws of God which is conditional obeying the voice of God and given to the Israelites those believing in God’s promise’s given to Abraham describing how the people should be conducting themselves.
Thirdly, the Palestinian Covenant covering two facets: one aspect is simultaneous and conditional (Deuteronomy 27-29) and the next aspect, is God’s grace relating to the future and unconditional (Deuteronomy 30:1-9). Discontentedly, Israel failed to
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Sadly, since Israel failed to meet God’s law of obedience under the Old Testament, God made provisions to under the New Testament. The prophecy of the New Testament, the prophets foretold the New Testament: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah: - Jeremiah 31:31
As we read Jeremiah explains and describes ways that the ‘law of God will put in their inner parts’ and their ‘sins no longer remembered’ (Jeremiah 31:33-34). The writings of Ezekiel, we read of God’s supernatural powers accompanying the New Testament: “And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules.” - Ezekiel 36:27. It is also mentioned in Ezekiel what God will do:
• Will take the people from the nations and gather them from all countries (36:24)

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