Relationship between each of the four main covenants
The following paper will show the relationship between the Abrahamic, Mosaic, Davidic and New Covenant by defining each as presented in context, and then explaining and validating how each covenant relates to each other.
Abrahamic Covenant
The Abrahamic Covenant is a covenant made between God and Abraham. In looking at the context, the promises of the covenant were outlined first in Gen 12:1-3, and later the covenant was confirmed in Gen 15. The Promise, and ultimately the covenant, included blessings. “Specifically, Abram’s name would be great; a great nation would emerge from his loins; all nations would be blessed through him and his seed; his physical descendants would possess the land then occupied by the Canaanites; his descendants would be as …show more content…
In context, it dealt specifically with how the Israelites should live. The Mosaic Covenant is seen throughout the Old Testament and, as Walvood states, it is “ad interim, that is, it was a covenant for al limited period, beginning with Moses and ending with Christ. Basically, it was a sovereign covenant in which God declared his will for Israel. Though Israel did indicate a preliminary willingness to be it, they certainly failed as history records.”
The Covenant came at Mt Sinai, very near Israel’s departure from Egypt, and makes for the beginning of a new era for God’s people. It marked the next stage in the fulfillment of the Abrahamic promises and has a theological context of worshiping God and a redemptive context of deliverance from Egypt. The Mosaic Covenant was clearly for Israel and resembled a format that Israel would be familiar with including a Preamble (Ex 19:3), Historical Prologue (Ex 19:4), Statement of General Principles/Stipulations (Ex 19:5), and finally Blessings (Ex
The following paper will show the relationship between the Abrahamic, Mosaic, Davidic and New Covenant by defining each as presented in context, and then explaining and validating how each covenant relates to each other.
Abrahamic Covenant
The Abrahamic Covenant is a covenant made between God and Abraham. In looking at the context, the promises of the covenant were outlined first in Gen 12:1-3, and later the covenant was confirmed in Gen 15. The Promise, and ultimately the covenant, included blessings. “Specifically, Abram’s name would be great; a great nation would emerge from his loins; all nations would be blessed through him and his seed; his physical descendants would possess the land then occupied by the Canaanites; his descendants would be as …show more content…
In context, it dealt specifically with how the Israelites should live. The Mosaic Covenant is seen throughout the Old Testament and, as Walvood states, it is “ad interim, that is, it was a covenant for al limited period, beginning with Moses and ending with Christ. Basically, it was a sovereign covenant in which God declared his will for Israel. Though Israel did indicate a preliminary willingness to be it, they certainly failed as history records.”
The Covenant came at Mt Sinai, very near Israel’s departure from Egypt, and makes for the beginning of a new era for God’s people. It marked the next stage in the fulfillment of the Abrahamic promises and has a theological context of worshiping God and a redemptive context of deliverance from Egypt. The Mosaic Covenant was clearly for Israel and resembled a format that Israel would be familiar with including a Preamble (Ex 19:3), Historical Prologue (Ex 19:4), Statement of General Principles/Stipulations (Ex 19:5), and finally Blessings (Ex