Presents
Dake's commentary concerning Covenants
Presents
Dake's commentary concerning Covenants
15 great covenants of Scripture
This covenant was made between God and man. It promised that he would have eternal seasons of fruitfulness and that he would continue forever - as long as the solar system endures. In this connection definite promises were made to Noah, David and others as seen in scriptures above
This was made with Adam and Eve
before the fall and was conditional upon obedience (Gen.2:17)
Genesis
2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge
of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest
thereof thou shalt surely die.
10 articles of the covenant
(1)Be fruitful,
not sterile (Gen.1:28)
Genesis
1:28 And God blessed them, and God said
unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue
it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the
air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
(2)Multiply,increase human kind (Gen.1:28see above)
(3)Replenish the earth with men as before, when Lucifer ruled (Gen.1:28see above)
(4)Subdue the earth (Gen.1:28see above)
(5)Rule
all God's works (Gen.1:28see above;
Ps.8)
Psalms
8:1 ¶<<To the chief Musician
upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.>> O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy
name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. 2
Out
of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because
of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. 3
¶When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and
the stars, which thou hast ordained; 4 What
is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest
him? 5
For thou
hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with
glory and honour. 6
Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast
put all things under his feet: 7 All
sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; 8
The
fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through
the paths of the seas. 9 O
LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!
(6)Till
the ground and be a partaker of the garden (Gen.2:15)
Genesis
2:15 And the LORD God took the man,
and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it
(7)Protect
dominion from enemies (Gen.2:15)
Genesis
2:15 And the LORD God took the man,
and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it
(8)Freely
eat of all things except the tree of knowledge (Gen.1:29-30)
Genesis
1:29 ¶And God said, Behold, I have
given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth,
and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you
it shall be for meat. 30
And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every
thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given
every green herb for meat: and it was so.
(9)Refrain
from eating of the tree of knowledge (Gen.2:16-17)
Genesis
2:16 ¶And the LORD God commanded
the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 17
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of
it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
(10)Fear
the penality for sin (Gen.2:17)
Genesis
2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge
of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest
thereof thou shalt surely die.
This agreement was made with Adam and Eve after the fall and before the expulsion from the garden. It ushered in the Dispensation of Conscience. The covenant consisted of 2 parts
(1)The 5-fold curse on
A.The serpent (Gen.3:14,15;Isa.65:25)
Genesis
3:14 ¶And the LORD God said unto
the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle,
and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust
shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: 15
And
I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and
her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Isaiah
65:25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed
together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall
be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain,
saith the LORD.
B.Satan (Gen.3:15; Jn.12:31; Col.2:14-17; Heb.2:14-18)
Genesis
3:15
And I will put enmity between thee and
the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head,
and thou shalt bruise his heel
John
12:31 Now is the judgment of this world:
now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
Colossians
2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of
ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out
of the way, nailing it to his cross; 15
And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly,
triumphing over them in it. 16
¶Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect
of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: 17
Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
Hebrews
2:14 ¶Forasmuch then as the children
are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of
the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of
death, that is, the devil; 15
And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject
to bondage. 16
For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him
the seed of Abraham. 17
Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren,
that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining
to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. 18
For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour
them that are tempted.
C.The woman (Gen.3;16; 1 Cor.11:3; 14:34; 1 Tim.2:11-15)
Genesis3:16
¶Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy
conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall
be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
1
Corinthians 11:3 But I would have you
know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is
the man; and the head of Christ is God.
1
Corinthians 14:34 ¶Let your women
keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak;
but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.
1
Timothy 2:11 Let the woman learn in
silence with all subjection. 12
But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man,
but to be in silence. 13
For Adam was first formed, then Eve. 14
And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.
15
Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in
faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.
D.The man (Gen.3:17-19; Ps.90:9,10; Rom.5:12-21)
Genesis
3:17 ¶And unto Adam he said, Because
thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree,
of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is
the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of
thy life; 18
Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat
the herb of the field; 19
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the
ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust
shalt thou return.
Psalms
90:9 For all our days are passed away
in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told. 10
The
days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength
they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it
is soon cut off, and we fly away.
Romans
5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered
into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for
that all have sinned: 13
(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there
is no law. 14
Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had
not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure
of him that was to come. 15
But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence
of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace,
which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. 16
And
not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was
by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.
