Covenants

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Covenants

• By Jason Stanton, Elizabeth Hutto, and Daniel
  Maris

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Definition of a Covenant

• Webster Dictionary- (1) an agreement a contract
  (2) Law (a) a contract drawn up under a seal,
  esp. undertaking to make regular payments to a
  charity (b) a clause of covenant.
• A covenant is a formal agreement. It may be an
  agreement between two people, a treaty between
  nations, or relationship between God and a human
  individual or nation.

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Covenants in the Bible

• There were many covenants God made with people in
  the Bible.
• Hosea 6 7 talks about the covenant God made with
  Adam
• In Genesis 6 18 it tells us that God made a
  covenant with Noah and all living creatures.
• The Ark of the Covenant symbolized the covenant
  God made with the Israelites.

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The Ark of the Covenant

• The Ark of the covenant was a rectangular box
  made out of acacia wood.
• The Ark contained the Ten Commandments, a golden
  pot of mana, and Aarons rod that blossomed over
  night.
• The Ark symbolized the covenant God made with the
  Israelites to protect them when they went into
  battle.

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Gods covenant with Noah

• The covenant that God made with Noah and all the
  living creatures was to never flood the earth
  again.
• God established the rainbow as a sign of his
  covenant.

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Present Day Covenants

• There are many examples of present day covenants.
• Bank
• Contracts
• Land Agreements

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Present day people who use covenants

• Bankers
• Contractors
• Military Leaders
• Government Leaders
• God
• Everyday People

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Conclusion

• Covenants were very important in Bible times and
  are still important today.
• People still rely on covenants and that people
  will stay true to them.
• This is a main principle in our society today.

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Bibliography

• www.ariel.org/ff00021c.html
• www.wcg.org/lit/law/covenants.htm
• www.gotquestions.org/bible-covenants.html
• World Book Encyclopedia, 1978

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