BIBLE COVENANTS
The study of Bible Covenants helps us to understand who the bible is talking about and who the Bible is talking to. and this helps us avoid Mis- Application of the Word of God. we will discuss eight (8) Covenants in this lesson.
1. Edenic (Gen. 2:16)
2. Adamic (Gen. 3:15)
3. Noahic (Gen. 9:16)
4. Abrahamic (Gen. 12:2)
5. Palestinian (Gen. 17:18; Deut. 30:1-10)
6. Mosaic (Ex. 12:5)
7. Davidic (II Sam. 7:2)
8. New Covenant (Jer. 31:31; Heb. 8;8)
Now from the eight covenants here, there are three (3) Universal or general covenants and they are:
1. Edenic - All people were represented in the fall with Adam.
2. The Adamic - This shows that the penalty of sin passed on to all mankind.
3. Noahic - God make a promise that the waters will never become a flood to destroy all flesh again. All the rest of the Covenants are primarily unto Israel and the Israelites, also with far reaching blessings on the Gentiles.
THE THREE GENERAL COVENANTS
1. THE EDEMIC COVENANT (Gen. 1:28; 2:15-16)
a. Adam is to propagate the earth.
b. To subdue the earth for man.
c. To have dominion over all living things.
d. To care for the garden of Eden.
e. To abstain from eating of the tree of the knowledge of Good and evil, with the penalty of death if he disobeyed it.
2. THE ADAMIC COVENANT (Gen. 3:14-19)
a. The serpent, satan's instrument, is cursed (Gen. 3:13)
b. The promise of a Redeemer (Gen. 3:15)
c. The change of the state of woman:
1. Multiplied conception.
2. Sorrow (pain) in motherhood.
3. The man shall rule over her.
d. He was to have sorrow in life. (Gen. 3:17)
e. The sorrowful penalty of death. (Gen. 3:18-19)
f. He became burdened with the job of tilling the soil. (Gen.
3:18-19)
3. THE NOAHIC COVENANT (Gen. 9:15-16)
a. This Covenant set up Human government:
1. Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his
blood be shed (Gen. 9:5-6)
2. No additional curse is placed upon man at this time,
neither will God destroy the earth with a flood again
(Gen. 8:21)
3. While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest,
cold and heat, summer and winter, and day and
night shall not cease. (Gen. 8:22)
4. Man can eat flesh in hi diet (Gen. 9:3-4)
5. Canaan, the son of Cush, will be a servant to the
sons of Shem and Japheth. (Gen. 9:25)
SPECIFIC UNCONDITIONAL COVENANTS
4. ABRAHAMIC COVENANT (Gen. 12:2)
a. To Abraham and his seed.
1. The promise of a great nation "I will make thee a great nation." (Gen. 12:2)
2. Four Personal Promises to Abraham:
a. A Father of many nations (Gen. 7:16)
b. I will bless thee (Gen. 13:4-17; Gen. 15:6; John
8:56)
c. Make thy name great (Gen. 12:2)
d. Thou shalt be a blessing (Rom. 4:1-22; Gal.
3:16)
3. Promise to the Gentiles I will bless them that bless
thee and curse them that curseth thee (Gen. 12:3)
5. PALESTINIAN COVENANT (Gen. 17:8; Deut. 30:1-10)
1. Through Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
2. The land of Palestine is promised to Israel for a
everlasting possession or homeland (Gen. 13:-5)
3. There have been three dispossessions from the
land. This shows that Israel has not yet possess the
land in the fullness of the unconditional covenant.
a. They left Canaan and went into Egypt for 2 years
(Gen. 15:13-14)
b. They went into captivity in Babylon for seventy
years (Jer. 25:11; 27:22)
c. The final and worldwide disbursement in A.D. 70
(Deut. 28:63-67)
4. They will be restored, never to go out again (Amos
19:14-15; Acts 15:16-18)
6. MOSAIC COVENANT (Parenthetical Conditional Covenant)
1. Royal Law (Ex. 20:1-26)
2. Civil Law (Ex. 21:1-24)
3. Ceremonial Law (Ex. 24:12-18)
7. DAVID COVENANT (II Sam. 7:16)
1. A house (dynasty), a Kingdom, and a Throne Forever (II Sam. 7:8-17)
8. NEW COVENANT (Jer. 31:31; Heb. 8:8)
1. Last Unconditional Covenant
a. Better than the Mosaic Covenant (Heb. 7:19)
b. Better Promise. The Mosaic Covenant said "If
you will" (Ex. 12:5)
c. It gets rid of sin and brings in everlasting
righteousness and life. (John 3:16; Heb 9:13-14)
Things were written afore time were written or our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scripture might have HOPE! (Rom. 5;4; II Tim. 3:15-7; I Cor. 10:1-11)
I pray this lesson helps to bring more Apostolic Doctrinal understanding of God's Holy Word.
Love
Bishop T. W. Jackson I, ThM
