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WeeK 1: Jesus Is the Cornerstone

Week 2: Origins of Sin and its Consequences

Week 3: God will cover our sins

What is a covenant

A Covenant can be defined as follows: a covenant is a relationship in which two parties make binding promises to each other.

A study called Covenant Theology - a branch of theological study that examines the Bible within the context of the Bible's covenants.

The two covenants typically of focus:

1. Covenant of works (conditional covenant)

A conditional covenant is an agreement between two or more parties that requires certain terms to be met.

If the terms are met, there will be one kind of result (favorable).

If the terms are not met, there will be a different result (unfavorable)

example of a conditional covenant: A company hires a contractor to construct an office building for a certain amount of money.

If the contractor fails to complete the building as laid out in the contract agreement, the company will withhold payment to the contractor.

2. Covenant of grace.

(Unconditional Covenant)

An unconditional covenant is also known as a "covenant of grace" or a grant.

In unconditional covenants, agreement by both parties is not necessary.

One party makes an oath to another person and keeps it, regardless of the opinion/wants of the other party.

example of a unconditional covenant: A father and mother promise unconditionally to pay for college in full for their child.

The child’s grades and general behavior cannot affect the keeping of the promise.

Even if the child is a poor student, disrespectful, or involved with drugs, the parents must follow through on their commitment.

A third covenant, the covenant of redemption, is also frequently emphasized.

These two (or three) covenants are seen as extensions of the seven covenants mentioned in Scripture (Adamic, Noahic, Abrahamic, Palestinian, Mosaic, Davidic, and New)

These two covenants are seen as extensions of the seven covenants mentioned in Scripture.

7 Different Covenants in the bible made by God.

Adamic, Noahic, Abrahamic, Palestinian, Mosaic, Davidic, and New

1. Adamic Covenant.

Found in this covenant is general in nature.

It included the command not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, pronounced a curse for sin, and spoke of a future provision for man's redemption.

Gen 1:26-30

2. Noahic Covenant.

This general covenant was made between God and Noah following the departure of Noah, his family, and the animals from the ark.

Found in , "I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth."

This covenant included a sign of God's faithfulness to keep it—the rainbow.

Gen 9:11

The clouds cover the earth… covering

3. Abrahamic Covenant.

This unconditional covenant, first made to Abraham in , promised God's blessing upon Abraham, to make his name great and to make his progeny into a great nation.

The covenant also promised blessing to those who blessed Abraham and cursing to those who cursed him.

Further, God vowed to bless the entire world through Abraham's seed.

Circumcision was the sign that Abraham believed the covenant ().

The fulfillment of this covenant is seen in the history of Abraham's descendants and in the creation of the nation of Israel.

The worldwide blessing came through Jesus Christ, who was of Abraham's family line.

Romans 4:

4. Palestinian Covenant.

This unconditional covenant, found in , noted God's promise to scatter Israel if they disobeyed God, then to restore them at a later time to their land.

This covenant has been fulfilled twice, with the Babylonian Captivity 586 B.C. and subsequent rebuilding of Jerusalem under Cyrus the Great; and with the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70, followed by the reinstatement of the nation of Israel in 1948.

5. Mosaic Covenant.

This conditional covenant, found in and elsewhere, promised the Israelites a blessing for obedience and a curse for disobedience.

Much of the Old Testament chronicles the fulfillment of this cycle of judgment for sin and later blessing when God's people repented and returned to God.

6. Davidic Covenant.

This unconditional covenant, found in , promised to bless David's family line and assured an everlasting kingdom.

Jesus is from the family line of David () and, as the Son of David (), is the fulfillment of this covenant.

Luke 1:32-

7. New Covenant.

This covenant, found in , promised that God would forgive sin and have a close, unbroken relationship with His people.

The promise was first made to Israel and then extended to everyone who comes to Jesus Christ in faith (; ).