What's the Big Idea An Overview of Biblical Covenants

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Whats the Big Idea?An Overview of The
Biblical Covenants
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The Story of Scripture

• Gods plan revealed (Gen 1-2)
• To fill the earth with His glory
• through human representatives
• Gods plan disrupted (Gen 3)
• Gods plan restored
• Storyline of the rest of the Bible
• Through 4 covenants

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Covenant

• A binding agreement between two or more parties

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The Biblical Covenants
Abrahamic Covenant
2090 BC
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The Biblical Covenants

• 1) Abrahamic Covenant
• Genesis 12 15 17 26
• Parties God, Abraham, seed
• Promises Land, seed, blessing
• Nature Irrevocable and everlasting promise

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The Biblical Covenants

• 1) Abrahamic Covenant
• Deficiency No instruction or enablement to
  receive promises

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The Biblical Covenants
Abrahamic Covenant
2090 BC
Mosaic Covenant
1446BC
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The Biblical Covenants

• 2) Mosaic Covenant
• Exodus 19 Deut. 5 28-31
• Parties God Israel
• Promises Blessings and cursings
• Nature Conditional and binding

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The Biblical Covenants

• 2) Mosaic Covenant
• Relation to AC Provides conditions for receiving
  promises
• Deficiency Requirement without enablement

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The Biblical Covenants
Abrahamic Covenant
2090 BC
Mosaic Covenant
1446BC
Davidic Covenant
977BC
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The Biblical Covenants

• 3) Davidic Covenant
• 2 Samuel 7 Psalm 891-4, 27-37
• Parties God, David and his seed
• Promises House, throne, kingdom
• Nature Irrevocable and everlasting promise

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The Biblical Covenants

• 3) Davidic Covenant
• Relation to AC Clarified seed promise
• Relation to MC King governed by MC
• Deficiency Still no desire to obey

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The Biblical Covenants
Abrahamic Covenant
2090 BC
Mosaic Covenant
1446BC
Davidic Covenant
977BC
New Covenant
580BC
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The Biblical Covenants

• 4) New Covenant
• Jeremiah 31 Ezek. 36 Luke 2220
• Parties God, Israel and Judah
• Promises Spiritual enablement and physical
  blessing
• Nature Irrevocable and everlasting promise

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The Biblical Covenants
Abrahamic Covenant
2090 BC
Mosaic Covenant
1446BC
33 AD
Davidic Covenant
977BC
New Covenant
580BC
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The Biblical Covenants

• 4) New Covenant
• Relation to AC provides enablement to receive
  the promises
• Relation to MC replaces MC
• Relation to DC provides a descendent of David to
  rule forever

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The Biblical Covenants
Abrahamic Covenant
2090 BC
Mosaic Covenant
1446BC
33 AD
Davidic Covenant
977BC
New Covenant
580BC
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The Biblical Covenants
Abrahamic Covenant
2090 BC
Millennial Kingdom
Mosaic Covenant
1446BC
33 AD
Davidic Covenant
977BC
New Covenant
580BC
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Thank God that

• He didnt give up on us after Genesis 3.
• He committed to fix what we broke.
• All Gods blessings come to us freely through
  Jesus, son of Abraham, son of David.

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