Noahic Covenant Research Paper

The Noahic covenant was made by God in response to the devastating punishment he had just delivered in response to human sin (129). This covenant was made with all peoples and creatures as a promise that never again would God destroy the earth by flood (Gen 9:8-11). Here God established himself as King over all creation, as Judge against sin and rebellion, and as the Redeemer saving Noah and his family (Gen 6:5-8). God also reiterates his plan to have humans multiply on the earth, showing his desire to have humans in relationship with him (129). Finally, God also commanded Noah to live rightly, giving commands that extend to all peoples (Gen 9:4-7). Covenant with Abraham
God’s covenant with Abraham was the means of choosing from all peoples the line of one man through whom salvation would be granted and the kingdom achieved (135-6). God acted as King in giving this covenant granting progeny (seed), property (land), and prosperity …show more content…
The nation of Israel received the blessings of the covenant when they became a mighty nation (Exod 1:7), entered the Promised Land (Josh 4:19-24), and lived under David and Solomon who both exhibited faith like Abraham (Heb 11:32-33). Eventually, Jesus as King became the means of mediating blessings (the Holy Spirit) and curses (judgment) onto all people, both the seed of Abraham and those outside the Abrahamic covenant (255-6, 260). Through Jesus, God grafted Gentiles into the Abrahamic line to receive the blessings of the eschatological kingdom (Rom 11:17). In the future, the covenant promises will be fulfilled as many Jews are saved, a new Zion is made in which God will be forever present with the people, and all redeemed people receive everlasting life and sinless perfection (269-70, Rev 21). Both the Noahic and Abrahamic covenants are within what Blaising and Bock term the “patriarchal dispensation”