Covenant

The Exodus, second book of the Pentateuch, is the book of liberation and of the Covenant. Exodus comes from the Greek language and “means, a going out, a departure, a procession.” The original Hebrew title comes from the first words at the beginning of the book, “w'ëLeh sh'môt that means (And these are the names),” which refers to those who initially entered Egypt, seventy in total (Ex 1:5 NRSV), with Jacob and under the protection of Joseph. The Exodus is divided symmetrically into two main…

At this time in history, the city of Dan was known as Laish and historically the city's name did not change to Dan until 1200BC. This is a time difference of 885 years when Abraham goes to the city of Dan compared to when it was actually named Laish. Following the rescue, Lot along with his family moved to Sodom. Because of the wickedness of the city two angels make themselves known to Lot and warn lot to leave Sodom for they are going to destroy the city and the residents within. Recorded in…

kinship and suzerain covenants inform our understanding of God's covenants with us. Fictive kinship helps inform our understanding of God’s covenant with us because of its definition. A fictive kinship is when someone who is not related by blood takes a person in as their family even though they are not blood (p 70-71). This is what God did to us. He took us into his family even though we are not blood because of his love for us. A suzerain covenant lets us know about God’s covenant with us…

never complained about anything. Everything I did before was wonderful, but once we were married, it seemed I could do nothing right. I honestly don’t know what happened.” (Chapman, 13) In the understanding that we have in the importance of the covenant in marriage, we also understand that it takes two people jointly working towards keeping a connection with God in order to…

The Lausanne Covenant Review The Lausanne Covenant author starts of by telling the reader their beliefs. They believe that God’s good news for the whole world is the Gospel. More than 150 nations were involved in the International Congress of World Evangelization. They proclaim that they are “deeply stirred by what God is doing in our day, moved to penitence by our failures and challenged by the unfinished task of evangelization”. By reading the introduction of The Lausanne Covenant you notice…

When analyzing Biblical concept of the covenant in the light of scriptures, it is very important to recognize its political, religious and historical significance. This essay examines why one cannot understand the meaning of Jewish legal observance without understanding the meaning of the covenant. I will also offer a definition of what a covenant is and how it is related to the law which the Jewish people practice and finely provide textual evidence from the book of Genesis 1: 29, Exodus 19:4…

The Covenant Stone is found at the center of the Maryville College campus. Students pass it on a daily basis headed to and from classes. The stone represents what the Maryville College students find value in. Before the Covenant Stone there was just the Covenant, which was ideals that students came up with in 1990. These ideals, according to the Maryville College website, were taken from the College’s Statement of Purpose. The Covenant has three tenets: scholarship, respect and…

Bible; the creation, the fall, the redemption, and the restoration. The Bible records many covenants between human beings. The making of covenants often included signs as well. A covenant is a binding agreement or contract between God and his people. Most significant in Scripture are several covenants God make his creation (man). The covenant requires action from both God and whomever He is making the covenant with. God will never lie nor will He break his promise, but the other party must be a…

The Edenic covenant was prevalent before the fall of man. God created the world and man. God promised man a partner and asked them to dominate over all the animals and live happily in the Eden Garden and in return asked them refrain from eating a fruit from the Tree of Knowledge. This covenant lasted till Adam and Eve were innocent, before their original sin. The Adamic Covenant is made after the fall of man. It begins with the Adam and Eve’s awareness of their sin (Gn.3:7). Scofield terms…

In Luke 22:20, Jesus says, “This cup symbolizes the new covenant in my blood.” This new covenant was introduced to us in Jeremiah 31. This is the introduction of a new covenant, or promises that God made on behalf of his people (p. 99). In fact, the term “New Covenant” is only used in the book of Jeremiah (P. 103). This spectacular passage is the promise of the New Covenant, which Jesus later said was fulfilled in Him. The New Covenant is alluded to in the books of Isaiah, Ezekiel, Hosea…