The Adamic Covenant In Genesis 9: 8-17
toward a vassal.” Covenant relationships are the precursor for obedience and disobedience and conditionality and un-conditionality. Covenants are binding agreements made between two or more parties with the expectation of some performance or action.
The covenant relationship in defining true Israel where established with Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and David. The Adamic Covenant in Genesis Chapter 3 entails innocence and grace. As a result of Adams sins, curses are pronounced, although there continues to be a concession for grace as God makes provision for substance as well as authority for the humans even in the midst of their iniquity. The Noahic Covenant agreement is asserted by God in Genesis 9:8-17. God makes a covenant between Noah and all the fleshy being in which if they own up to their agreement, then God places a rainbow in the sky to remind himself of the commitment made to never destroy the world by flood again. …show more content…
The Abrahamic Covenant begin the unconditional promise for generations to come as God promises Abraham many things that would flow from their relationship and bless generations to come.
God promised Abraham that his name would be great, that he would have many descendants to continue the lineage, he would be the father of a multitude of nations, and that the families would be blessed through the lineage of Abraham.
The Mosaic Covenant was the foundation covenant that denoted the behavior expectations, the law, and ordinance of the Israelites in relationship to YHWH, thus the presupposition to the conditional relationship of God’s chosen people, the cycle of apostasy and the repercussions of the wrath of the Hebrew
God.
God in the Apostasy
Israel, their judges, and their military leaders continued to repeat the cycle of apostasy, reconciliation, servitude and restoration for over 350 and as recorded during the time of the Judges. During this time of unclear leadership, transitions of power and lack of temple focused worship the people were wayward and refused to heed Gods warnings and as summarized in Judges Chapter 21:25, “In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.”
In the cycle of apostasy the nature of God is depicted in varied ways as God deals with the rebellious and unpredictable or predictable Israel. The nation has been personally designated as, Gods chosen, Gods nation, Gods people, but they are also the ones who who - reject God.
Contrary to my typical approach and norm, there is pause to ask the question or consider why the Hebrew God would create a fallen people? The Christian perspective is that God is omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent, sovereign, knowledgeable and limitless. Therefore what God is this that has created and predisposition his favorite people for
The covenant relationship in defining true Israel where established with Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and David. The Adamic Covenant in Genesis Chapter 3 entails innocence and grace. As a result of Adams sins, curses are pronounced, although there continues to be a concession for grace as God makes provision for substance as well as authority for the humans even in the midst of their iniquity. The Noahic Covenant agreement is asserted by God in Genesis 9:8-17. God makes a covenant between Noah and all the fleshy being in which if they own up to their agreement, then God places a rainbow in the sky to remind himself of the commitment made to never destroy the world by flood again. …show more content…
The Abrahamic Covenant begin the unconditional promise for generations to come as God promises Abraham many things that would flow from their relationship and bless generations to come.
God promised Abraham that his name would be great, that he would have many descendants to continue the lineage, he would be the father of a multitude of nations, and that the families would be blessed through the lineage of Abraham.
The Mosaic Covenant was the foundation covenant that denoted the behavior expectations, the law, and ordinance of the Israelites in relationship to YHWH, thus the presupposition to the conditional relationship of God’s chosen people, the cycle of apostasy and the repercussions of the wrath of the Hebrew
God.
God in the Apostasy
Israel, their judges, and their military leaders continued to repeat the cycle of apostasy, reconciliation, servitude and restoration for over 350 and as recorded during the time of the Judges. During this time of unclear leadership, transitions of power and lack of temple focused worship the people were wayward and refused to heed Gods warnings and as summarized in Judges Chapter 21:25, “In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.”
In the cycle of apostasy the nature of God is depicted in varied ways as God deals with the rebellious and unpredictable or predictable Israel. The nation has been personally designated as, Gods chosen, Gods nation, Gods people, but they are also the ones who who - reject God.
Contrary to my typical approach and norm, there is pause to ask the question or consider why the Hebrew God would create a fallen people? The Christian perspective is that God is omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent, sovereign, knowledgeable and limitless. Therefore what God is this that has created and predisposition his favorite people for