1. Session 25: WCF Chapter VII - Of God’s Covenant with Man, Sections 5&6

2. Outline of WCF Chapter VII
7.1 Only God can bridge the separation between Him and man. He condescends to by means of covenants.
7.2 God first revealed His Covenant of Works, conditioned upon Adam’s perfect obedience.
7.3 When Adam disobeyed, God next revealed His Covenant of Grace, conditioned upon Christ’s perfect obedience.
7.4 The Covenant of Grace is often called a testament, because Jesus’ death puts the Covenant into effect.
7.5 & 7.6 More detail on the Covenant of Grace...

3. Covenant
(7.1)
Works
(7.2)
Grace
(7.3)
Testament (7.4)/
Dispensation
Old
(7.5)
New
(7.6)
The Lord Jesus Christ
Testator

4. 2 Corinthians 3:6-9
Romans 4:11
Colossians 2:11,12
1 Corinthians 5:7
1 Corinthians 10:1-4
Hebrews 11:13
John 8:56
Galatians 3:7-9, 14

5. CHAPTER VII - Of God’s Covenant with Man
5. This covenant was differently administered in the time of the law, and in the time of the gospel: under the law it was administered by promises, prophecies, sacrifices, circumcision, the paschal lamb, and other types and ordinances delivered to the people of the Jews, all foresignifying Christ to come; which were, for that time, sufficient and efficacious, through the operation of the Spirit, to instruct and build up the elect in faith in the promised Messiah, by whom they had full remission of sins, and eternal salvation; and is called the old Testament.

6. Promises – Legally binding declarations by God that give the person or people to whom they are made a right to expect the performance or forbearance of a specified act

7. Promises

8. Prophecies – Advance disclosures by God of future events

9. Prophecies

10. Sacrifices – Burnt, meal, peace, sin and trespass offerings that foreshadowed Christ’s once and final sacrifice

11. Sacrifices

12. Circumcision – A sign and sacrament symbolizing one’s participation in a covenant

13. The Paschal Lamb – The lamb sacrificed at Passover

14. The Paschal Lamb

15. Types – Models of a future likeness called an “antitype”

17. Ordinances – Laws and regulations indicating God’s righteousness

18. Ordinances – The Law
2 Timothy 3:16 – “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness”
Galatians 3:19a – “Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made”
Romans 7:6 – “But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit and not in the old way of the written code.”
Romans 6:14 – “For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.”

19. Colossians 2:17
Jeremiah 31:33,34
Ephesians 2:14-19
Galatians 3:14,16
Acts 15:11
Romans 3:21-23,30
Psalm 32:1
Hebrews 13:8

20. CHAPTER VII - Of God’s Covenant with Man
6. Under the gospel, when Christ, the substance, was exhibited, the ordinances in which this covenant is dispensed are the preaching of the Word, and the administration of the sacraments of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper: which, though fewer in number, and administered with more simplicity, and less outward glory, yet, in them, it is held forth in more fullness, evidence, and spiritual efficacy, to all nations, both Jews and Gentiles; and is called the new Testament. There are not therefore two covenants of grace, differing in substance, but one and the same, under various dispensations.

21. Preaching of the Word – Announcing the Gospel with the purpose of exhorting listeners to become disciples of Jesus Christ – The Great Commission of Matthew 28:19-20.

22. The administration of the sacrament of Baptism (a rite of identification) – In Reformed Theology, a sign and symbol of initiation into the visible church, or body of people who publicly claim faith in Christ.

23. The administration of the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper (a rite of communion) – In Reformed Theology, a ceremony that spiritually nourishes and strengthens a believer’s unity with Christ.

24. CHAPTER VII - Of God’s Covenant with Man
6. Under the gospel, when Christ, the substance, was exhibited, the ordinances in which this covenant is dispensed are the preaching of the Word, and the administration of the sacraments of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper: which, though fewer in number, and administered with more simplicity, and less outward glory, yet, in them, it is held forth in more fullness, evidence, and spiritual efficacy, to all nations, both Jews and Gentiles; and is called the new Testament. There are not therefore two covenants of grace, differing in substance, but one and the same, under various dispensations.

