1. God’s Covenants Adam & Eve Noah Abraham Moses David Jesus
Marriage (Man & Woman)
Noah
Family
Abraham
Tribe
Moses
Nation (Israel)
David
Kingdom
Jesus
Humanity (All people)
God’s chooses to grow and expand His family through His covenants until ultimately through Christ the family of God includes all of humanity.
He begins with a covenant to marriage (one man + one woman).
With Noah, the covenant applies to Noah, his wife, his sons, and his sons wives.
Abraham is the chieftan of a tribe and so God’s covenant applies to everyone within that tribe.
Moses is the leader of a nation and so God’s covenant applies to everyone within the nation of Israel.
David is anointed King of Israel and so God applies his covenant to everyone within David’s kingdom.
Finally, Jesus fulfills the covenants of Old and offers the New Covenant by which all of humanity is included in God’s saving plan.
Information adapted from A Father Who Keeps His Promises: God’s Covenant Love in Scripture by Scott Hahn (Servant Books, 1998)