17
For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which
receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign
in life by one, Jesus Christ.) 18 Therefore
as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even
so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification
of life. 19
For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience
of one shall many be made righteous. 20
Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin
abounded, grace did much more abound: 21
That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through
righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
E.The ground (Gen.3:17-19; Rom.8:18-23)
Genesis
3:17 ¶And unto Adam he said, Because
thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree,
of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is
the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of
thy life; 18
Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat
the herb of the field; 19
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the
ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust
shalt thou return.
Romans
8:18 For I reckon that the sufferings
of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which
shall be revealed in us. 19
For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation
of the sons of God. 20
For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason
of him who hath subjected the same in hope, 21
Because
the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption
into the glorious liberty of the children of God. 22
For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together
until now. 23
And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the
Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption,
to wit, the redemption of our body.
(2)The promise (Gen.3:15)
Genesis
3:15
And I will put enmity between thee and
the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head,
and thou shalt bruise his heel
This included redemption and the
removal of the curse (Rom.8:18-23; Rev.22:3)
Romans
8:18 For I reckon that the sufferings
of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which
shall be revealed in us. 19
For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation
of the sons of God. 20
For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason
of him who hath subjected the same in hope, 21
Because
the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption
into the glorious liberty of the children of God. 22
For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together
until now. 23
And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the
Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption,
to wit, the redemption of our body.
Revelation
22:3 And there shall be no more curse:
but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants
shall serve him:
This was a pledge to Cain of vengence on anyone who found him and killed him
This contract was made with Noah and the beasts of the field after the flood and ushered in the Dispensation of Human Government.
The terms of the covenant were
(1)That
God would not curse the ground or living creatures any more "while the
earth remaineth" (Gen.8:22; 9;12, 16)
Genesis
8:22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime
and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night
shall not cease.
Genesis
9:12 ¶And God said, This is the
token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living
creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
Genesis
9:16 And the bow shall be in the cloud;
and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between
God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth
(2)That
man should replenish the earth forever (Gen.9:1, 12, 16)
Genesis
9:1 ¶And God blessed Noah and his
sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the
earth.
Genesis
9:12 ¶And God said, This is the
token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living
creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
Genesis
9:16 And the bow shall be in the cloud;
and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between
God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth
(3)That
man should rule the earth Gen.9:2-3)
Genesis
9:2 And the fear of you and the dread
of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the
air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the
sea; into your hand are they delivered. 3
Every
moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb
have I given you all things.
(4)That
animals should be eaten, but not the blood (Gen.9:3-4)
Genesis
9:3 Every moving thing that liveth shall
be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things. 4
But
flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
(5)That
there should be capital punishment for murderers (Gen.9:5, 6; Num.35)
Genesis
9:5 And surely your blood of your lives
will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the
hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life
of man. 6
Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the
image of God made he man
Numbers
chapter 35 see our file #2385)
(6)That
the rainbow should be a sign of the covenant (Gen.9:12-17)
Genesis
9:12 ¶And God said, This is the
token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living
creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: 13
I
do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between
me and the earth. 14
And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the
bow shall be seen in the cloud:
15
And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every
living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become
a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 And
the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember
the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh
that is upon the earth. 17
And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have
established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.
(7)That
the covenant would be eternal (Gen.9:12-16)
Genesis
9:12 ¶And God said, This is the
token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living
creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: 13
I
do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between
me and the earth. 14
And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the
bow shall be seen in the cloud:
15
And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every
living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become
a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 And
the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember
the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh
that is upon the earth.
The covenant consisted of two parts
(1)The 7 fold promise:
A."I will make of thee a great nation" (Gen.12:1-3; 13:16; 17:18-20; 24:34.
35; Gal.3)
Genesis
12:1 ¶Now the LORD had said unto
Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy
father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: 2
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make
thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee:
and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Genesis
13:16 And I will make thy seed as the
dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then
shall thy seed also be numbered.
Genesis
17:18 And Abraham said unto God, O that
Ishmael might live before thee! 19
And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt
call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting
covenant, and with his seed after him. 20
And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and
will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes
shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Genesis
24:34 And he said, I am Abraham's servant.
35
And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and
he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants,
and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
Galatians
3:1 ¶O foolish Galatians, who hath
bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus
Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? 2
This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of
the law, or by the hearing of faith? 3
Are
ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the
flesh? 4
Have
ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain. 5
He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among
you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? 6
¶Even
as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
7
Know
ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of
Abraham. 8
And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through
faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all
nations be blessed. 9
So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
10
For
as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written,
Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written
in the book of the law to do them.
