Abrahamic Covenant (Genesis): |
Mosaic Covenant (Exodus-Deuteronomy) |
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1: Text: |
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2: Times: |
Abraham’s later life (around 2000 BC) |
600 years later after Jews Exodus from Egypt. |
3: Settings: |
Around Hebron, in the Holy Land (Canaan) |
Before Mt. Sinai, in the Wilderness |
4: Co-Signees: |
God along (Abraham=unconscious) (Gen 15:17) |
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5. Conditions |
Unconditional (Gen 15:5-12, 15:17-18, 26:3-4) |
Conditional (Ex. Chaps 20-24 |
Unchanging (God doesn’t change – Mal 3:6) |
Changing -Leviticus (whole book) Deuteronomy (whole book) |
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Everlasting (Gen 17:7-8, Deut. 7:9, Ps 105:7-11, Jeri 31:35-37 |
Temporal – Leviticus and Deuteronomy |
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6: “Signs”: |
Circumcision (Gen 17:9-11) |
Passover & Ark of the Covenant (I Kings 8:9,21) |
7: Elements: |
3 Parts: 1: Land (all Holy Land=Gen 12:7, 15:18) 2: Nationhood (Gen 12:2) 3: Blessing to World (Gen 12:2) |
Many Parts: Religious Laws, Ceremonial Laws, Civil Laws, Social Laws, National Laws, Health Laws (Blessings & Curses all related to Fellowship: in or out of) (All of Exodus, Lev, Num, Deut.) |
8: Function: |
Establishes Israel’s Unconditional Relationship with God Israel is married to God as Wife and her Husband. God is a Loving Husband (He will never divorce Her). |
Establishes Israel’s Fellowship with God. (Conditional = Obedience) Israel is a “son” to God as a Child to his Father. God is a disciplining & training Dad. He can be in fellowship, or out of fellowship with child.) Out of fellowship = discipline, In fellowship = blessings |
Covenants
God’s Two Covenants with Israel
These 2 Covenants are very different, & their functions are different.
Abrahamic Covenant = Relationship
Mosaic Covenant = Fellowship
Their fellowship can be broken, but their Relationship can never be broken.
A very important fact: After (when) the Mosaic Covenant is broken (by disobedience of Israel), God will still operate upon the Abrahamic Covenant (unconditional & everlasting).
God states this exact point (fact) in Lev. 26:39-46 . (see also Ps. 105:7-10)
God is God! He does not change, nor will He change His mind. (Mal. 3:6. Ps.102:24-27. Romans11:28-29. Deut 32:3-4. I Sam. 2:2.
God has never cast away His People, the Jews (Israel); and He never will cast away His People. If He would cast away His People, it would be a Victory for Lucifer; and God would cease to be God. Israel is Important!