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The concept of a covenant is central to the biblical narrative, representing a solemn agreement between God and humanity. Throughout Scripture, God establishes various covenants with individuals and groups, each underscoring His unwavering faithfulness. These covenants reveal God's character, His promises, and His commitment to His creation.

The Noahic Covenant

The first explicit covenant in the Bible is with Noah after the flood. God promises never to destroy the earth with a flood again, establishing the rainbow as a sign of this covenant. Genesis 9:11-13 states, "I establish My covenant with you: Never again will all life be cut off by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth. And God said, 'This is the sign of the covenant I am making between Me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: I have set My rainbow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.'"

The Abrahamic Covenant

God's covenant with Abraham is foundational, promising him descendants, land, and blessing. This covenant is marked by God's promise to make Abraham a great nation and to bless all nations through him. Genesis 17:7 declares, "I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you."

The Mosaic Covenant

At Mount Sinai, God establishes a covenant with the Israelites, giving them the Law. This covenant is conditional, requiring obedience to God's commandments. Yet, it is a testament to God's faithfulness in guiding and sustaining His people. Exodus 19:5-6 states, "Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine. And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation."

The Davidic Covenant

God's covenant with David promises that his lineage will endure forever, culminating in the Messiah. This covenant underscores God's faithfulness to His promises and His sovereign plan for redemption. 2 Samuel 7:16 affirms, "Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever."

The New Covenant

Prophesied in the Old Testament and fulfilled in the New Testament, the New Covenant is established through Jesus Christ. It promises forgiveness of sins and a transformed heart, accessible to all who believe. Jeremiah 31:33 foretells, "But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people."

God's Faithfulness

Throughout these covenants, God's faithfulness is evident. Despite human failure and disobedience, God remains true to His word. Lamentations 3:22-23 beautifully captures this truth: "Because of the LORD’s loving devotion we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!"

The covenants demonstrate that God is a covenant-keeping God, whose promises are sure and steadfast. His faithfulness is a cornerstone of the biblical narrative, offering assurance and hope to believers throughout the ages.

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Leviticus 26:44,45
And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I am the LORD their God.
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Deuteronomy 4:31
(For the LORD your God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake you, neither destroy you, nor forget the covenant of your fathers which he swore to them.
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Deuteronomy 7:8,9
But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn to your fathers, has the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of slaves, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
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Judges 2:1
And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you to the land which I swore to your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.
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1 Kings 8:23
And he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like you, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keep covenant and mercy with your servants that walk before you with all their heart:
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Psalm 105:8-11
He has remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
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Psalm 106:45
And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.
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Psalm 111:5
He has given meat to them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.
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Micah 7:20
You will perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.
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The Tabernacle of God with Men.
... incarnate, and vouchsafed to dwell amongst the children of men, the same ... When Israel
first entered the wilderness, God entered into a covenant with them ...
/.../bliss/a brief commentary on the apocalypse/the tabernacle of god with.htm

A Covenant God
... the Lord thy God, He is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy
with them that love Him and keep His commandments."-DEUT. vii.9. MEN often make ...
//christianbookshelf.org/murray/the two covenants/chapter i a covenant god.htm

God's Faithfulness
... 4. Obligations from His new Covenant and highest word in Jesus ... bear human
untrustworthiness by the thought that though men are faithless, God 'is faithful ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/gods faithfulness.htm

God Willing that all Men Should be Saved.
... afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men""But finds ... had conditions annexed
to it, so hath the new covenant. ... favor, is to charge folly on God, in all ...
/.../lee/sermons on various important subjects/sermon xvii god willing that.htm

God's Purpose for his Church
... God brought these witnesses into covenant relation with Himself, uniting the church
on earth with the church in heaven. ... The good will of God to men they did ...
/.../white/the acts of the apostles/lesson 1 gods purpose for.htm

God Justified, Though Man Believes Not
... If, after all, both Jew and Gentiles were under sin, what advantage had the Jew
by the covenant under which ... However faithless men might be, God was still ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 38 1892/god justified though man believes.htm

Strong Faith in a Faithful God
... before the great One who hears poor men's prayers. ... swiftly and come for our rescue,
but God has set ... the angels, as one blessed, glorious, covenant angel"the ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 61 1915/strong faith in a faithful.htm

In Scripture, the True God Opposed, Exclusively, to all the Gods ...
... I am not now adverting to the peculiar covenant by which God ... For this reason, Habakkuk
(2:20), after condemning all idols, orders men to seek God in his ...
/.../calvin/the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 10 in scripture the.htm

The Noachic Covenant
... the sun and the stars; God declares in this covenant that it is ... earth, that He rules
the great, awful world; that men are to look up and believe in God as a ...
/.../kingsley/twenty-five village sermons/sermon xi the noachic covenant.htm

His Holy Covenant
... The Holy Covenant sets us free, and endows us with Divine grace, that God may have
us for ... In childlike confidence and boldness before God. And before men too. ...
/.../murray/the two covenants/chapter xvii his holy covenant.htm