Covenant In The Old Testament

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The covenants that were made between God and mankind in the Old Testament reveal the ultimate plan for humanity; the picture of the new covenant (Jesus Christ) was portrayed in many of the covenants that we read about in the Old Testament. God’s ultimate plan and purpose for humanity is to redeem them and bring them back into a relationship with Him. Here are some of the covenants that were made in the Old Testament: Noah and the flood, God making a covenant that He will not destroy the earth with a flood again, the rainbow is given as a sign, the patriarchal fathers of our faith, God made a covenant of the promise land, the reuniting of Israel, God gives the covenant to Abraham being the father of many nations and the promise of a son, Isaac, …show more content…

Throughout the pages of biblical history, a portrait of God’s ultimate plan of redemption is revealed. The Covenants Reveal God’s Ultimate Plan For Humanity
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Since the beginning of creation, God has intended to have relationship and to dwell among His people; but, because of the fall of man, sin has kept mankind separate from God’s presence. God chosen the Patriarchal Fathers was used during the time to bring forth the covenants that would reveal God’s ultimate plan for humanity; the new covenant, redemption. The covenants were God’s promises to the people of restoration and renewal; there were conditions to be met for the promises of God to be fulfilled. God chose Noah because he was righteous and blameless before Him, in the midst of a world that had given into all sorts of evil, to get prepared and ready for a flood that wiped out creation. God made a covenant with Noah that He would not destroy the earth with a flood again; the rainbow is sent as a sign of this covenant made. God used Noah and the animals that were spared in the ark to repopulate the earth. God made a covenant with Abraham that he would be the father of many nations and in Sarah’s old age, she would bare a son.

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