11
But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident:
for, The just shall live by faith.
B."Make thy name great" (Gen.12:1-3; Ex.2:24, 25; 6:3-8)
Genesis
12:1 ¶Now the LORD had said unto
Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy
father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: 2
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make
thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee:
and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Exodus
2:24 And God heard their groaning, and
God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25
And
God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.
Exodus
6:3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto
Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH
was I not known to them. 4
And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land
of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers. 5
And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the
Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant. 6
Wherefore
say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out
from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their
bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great
judgments: 7
And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and
ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from
under the burdens of the Egyptians. 8
And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear
to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for
an heritage: I am the LORD.
C."Thou shalt be a blessing" (Gen.12:1-3; Gal.3:13, 14)
Genesis
12:1 ¶Now the LORD had said unto
Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy
father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: 2
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make
thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee:
and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Galatians
3:13 Christ hath redeemed us from the
curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed
is every one that hangeth on a tree: 14
That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ;
that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
D."I will bless them that bless thee" (Gen.12:1-3; Mt.25:31-46)
Genesis
12:1 ¶Now the LORD had said unto
Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy
father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: 2
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make
thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee:
and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Matthew
25:31 ¶When the Son of man shall
come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit
upon the throne of his glory: 32
And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them
one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: 33
And
he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
34
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of
my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of
the world: 35
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me
drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: 36
Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison,
and ye came unto me. 37
Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an
hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? 38
When
saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
39
Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 40
And
the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch
as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye
have done it unto me. 41
Then
shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed,
into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: 42
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave
me no drink: 43
I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not:
sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. 44
Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred,
or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not
minister unto thee? 45 Then
shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did
it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. 46
And
these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into
life eternal.
E."I will bless thee" (Gen.13:14-18; 15:18-21; Gal.3)
Genesis
13:14 ¶And the LORD said unto Abram,
after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look
from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and
westward: 15
For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed
for ever. 16
And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can
number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. 17
Arise,
walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for
I will give it unto thee. 18 Then
Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which
is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.
Genesis
15:18 In the same day the LORD made
a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from
the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: 19
The
Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, 20
And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims, 21
And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.
Galatians
3:1 ¶O foolish Galatians, who hath
bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus
Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? 2
This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of
the law, or by the hearing of faith? 3
Are
ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the
flesh? 4
Have
ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain. 5
He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among
you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? 6
¶Even
as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
7
Know
ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of
Abraham. 8
And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through
faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all
nations be blessed. 9
So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
10
For
as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written,
Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written
in the book of the law to do them.
11
But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident:
for, The just shall live by faith.
F."I will curse them that curse thee" (Zech.14; Mt.25:31-46)
Zechariah
Chapter 14 #1114
Matthew
25:31 ¶When the Son of man shall
come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit
upon the throne of his glory: 32
And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them
one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: 33
And
he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
34
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of
my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of
the world: 35
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me
drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: 36
Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison,
and ye came unto me. 37
Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an
hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? 38
When
saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
39
Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 40
And
the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch
as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye
have done it unto me. 41
Then
shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed,
into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: 42
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave
me no drink: 43
I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not:
sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. 44
Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred,
or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not
minister unto thee? 45 Then
shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did
it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. 46
And
these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into
life eternal.
G."On thee shall all the nations of the world be blessed" (Dt.28:8-14;Isa.60;3-5;
66:18-21; Jn.8:56-58; Gal.3:16)
Deuteronomy
28:8 The LORD shall command the blessing
upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto;
and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
9
The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn
unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and
walk in his ways. 10
And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name
of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee. 11
And
the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body,
and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in
the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee. 12
The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the
rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand:
and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow. 13
And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt
be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto
the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to
observe and to do them: 14
And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee
this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to
serve them.
Isaiah
60:3 And the Gentiles shall come to
thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. 4
Lift
up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together,
they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall
be nursed at thy side. 5
Then
thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged;
because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces
of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.
Isaiah
66:18 For I know their works and their
thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and
they shall come, and see my glory. 19
And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of
them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to
Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither
have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.
20
And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the LORD out
of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules,
and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the LORD, as
the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house
of the LORD. 21
And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the LORD.
