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Early Covenants – for use with Session 13

May 21, 2015 by Dwayne McCrary

Old ChurchIn Session 13 of the Minor Prophets study, leaders are directed to look at various covenants in Scripture. Here are a few of the covenants listed that will help you get started:

1: Edenic (innocence), between God and mankind; Man was created in the image of God and told to be fruitful and multiply. Genesis 1:26-30;2:16-17

2: Adamic (grace), with Adam and Eve, Satan; Because of their sin, the woman would bear children in anguish and the man would struggle for survival. Death was introduced as the inescapable fate of all living things. Genesis 3:16-19

3: Noahic (faithfulness) with Noah and his family; God’s divine oath or promise to not repeat the great flood Genesis 9:8-17

4: Abrahamaic (blessing and redemption) between Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; God promised to give the land of Canaan to Abraham’s descendants after a long sojourn in a foreign land. God’s covenant promise was extended to include international relations, many descendants, and to be God of Abraham’s descendants forever. Genesis 12:1-3;15:18; 17:2

4: Mosaic (written Word) with Moses and the Israelites; The Israelites gained redemption from slavery based on their confession of God’s salvation and their obedience to God and His covenant law (eventually the Ten Commandments). Exodus 6:5-6; 19:4;23:32; 24:3-8; 31:16

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