Week 6 Key Points - Abrahamic Covenant Flashcards
What are the 3 promises that God made to Abraham?
Land
Children
Blessing
Note the 3 aspects of the blessing that God promises makes to Abraham:
Blessing for himself
Blessing for his descendants
Blessing for all the world through his descendants
Contracts are __________________________ while covenants ____ a _____; goods and services exchanged within ____________________
an exchange of goods and services without a relationship; create a relationship; a covenant arise out of the relationship
When a person of greater power/station enters into a relationship with a person of lower power/station
grant covenant
When a person of lower power/station enters into a relationship with a person of greater power/station
Treaty Covenant
When a people of equal power/station enter into a relationship with one another
Kinship Covenant
Details on the 1st covenant God makes with Abraham:
Type: ____
Promise: _____
Hesitation:____
Limitation: _____
Ratification: _______
Fulfillment: ___________
Type: Grant
Promise: Land
Hesitation: Asking for a Sign
Limitation: Slavery
Ratification: God’s Offering (Genesis 15:12-21)
Fulfillment: Mosaic Covenant
Details on the 2nd covenant God makes with Abraham:
Type: ____
Promise: _____
Hesitation:____
Limitation: _____
Ratification: _______
Fulfillment: ___________
Type: Treaty
Promise: Children
Hesitation: Birth of Ishmael
Limitation: Grant Covenant turned to Treaty Covenant
Ratification: Circumcision (Genesis 17:9-14)
Fulfillment: Davidic Covenant
Details on the 3rd covenant God makes with Abraham:
Type: ____
Promise: _____
Hesitation:____
Limitation: _____
Ratification: _______
Fulfillment: ___________
Type: Kinship
Promise: Blessing
Hesitation: None
Limitation: None
Ratification: (Almost) Sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22)
Fulfillment: New Covenant (Jesus)