John
8:56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to
see my day: and he saw it, and was glad. 57
Then
said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou
seen Abraham? 58 Jesus
said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
Galatians
3:16 Now to Abraham and his seed were
the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one,
And to thy seed, which is Christ.
(2)The
sign of the covenant circumcision (Gen.17:1-21; Isa.24:5)
Genesis
17:1 ¶And when Abram was ninety
years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am
the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. 2
And
I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.
3
And
Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, 4
¶As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a
father of many nations. 5
Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be
Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. 6
And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee,
and kings shall come out of thee. 7
¶And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed
after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God
unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. 8
And
I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou
art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession;
and I will be their God. 9
And
God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and
thy seed after thee in their generations.
10
This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed
after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised. 11
And
ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token
of the covenant betwixt me and you.
12
And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man
child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with
money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed. 13
He
that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs
be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting
covenant. 14
And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised,
that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.
15
¶And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not
call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. 16
And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless
her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of
her. 17
Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall
a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah,
that is ninety years old, bear? 18
And
Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee! 19
And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt
call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting
covenant, and with his seed after him. 20
And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and
will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes
shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation. 21
But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto
thee at this set time in the next year.
Isaiah
24:5 The earth also is defiled under
the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed
the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.
[7]
Hagaric (Gen.16:7-14)
Genesis
16:7 ¶And the angel of the LORD
found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in
the way to Shur.
8
And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt
thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
9
And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit
thyself under her hands.
10
¶And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed
exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
11
And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and
shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath
heard thy affliction.
12
And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every
man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
13
And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest
me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?
14
Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, it is between Kadesh
and Bered.
This was a covenant made with Hager concerning her seed through Ishmael, Abraham's son. It concerned many generations and was in 3 parts
(1)Commands
A.Return and submit to Sarah (Gen.16:9)
Genesis
16:9 And the angel of the LORD said
unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands
B.Call her son Ishmael, meaning God shall hear (Gen.16:11)
Genesis
16:11 And the angel of the LORD said
unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt
call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
(2)Promises
A.Seed to be multiplied beyond number (Gen.16:10; 17:20-22)
Genesis
16:10 ¶And the angel of the LORD
said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not
be numbered for multitude.
Genesis
17:20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard
thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will
multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make
him a great nation. 21
But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto
thee at this set time in the next year. 22
And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.
B.Ishmael to be blessed and become a great nation (Gen.17:20; 21:17-18)
Genesis
17:20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard
thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will
multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make
him a great nation.
Genesis
21:17 And God heard the voice of the
lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto
her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of
the lad where he is. 18
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him
a great nation.
C.Ishmael to beget 12 princes (Gen.17:20; 25:12-18)
Genesis
17:20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard
thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will
multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make
him a great nation.
Genesis
25:12 Now these are the generations
of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare
unto Abraham: 13
And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according
to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and
Adbeel, and Mibsam, 14
And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,
15
Hadar,
and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah: 16
These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns,
and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations. 17
And
these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven
years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.
18
And
they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest
toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.
(3)Prophetical revelation
A.Ishmael to be a wild man (Gen.16:12)
Genesis
16:12 And he will be a wild man; his
hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he
shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
B.His hand to be against every man (Gen.16:12) see above
C.Every man's hand to be against him (Gen.16:12) see above
D.Ishmael to dwell in the presence of his brethern (Gen.16:12) see above
[8]
Sarahic (Gen.17:15-19; 18:9-15)
Genesis
17:15 ¶And God said unto Abraham,
As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall
her name be. 16
And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless
her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of
her. 17
Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall
a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah,
that is ninety years old, bear? 18
And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
19
And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt
call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting
covenant, and with his seed after him.
Genesis
18:9 ¶And they said unto him, Where
is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent. 10
And
he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life;
and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent
door, which was behind him.
11
Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased
to be with Sarah after the manner of women. 12
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall
I have pleasure, my lord being old also? 13
And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall
I of a surety bear a child, which am old? 14
Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return
unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. 15
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said,
Nay; but thou didst laugh.
This covenant made with Sarah, promised certain blessings to her offspring, Issac, for many generations. It was in 2 parts
(1)Commands
A.Change her name from Sarai to Sarah, meaning princess (Gen.17:15)
Genesis
17:15 ¶And God said unto Abraham,
As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall
her name be.
