What’s the Big Idea? An Overview of The Biblical Covenants

The Story of Scripture God’s plan revealed (Gen 1-2)God’s plan revealed (Gen 1-2) –To fill the earth with His glory… –…through human representatives God’s plan disrupted (Gen 3)God’s plan disrupted (Gen 3) God’s plan restoredGod’s plan restored –Storyline of the rest of the Bible –Through 4 covenants

“Covenant” A binding agreement between two or more parties

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1) Abrahamic Covenant –Genesis 12; 15; 17; 26 –Parties: God, Abraham, “seed” –Promises: Land, “seed,” blessing –Nature: Irrevocable and everlasting promise The Biblical Covenants

1) Abrahamic Covenant –Deficiency: No instruction or enablement to receive promises The Biblical Covenants

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2) Mosaic Covenant –Exodus 19; Deut. 5; –Parties: God & Israel –Promises: Blessings and cursings –Nature: Conditional and binding The Biblical Covenants

2) Mosaic Covenant –Relation to AC: Provides conditions for receiving promises –Deficiency: Requirement without enablement The Biblical Covenants

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3) Davidic Covenant –2 Samuel 7; Psalm 89:1-4, –Parties: God, David and his “seed” –Promises: House, throne, kingdom –Nature: Irrevocable and everlasting promise The Biblical Covenants

3) Davidic Covenant –Relation to AC: Clarified “seed” promise –Relation to MC: King governed by MC –Deficiency: Still no desire to obey The Biblical Covenants

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4) New Covenant –Jeremiah 31; Ezek. 36; Luke 22:20 –Parties: God, Israel and Judah –Promises: Spiritual enablement and physical blessing –Nature: Irrevocable and everlasting promise The Biblical Covenants

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4) New Covenant –Relation to AC: provides enablement to receive the promises –Relation to MC: replaces MC –Relation to DC: provides a descendent of David to rule forever The Biblical Covenants

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Thank God that… He didn’t give up on us after Genesis 3.He didn’t give up on us after Genesis 3. He committed to fix what we broke.He committed to fix what we broke. All God’s blessings come to us freely through Jesus, son of Abraham, son of David.All God’s blessings come to us freely through Jesus, son of Abraham, son of David.