Chapter 2: Covenants
What is God's role in the Abrahamic Covenant?
"I will be your God and you will be My people"
Which prophet foretold punishment for Israel's sins and promised that God would write a new covenant on their hearts?
Jeremiah
What do all covenants made between God and the Isrealites point to ?
Jesus
What kind of covenant is the Davidic Covenant?
Unconditional
How many major covenants are in the Bible?
seven
What are the terms in the Mosaic Covenant?
the 10 commandments
What was built to encase the 10 Commandments?
the Ark of the Covenant
What are the two parts of a covenant?
- describes himself and what he has done - then there is a list of obligations - rewards of covenant or punishment of breaking the covenant - an oath involving an outward sign (physical symbol)
What are the outward signs of the Abrahamic Covenant?
1. men had to be circumcised 2. God changed Abraham's name 3. God promised Abraham land 4. Abraham was granted many descendants
How many additional laws are in the 10 commandments?
613
What was Abrahams original name and what does it mean?
Abram: means king consort to the moon God
Which prophet condemned genocide, sexual excess, and violence and insisted that true worship of God required concrete actions of Justice towards the weak and poor?
Amos
a solemn agreement between human beings or between God and a human being in which mutual commitments are made
covenant
What are the 10 Commandments also known as and what
Decalogue: means 10
What are the 7 covenants in the Bible?
Edenic Adamic Noahic Abrahamic Mosesic Davidic New or Eternal
What are the parties in the Abrahamic Covenant?
God Abraham and his descendants
What are the terms of the Abrahamic Covenant?
God made a covenant with Abraham and made him an ancestor of a multitude of nations
What are the terms of the Edenic Covenant?
God outlines human beings responsibility towards creation
What are the terms of the Adamic Covenant?
God outlines the conditions against the fallen humanity (It pronounced original sin) God also announces His plans for Salvation
What are the terms of the Davidic Covenant?
God will establish David's descendants (a kingdom and an eternal rule) forever and build a throne for all generations
What are the terms in the Noahic Covenant?
God will never send a flood to destroy the earth again
What are the parties in the Adamic Covenant?
God, Adam, Eve, and all of humanity
Who are the parties of the Edinic Covenant?
God, Eve, Adam, and all of humanity (b/c Adam means all of humanity)
What are the in the Noahic Covenant?
God, Noah, and humanity
What are the terms of the Mosaic Covenant?
Israelites has to obey God and the 10 Commandments
What are the parties in the Mosaic Covenant?
Moses, Israelites, and God
Who of David's descendants will build God's "house" (he first Temple of Jerusalem)?
Solomon
What happens to the Israelites when God gives Moses the 10 Commandments?
The Israelites become a nation
What are the outward signs of the Davidic Covenant?
The eternal kingdom of David's descendants and the temple that was built
What is the outward sign of the Noahic Covenant?
a rainbow
Where does the word covenant come from
comes from a Hebrew root word (berith)
What kind of covenant is the Mosaic Covenant?
conditional
the receiver must meet certain obligations or conditions of the covenant before the giver of the covenant is obligated to fulfill what was promised
conditional covenant
the terms of the covenant depend on the one receiving the covenant, not on the one granting it
conditional covenant
A covenant is just a promise
false: it implies much more because it is a Sacred unbreakable bond
What does Abraham mean?
father of many nations
How many of the major covenants apply to all human beings?
four
What is so rare about the covenants made between God and humans?
gods would never lower themselves to the level of humans
What is the outward sign in the Mosaic Covenant?
the actual tables of the 10 commandments
What is an example of a conditional covenant?
the covenant between God and Adam and Eve
What is an example of an unconditional covenant?
the covenant between God and Noah
What are the outward signs in the Adamic Covenant?
the curses God gives to Adam and Eve and "the seed" (the offspring)
What books detail the additional Laws in the 10 commandments and how Israel succeeded or failed, at obeying the Law?
the history books of the OT
What are the two outward signs in the Edenic covenant?
the tree of knowledge and the garden
How many of the major covenants apply to specifically the Jews and the Children of Abraham?
three
What does the word berith mean?
to cut, shackle, or chain
What ceremony always accompanied the making of a covenant in the OT?
two people passed through the cut bodies of slain animals after making the agreement
What kind of covenant is the Adamic Covenant?
uncondition
What kind of covenant is the Abrahamic Covenant?
unconditional
fulfillment for what is promised depends solely upon the authority and integrity of the one making the covenant. No "if" attached to it
unconditional covenant