B.Call her son Issac (Gen.17:19)
Genesis
17:19 And God said, Sarah thy wife shall
bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will
establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his
seed after him.
(2)Promises
A.To be blessed with a son (Gen.17:16-19; 18:10-15)
Genesis
17:16 And I will bless her, and give
thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother
of nations; kings of people shall be of her. 17
Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall
a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah,
that is ninety years old, bear? 18
And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
19
And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt
call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting
covenant, and with his seed after him.
Genesis
18:10 And he said, I will certainly
return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife
shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind
him. 11
Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased
to be with Sarah after the manner of women. 12
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall
I have pleasure, my lord being old also? 13
And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall
I of a surety bear a child, which am old? 14
Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return
unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. 15
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said,
Nay; but thou didst laugh.
B.To become a mother of nations (Gen.17:16)
Genesis
17:16 And I will bless her, and give
thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother
of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
C.To become a mother of many kings (Gen.17:16) see above
D.Abrahamic covenant to be continued with Issac (Gen.17:19)
Genesis
17:19 And God said, Sarah thy wife shall
bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will
establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his
seed after him.
E.Abrahamic covenant to be continued with Issac's seed forever (Gen.17:19) see above
[9]
Healing (Ex.15:26; 23:25).
Exodus
15:25 And he cried unto the LORD; and
the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the
waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance,
and there he proved them,
Exodus
23:25 And ye shall serve the LORD your
God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness
away from the midst of thee.
This was made with Israel and all who desired or chose to come under the covenant of God as given to Moses. It was in 2 parts
(1)Commands
A.Dilligently hearken to God's voise (Ex.15:26; Lev.26:14-15)
Exodus
15:26 And said, If thou wilt diligently
hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right
in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes,
I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon
the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.
Leviticus
26:14 ¶But if ye will not hearken
unto me, and will not do all these commandments; 15
And
if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so
that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant:
B.Do that which is right in His sight (Ex.15:26) see above
C.Give ear to His commandments (Ex.15:26) see above
D.Keep all His statutes (Ex.15:26see
above; Lev.26:3, 14-15)
Leviticus
26:3 If ye walk in my statutes, and
keep my commandments, and do them;
Leviticus
26:14 ¶But if ye will not hearken
unto me, and will not do all these commandments; 15
And
if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so
that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant:
E.Serve the Lord (Ex.23:25)
Exodus
23:25 And ye shall serve the LORD your
God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness
away from the midst of thee.
(2)Promises
A."I will put none of these diseases upon thee" (Ex.15:26)
Exodus
15:26 And said, If thou wilt diligently
hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right
in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes,
I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon
the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.
B."I am the Lord that healeth-thee" (Ex.15:26) see above
C."I will take away sickness from the midst of thee" (Ex.23:25) see above
This covenant was made a part of
the new covenant, for Christ "took our infirmities and bare our sicknesses"
(Isa.53; Mt.8:17; 1 Pet.2:24)
Isaiah
chapter 53 #6453
Matthew
8:17 That it might be fulfilled which
was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities,
and bare our sicknesses
1
Peter 2:24 Who his own self bare our
sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live
unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
[10]
Mosaic (Ex.19.5)
Exodus
19:5 Now therefore, if ye will obey
my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure
unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:
or old covenant; also called the
Old Testament (Ex.20:1-24:8; 2 Cor.3:6-18.
Exodus
open
file Chapter 20,#2320,
Chapter 21 #2321, Chapter 22, #2322,
Chapter 23 #2323,
& Chapter 24 #2324
1
Corinthians 3:6 I have planted, Apollos
watered; but God gave the increase. 7
So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth;
but God that giveth the increase. 8
Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall
receive his own reward according to his own labour. 9
For
we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's
building. 10
According
to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I
have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man
take heed how he buildeth thereupon. 11
¶For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus
Christ.
12
Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones,
wood, hay, stubble; 13
Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it,
because
it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of
what sort it is. 14
If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive
a reward. 15
If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself
shall be saved; yet so as by fire. 16
¶Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of
God dwelleth in you? 17
If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple
of God is holy, which temple ye are. 18
¶Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise
in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
[11] Levitic
(Num.25:10-14.
Numbers
25:10 And the LORD spake unto Moses,
saying, 11
Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned
my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my
sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.
