God's Methods of Hymnwriting

The covenant of creation refers to the fact that God, in the beginning, established a lordly relationship with the first humans (Adam and Eve) and with all of creaturely existence for posterity, promising the fullness of life for obedience to the moral law and the curse of death for disobedience.11 Cory Brock, “The Covenant of Creation,” in Lexham Survey of Theology, ed. Mark Ward et al. (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2018).

The Covenants of Grace:

A covenant in which God offers all the benefits of salvation to sinners who, by God’s gracious ordination, receive them by faith in Christ.1

1 Brian Collins, “The Covenants of Grace,” in Lexham Survey of Theology, ed. Mark Ward et al. (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2018).

-Noahic Covenant

The Noahic covenant—made by God with Noah, his seed, all creatures, and the earth itself—enables the fulfillment of God’s original purposes for man and creation by establishing a stable world in which to work out the divine plan of redemption.1

1 Brian Collins, “The Noahic Covenant,” in Lexham Survey of Theology, ed. Mark Ward et al. (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2018).

-Abrahamic Covenant

The Abrahamic covenant, made by God with Abraham and his seed, contributes to the restoration of God’s purposes for mankind by singling out Abraham and his seed to be the means by which redemption and its blessings are brought to all the nations.1

1 Brian Collins, “The Abrahamic Covenant,” in Lexham Survey of Theology, ed. Mark Ward et al. (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2018).

-Mosaic Covenant

The Mosaic covenant, made by God with the nation Israel, contributed to the restoration of God’s purposes for mankind by setting apart Israel as the nation that would further the fulfillment of the Abrahamic covenant, carry out symbols and types that illumined God’s plan of redemption, and demonstrate the futility of any salvation based on personal righteousness.1

1 Brian Collins, “The Mosaic Covenant,” in Lexham Survey of Theology, ed. Mark Ward et al. (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2018).

-Davidic Covenant

2 sam 7:8-16 “Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth. Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime, And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the Lord telleth thee that he will make thee an house. And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build an house for my name, an…”

The Davidic covenant, made by God with David and his house, contributed to the restoration of God’s purposes for mankind by establishing a Davidic dynasty and promising an eternal Davidic kingdom that would restore the rule of man under God’s greater rule on earth.1

1 Brian Collins, “The Davidic Covenant,” in Lexham Survey of Theology, ed. Mark Ward et al. (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2018).

-The New Covenant

The new covenant, made by God with his people, was ratified at the cross of Christ, secures the gift of the Spirit, transforms hearts, and brings to completion the entire divine plan of redemption.1

1 Brian Collins, “The New Covenant,” in Lexham Survey of Theology, ed. Mark Ward et al. (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2018).

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