Covenant breakers
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· 16 viewsCovenants were central to OT life, with the result that those who broke covenants, and especially those who violated the covenant between God and Israel, were regarded as a serious threat to social stability.
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The importance of covenants
The importance of covenants
The covenant between God and his people
The covenant between God and his people
When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.”
See also 2 Sa 23:5; Is 24:5; Is 55:3
God will remain faithful to his covenant
God will remain faithful to his covenant
Now the angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, “I brought you up from Egypt and brought you into the land that I swore to give to your fathers. I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you,
See also Ps 105:8; Is 54:10
Covenants between people
Covenants between people
Covenants made in the sight of God were permanently binding
Covenants made in the sight of God were permanently binding
Nu 30:2; 1 Sa 23:16–18
See also Dt 23:21; Ec 5:4
Condemnation of those who break covenants
Condemnation of those who break covenants
But like Adam they transgressed the covenant;
there they dealt faithlessly with me.
See also Pr 2:17
Examples of covenants between people
Examples of covenants between people
Ge 21:27; Jos 24:24; 2 Sa 5:3; 1 Ki 5:12; 1 Ki 20:34; Je 34:8
Examples of breaking the covenant with God
Examples of breaking the covenant with God
Coveting the possessions of others
Coveting the possessions of others
Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
See also Ex 20:17
Stealing
Stealing
“You shall not steal.
See also Dt 23:24
Using dishonest weights or scales
Using dishonest weights or scales
Le 19:35–36; Pr 20:23
See also Dt 25:13–16; Ho 12:7–8; Am 8:5
Moving boundary stones
Moving boundary stones
Do not move an ancient landmark
or enter the fields of the fatherless,
See also Dt 19:14; Dt 27:17
Extortion
Extortion
Shall not all these take up their taunt against him, with scoffing and riddles for him, and say,
“Woe to him who heaps up what is not his own—
for how long?—
and loads himself with pledges!”
See also Is 10:1–2; Eze 22:12; Am 5:11
Breach of trust
Breach of trust
Le 6:2; Eze 16:17
Not repaying loans
Not repaying loans
The wicked borrows but does not pay back,
but the righteous is generous and gives;
Not paying fair wages
Not paying fair wages
See also Ge 31:6–9
Failing to care for aliens
Failing to care for aliens
Aliens living in Israel were regarded as having privileged status amongst Gentiles, and were treated as covenant people in some respects:
Aliens living in Israel were regarded as having privileged status amongst Gentiles, and were treated as covenant people in some respects:
Ex 23:9; Dt 29:9–15; Dt 31:12; Jos 8:33–35