covenants Flashcards
God’s covenant in Genesis 6
Noah’s ark
what was God’s covenant with Noah
Make an ark with rooms and shelter as God will bring a flood to destroy everything on his earth and will never again curse the ground
the outward sign of Noah’s ark
rainbow
God’s covenant in Genesis 17
Between Abraham and God
what was God’s covenant with Abraham
Abraham will be the ancestor of a multitude of nations, an everlasting covenant to offspring of many generations. giving the land of Israel for holding, keeping, and blessing by the people.
the outward sign of Abraham’s covenant
circumcision
God’s covenant in Exodus 19-24
Moses at Mount Sinai
what was God’s covenant with the Israelites (Hebrew later Jews)
God expanded the covenant with them and helped them escape slavery
the outward sign of Moses’ covenant
the ten commandments, the stone tablet
conclusion of moses’ covenant
God’s laws free us from slavery to error and selfishness (sin) so that we can live together in peace
God’s covenant in Samuel and Jeremiah
David
what was God’s covenant with David
all the prior covenants failed so to renew them, he promised that a messiah would come from King David’s descendants. he will make the house of Israel and Judah which he will put his law within them and on their hearts.
the outward sign of David’s covenant
Abraham, the temple itself