12
Wherefore
say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace: 13
And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting
priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for
the children of Israel. 14
Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with
the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief
house among the Simeonites.
This was given through Moses to
Phinehas, the son of Levi, who was zealous for the Lord and executed judgment
upon rebels (Num.25:1-9).
Numbers
25:1 ¶And Israel abode in Shittim,
and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. 2
And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people
did eat, and bowed down to their gods. 3
And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD was
kindled against Israel. 4
And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang
them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD
may be turned away from Israel. 5
And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that
were joined unto Baalpeor. 6
¶And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto
his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight
of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before
the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 7
And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw
it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand;
8
And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them
through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague
was stayed from the children of Israel. 9
And
those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.
It consisted of 2 great promises
(1)Pease
and blessing to Levi's house (Num.25:12)
Numbers
25:12 Wherefore say, Behold, I give
unto him my covenant of peace:
(2)An everlasting
priesthood (Num.25:13)
Numbers
25:13 And he shall have it, and his
seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because
he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.
[12]
Palestinian (Lev.26; Dt.11:8-32; 27:1-30:20).
Lev.
chapter 26 see
file #2599
Dt.
chapter 11 see file
#2411
Dt.
Chapter 27 #2427,
Chapter 28 #2428,
Chapter 29 #2429,
& Chapter 30 #2430
This covenant was made with Israel through Moses and was conditioned upon the obedience of the nation. Therewere 7 parts
(1)Diaspersion
for disobedience (Dt.30:1; 28:63-68)
Deuteronomy
30:1 ¶And it shall come to pass,
when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which
I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the
nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee,
Deuteronomy
28:63 And it shall come to pass, that
as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the
LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought;
and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess
it. 64
And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the
earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which
neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.
65
And
among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of
thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart,
and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:
66
And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and
night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life: 67
In
the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt
say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou
shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see. 68
And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof
I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall
be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy
you.
(2)Repentance
while in dispersion Dt.30:2; Zech.12:10-14)
Deuteronomy
30:2 And shalt return unto the LORD
thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee
this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy
soul;
Zechariah
12:10 And I will pour upon the house
of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and
of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and
they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be
in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
11
In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning
of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon. 12
And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of
David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart,
and their wives apart; 13
The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family
of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;
14
All
the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.
(3)The
return of the Lord Dt.30:3; Zech.14; Acts 15:14-17)
Deuteronomy
30:3 That then the LORD thy God will
turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and
gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered
thee.
Zechariah
14 open file #1114
Acts
15:14 Simeon hath declared how God at
the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his
name. 15 And
to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written, 16
After
this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which
is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set
it up: 17
That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles,
upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.
(4)Restoration
in the land (Dt.30:5; Isa.11:1-12; Ezek.37; Mt.24:31)
Deuteronomy
30:5 And the LORD thy God will bring
thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess
it; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers.
(5)National
conversion (Dt.30:6; Isa.66; Zech.12:10-13; Rom.11:26)
Deuteronomy
30:6 And the LORD thy God will circumcise
thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all
thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
(6)Judgment
of Israel's oppressors (Dt.30:7; Zech.14; Mt.25:31-46)
Deuteronomy
30:7 And the LORD thy God will put all
these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted
thee.
(7)National
prosperity (Dt.30:9-10; Rom.11)
Deuteronomy
30:9 And the LORD thy God will make
thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and
in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for
the LORD will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy
fathers:
[13] Salt
(Lev.2:13; Num.18:19;
Leviticus
2:13 And every oblation of thy meat
offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt
of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all
thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.
Numbers
18:19 All the heave offerings of the
holy things, which the children of Israel offer unto the LORD, have I given
thee, and thy sons and thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever:
it is a covenant of salt for ever before the LORD unto thee and to thy
seed with thee.
A covenant made with Israel
concerning the sacrifices they were to offer forever. See usage of salt
in Mk.9:49,50; Col.4:6.
Mark
9:49 For every one shall be salted with
fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt. 50
Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye
season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.
Colossians
4:6 Let your speech be alway with grace,
seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
In Palestine and surrounding countries
salt was used in making covenants and if personsate foot with salt in it,
they became friends though they may have been enemies before. The Arab
expression is, "There is salt between us," or "He has eaten of my salt"
which means partaking of the hospitality which cements friendship. Covenants
were generally confirmed at sacrificial meals and salt was always present.
