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

What’s the Big What’s the Big Idea?Idea?

An Overview of An Overview of The Biblical CovenantsThe Biblical Covenants

The Story of The Story of ScriptureScripture

•God’s plan revealed God’s plan revealed (Gen 1-2)(Gen 1-2)

–To fill the earth with His glory…To fill the earth with His glory…–……through human representativesthrough human representatives

•God’s plan disrupted God’s plan disrupted (Gen 3)(Gen 3)

•God’s plan restoredGod’s plan restored–Storyline of the rest of the BibleStoryline of the rest of the Bible–Through 4 covenantsThrough 4 covenants

““Covenant”Covenant”

A binding agreement A binding agreement between two or more between two or more

partiesparties

2090 BC

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1) Abrahamic Covenant1) Abrahamic Covenant

–Genesis 12; 15; 17; 26Genesis 12; 15; 17; 26

–PartiesParties: God, Abraham, : God, Abraham, “seed”“seed”

–PromisesPromises: Land, “seed,” : Land, “seed,” blessingblessing

–NatureNature: Irrevocable and : Irrevocable and everlasting promiseeverlasting promise

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1) Abrahamic Covenant1) Abrahamic Covenant

–DeficiencyDeficiency: No : No instructioninstruction or or enablementenablement to receive to receive promisespromises

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2090 BC

Mosaic Covenant1446BC

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2) Mosaic Covenant2) Mosaic Covenant

–Exodus 19; Deut. 5; 28-31Exodus 19; Deut. 5; 28-31

–PartiesParties: God & Israel: God & Israel

–PromisesPromises: Blessings and : Blessings and cursingscursings

–NatureNature: Conditional and : Conditional and bindingbinding

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2) Mosaic Covenant2) Mosaic Covenant

–Relation to ACRelation to AC: Provides : Provides conditions for receiving conditions for receiving promisespromises

–DeficiencyDeficiency: Requirement : Requirement without enablementwithout enablement

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2090 BC

Mosaic Covenant1446BC

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3) Davidic Covenant3) Davidic Covenant

–2 Samuel 7; Psalm 89:1-4, 27-2 Samuel 7; Psalm 89:1-4, 27-3737

–PartiesParties: God, David and his : God, David and his “seed”“seed”

–PromisesPromises: House, throne, : House, throne, kingdomkingdom

–NatureNature: Irrevocable and : Irrevocable and everlasting promiseeverlasting promise

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3) Davidic Covenant3) Davidic Covenant

–Relation to ACRelation to AC: Clarified : Clarified “seed” promise“seed” promise

–Relation to MCRelation to MC: King : King governed by MCgoverned by MC

–DeficiencyDeficiency: Still no desire : Still no desire to obeyto obey

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2090 BC

Mosaic Covenant1446BC

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977BCDavidic Covenant

580BCNew Covenant

4) New Covenant4) New Covenant

– Jeremiah 31; Ezek. 36; Luke Jeremiah 31; Ezek. 36; Luke 22:2022:20

–PartiesParties: God, Israel and Judah: God, Israel and Judah

–PromisesPromises: Spiritual : Spiritual enablement and physical enablement and physical blessingblessing

–NatureNature: Irrevocable and : Irrevocable and everlasting promiseeverlasting promise

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2090 BC

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Mosaic Covenant

Davidic Covenant

New Covenant

4) 4) New CovenantNew Covenant

–Relation to ACRelation to AC: provides : provides enablement to receive the enablement to receive the promisespromises

–Relation to MCRelation to MC: replaces MC: replaces MC

–Relation to DCRelation to DC: provides a : provides a descendent of David to rule descendent of David to rule foreverforever

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2090 BC

33 AD1446BC

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Thank God Thank God that…that…

•He didn’t give up on us He didn’t give up on us after Genesis 3.after Genesis 3.

•He committed to fix what we He committed to fix what we broke.broke.

•All God’s blessings come to All God’s blessings come to us freely through Jesus, son us freely through Jesus, son of Abraham, son of David. of Abraham, son of David.