Covenant And Promise
COVENANT AND PROMISE
• BERITH = Hebrew word for covenant
• Berith is found in the earliest records in the Bible and is fundamental to Hebrew religion. In Latin it is Testamentum.
• The Old Testament and the New Testaments means the old and the new covenants. A covenant is a promise.
• Chesed = Hebrew word for the attitude of loyalty and faithfulness which both parties should observe towards one another in a covenant relationship.
• The covenant ‘chesed' of God is so strong that it can never pass away.
The Covenant with Abraham
• The records of ancient Israel were not written down until the time of King David, who had a court and a scribe. This was the time when Israel possessed the land of Canaan.
• The records were then redacted at later dates, significantly in the period of the exile (597BCE)
• There are two covenants recorded in Genesis made with Abraham.
• Genesis 15. Abraham is told to kill a selection of animals and is then put into a deep sleep. A......
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