Covenant
covenant is a agreement between God and living creatures
examples
Covenant with Noah (Genesis 9)
Covenant with Abraham (Genesis 12)
Covenant with Moses (Exodus 19-24)
Covenant with David (2 Samuel 7)
The New Covenant (Jeremiah 31)
Characteristics of a Covenant
A covenant is like a treaty or alliance
A covenant has conditions
A covenant is sealed with a ceremony
A covenant is celebrated with both parties present
types of Covenants
Number of biblical covenants.
Edenic covenant.
Noahic covenant
Abrahamic covenant.
Mosaic covenant.
Priestly covenant.
Davidic covenant
New covenant
Parts of a Covenant
Call
God calls upon a chosen person to perform a task for Him.
Covenant
God and this person make an agreement - if the called upon person is willing to do what God has asked them, God will grant them something in return.
Test
God will test this person's loyalty to see if they truly believe and can be trusted with this task.
biblical meaning of covenant
the promises made to humanity by God, as revealed in Scripture.