The covenant of salt pictured the everlasting friendship between God and
His people (Num.18:19) See above
[14] Davidic
(2 Sam.7:1-17). This agreement was made with David and his house through
Nathan the prophet, and was conditioned upon obedience as all other covenants.
It was to be an everlasting covenant, containing 7 blessings
(1)A Davidic
house forever (2 Sam.7:13-16; Ps. 89:20-37; Lk.1:32-35)
2
Samuel 7:13 He shall build an house
for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. 14
I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I
will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children
of men: 15
But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom
I put away before thee. 16
And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee:
thy throne shall be established for ever.
Psalms
89:20 I have found David my servant;
with my holy oil have I anointed him: 21
With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen
him.
22
The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
23
And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate
him.
24
But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall
his horn be exalted. 25
I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
26
He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
27
Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
28
My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand
fast with him. 29
His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days
of heaven. 30
If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; 31
If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments; 32
Then
will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with
stripes. 33
Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer
my faithfulness to fail. 34
My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my
lips. 35
Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David. 36
His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. 37
It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness
in heaven. Selah.
Luke
1:32 He shall be great, and shall be
called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the
throne of his father David: 33
And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom
there shall be no end. 34
Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
35
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon
thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also
that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of
God.
(2)A Davidic
throne forever (2 Sam.7:12-16; Isa.9:6,7; Lk.1:32-35)
2
Samuel 7:12 And when thy days be fulfilled,
and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee,
which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
13
He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of
his kingdom for ever. 14
I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I
will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children
of men: 15
But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom
I put away before thee. 16
And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee:
thy throne shall be established for ever.
Isaiah
9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto
us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his
name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting
Father, The Prince of Peace. 7 Of
the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the
throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it
with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal
of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
Luke
1:32 He shall be great, and shall be
called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the
throne of his father David: 33
And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom
there shall be no end. 34
Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
35
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon
thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also
that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of
God.
(3)A Davidic kingdom forever (2 Sam.7:12-16; Isa.9:6,7; Lk.1:32-35) see above
(4)A sure
land for Israel forever ) Gen.17; 2 Sam.7:10)
Genesis
17:1 ¶And when Abram was ninety
years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am
the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. 2
And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee
exceedingly. 3
And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, 4
¶As
for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of
many nations. 5
Neither
shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham;
for a father of many nations have I made thee. 6
And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee,
and kings shall come out of thee. 7
¶And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed
after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God
unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. 8
And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein
thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession;
and I will be their God. 9
And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou,
and thy seed after thee in their generations. 10
This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed
after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
2
Samuel 7:10 Moreover I will appoint
a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell
in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of
wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,
(5)No more
affliction from the nations forever (Dt.28:1-30:10; 2 Sam.7:10)
Deuteronomy
chapter 28 #2428, chapter
29 #2429, and chapter 30 #2430
2
Samuel 7:10 Moreover I will appoint
a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell
in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of
wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,
(6)The
Fatherly care of God forever (2 Sam.7:14; 2 Cor.6:15-18)
2
Samuel 7:14 I will be his father, and
he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the
rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:
2
Corinthians 6:15 And what concord hath
Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
16
And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple
of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in
them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 17
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord,
and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, 18
And
will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith
the Lord Almighty.
(7)An eternal covenant (2 Sam.7:10-16; Isa.9:6, 7; Lk.1:32,33) see above
[15] New
covenant (Mt.26:28; 2 Cor.3:6-18).
Matthew
26:28 For this is my blood of the new
testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
2
Corinthians 3:6 ¶Who also hath
made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of
the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. 7
But
if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious,
so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of
Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:
8
How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?
9
For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration
of righteousness exceed in glory. 10
For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by
reason of the glory that excelleth. 11
For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth
is glorious. 12
¶Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
13
And
not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel
could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:
14
But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail
untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away
in Christ.
15
But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.
16
Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.
17
Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there
is liberty. 18
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord,
are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit
of the Lord.
This is the one made by Christ
(Heb.8:6)
Hebrews
8:6 ¶But now hath he obtained a
more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better
covenant, which was established upon better promises.
It is still in force and includes
all the terms, conditions, commands, promises and benefits revealed in
27 books of the Bible-all of Matthew through Revelation.
See 85 old and new covenant contrasts.
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