THE

COVENANT

Lesson 11 for December 12, 2015

THE UNILATERAL COVENANT

I establish my covenant with you: Never again will all life be destroyed by the
waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.
(Genesis 9:11)

God made several covenants

with persons, with nations
and with the whole mankind
throughout the Bible history.
The covenant in Genesis 9:817 is the most universal of
all. It involves Noah, his
children, his descendants
and the birds, the livestock
and all the wild animals.
That is a unilateral covenant.
God promised something and
He didnt expect anything
from our side.
In addition, He set a sign
the rainbowthat can still be

THE COVENANT WITH ABRAHAM

I will establish my covenant as an everlasting
covenant between me and you
(I)
and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your
God and the God of your descendants after you.

(Genesis 17:7)

THE COVENANT WITH ABRAHAM

The promises were spoken to Abraham
and to his seed. Scripture does not say
(II)
and to seeds, meaning many people, but and to your seed, meaning one
person, who is Christ.

(Galatians 3:16)

As Galatians 3:6-18 states, the

covenant with Abraham is a
reflection of the eternal
covenant of God with the whole
humanity based on Jesus blood
(Hebrews
13:20).
The heart
of the
covenant is Christthe
seed (v. 16).
Its universal; the
Gentiles are included (v.
8).
It must
be accepted
by
Lastly,
the atonement
involves
a
faith (v.a9).
life change;
life following Gods
will: You see that his faith and
his actions were working together,
and his faith was made complete
by what he did.

THE COVENANT AT SINAI

When Moses went and told the people all the Lords words and laws, they
responded with one voice, Everything the Lord has said we will do.
(Exodus 24:3)

The covenant at Sinai is Gods eternal covenant based on

Jesus blood. Israel had to recognize that in every sacrifice
they offered. Nevertheless, their lack of faith invalidated the

THE NEW COVENANT IS

The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new
FORETOLD
covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah.
(Jeremiah 31:31)

Israel didnt keep his part of

the covenant, but God was
still faithful (Jeremiah
31:32).
God used Jeremiah to
announce a new covenant in
the midst of that national
apostasy. That was a better
covenant, established on
better promises. (Hebrews
8:6)
That covenant is actually the
same eternal covenant
based on Jesus blood.
The Law that was written on
tables of stone is now
written within those who

THE NEW COVENANT

In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, This cup is
the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you. (Luke 22:20)
The eternal atonement was announced
through shadows and examples (the old
covenant). It was ratified through the
death of Christ (the new covenant).
The Communion service links both
covenants:
1. Passover is fulfilled at the Cross (1
Corinthians 11:24).
2. Freedom from Egypt is fulfilled at the
Second Coming (1 Corinthians 11:26).

Under the new covenant the

conditions by which eternal life
may be gained are the same as
under the oldperfect
obedience In the new and better
covenant Christ has fulfilled the
law for the transgressors of law if
they receive Him by faith as a
personal Saviour... The power is in
Christs free gift, a promise
appreciated by those only who are
sensible of their sins and who
forsake their sins and cast their
helpless souls upon Christ, the sinpardoning Saviour.
E.G.W. (That I may know Him, October 20)