The Covenants

Yahweh has always related to people through covenants. "As for me, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your offspring after you" (Genesis 9:9). The Hebrew word for covenant comes from a word meaning to eat or consume, suggesting a cutting or apportioning. The Greek word comes from one meaning to arrange or dispose of by will, much like a nation's constitution guides its development. In each covenant, both God and the people have responsibilities, benefits and consequences. This section explores the covenants of Scripture, especially the one through which God deals with people today. The study "Promise & Law" shows that covenants cannot be mixed and do not cancel one another, but operate on their own terms. From here you can go deeper into The Old Covenant, made with Israel through Moses, and The New Covenant, God's better covenant in His Son. Seeing the earlier covenants also lets us learn from the mistakes of others, and it is through covenant with Yahweh that we receive life, joy and peace.