GOD’S COVENANTS WITH MAN

God's Warrior · Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 11:38 pm Post subject: GOD’S COVENANTS WITH MAN

GOD’S COVENANTS WITH MAN
Author - Martha

God explicitly made 6 distinct covenants with promise: (1) The Noahic (Gen, 6:18; 9:8-17) (2) The Abrahamic (Gen. 15:1-21; 17:1-22; 26:2-5,24; 28:13-17); (3) the Mosaic (Ex. 19-20,24) (4) the priestly (Num.24: 10-13); (5) the Davidic (2 Sam. 7:12-16); and the new covenant (Jer.31: 31-34). Five are unconditional and everlasting, and one the Mosaic covenant is conditional and temporary.

The unconditional new covenant fulfills the redemptive conditions envisioned by the conditional old/Mosaic Covenant. Originally promised to Israel (Jer.32;Ezek. 11,36), this covenant extended salvation to the Gentiles through Christ, the messenger and mediator of a better covenant purchased with His own blood. In this covenant, through Christ, believers receive (1) grace (Heb. 10:29); (2) peace (Is..54: 10; Ezek. 34:25; 37:26), (3) Spirit of God (Is.59: 21), (4) redemption (Isa.49: 8;Jer.31: 34;Heb. 10:19-20);(5) removal of sin (Jer.31: 34; Rom 11:27; Heb. 10:17); (6) new heart (Jer.31: 33; Ezek.16: 62; 37:26-27; Heb.8: 10).