25. “more fullness” – Describes the Lord’s Supper, which more fully pictures the sacrifice of Christ than the sacrifice of a lamb.
“evidence” – Christ’s death is clear “evidence” that he was indeed the lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.
“more spiritual efficacy” – The Spirit of God works more powerfully and extensively than in the previous dispensation.

26. Happy Easter!
Numbers 2

27. 1 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 2 “The people of Israel shall camp each by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers' houses. They shall camp facing the tent of meeting on every side. 3 Those to camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah by their companies..., 4 his company as listed being 74,600. 5 Those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar..., 6 his company as listed being 54,400. 7 Then the tribe of Zebulun..., 8 his company as listed being 57,400. 9 All those listed of the camp of Judah, by their companies, were 186,400. They shall set out first on the march.

28. 10 “On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben by their companies..., 11 his company as listed being 46,  And those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon..., 13 his company as listed being 59,  Then the tribe of Gad..., 15 his company as listed being 45,  All those listed of the camp of Reuben, by their companies, were 151,450. They shall set out second.

29. 17 “Then the tent of meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; as they camp, so shall they set out, each in position, standard by standard.

30. 18 “On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim by their companies..., 19 his company as listed being 40,  And next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh..., 21 his company as listed being 32,  Then the tribe of Benjamin..., 23 his company as listed being 35,  All those listed of the camp of Ephraim, by their companies, were 108,100. They shall set out third on the march.

31. 25 “On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan by their companies..., 26 his company as listed being 62,  And those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher..., 28 his company as listed being 41,  Then the tribe of Naphtali..., 30 his company as listed being 53,  All those listed of the camp of Dan were 157,600. They shall set out last, standard by standard.”

32. 32 These are the people of Israel as listed by their fathers’ houses
32 These are the people of Israel as listed by their fathers’ houses. All those listed in the camps by their companies were 603,  But the Levites were not listed among the people of Israel, as the Lord commanded Moses.

33. N Camp of Ephraim Camp of Reuben Camp of Dan Camp of Judah Benjamin
Manasseh
Ephraim N
Camp of Reuben
Tabernacle
Camp of
Dan
Gad
Gershon
Dan
Simeon
Kohath
Merari
Asher
Reuben
Naphtali
Moses & Priests
Camp of Judah
Judah
Issachar
Zebulun

34. N Camp of Ephraim Camp of Reuben Camp of Dan Camp of Judah Gershon
Tabernacle
Camp of
Dan
Gershon
(His Banishment)
Kohath (Cong-
rega-tion)
Merari
(Strong)
Moses & Priests
Camp of Judah

35. The Four Faces of the Cherubim
Ezekiel 1:10
Ezekiel 10:14
Revelation 4:7

36. The Four Gospels Matthew – The Lion of the Tribe of Judah (Lion)
Mark – The Suffering Servant (Ox)
Luke – The Son of Man (Man)
John – The Son of God (Eagle)

37. N Camp of Ephraim Camp of Reuben Camp of Dan Camp of Judah Benjamin
(35,400)
Manasseh
(32,200)
Ephraim
(40,500) N
Camp of Reuben
Tabernacle
Camp of
Dan
Gad (45,650)
Gershon
Dan (62,700)
Simeon (59,300)
Kohath
Merari
Asher (41,500)
Reuben (46,500)
Naphtali (53,400)
Moses & Priests
Camp of Judah
Judah
(74,600)
Issachar (54,400)
Zebulun (57,400)

38. N Camp of Ephraim (108,100) Camp of Reuben (151,450) Camp of
Tabernacle
Camp of
Dan (157,600)
Gershon
Kohath
Merari
Moses & Priests
Camp of Judah
(186,400)

39. N

40. The Camp of Israel

42. Personal
Personal
Focus
Focus

43. What do details as this do to your respect of the Bible?