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| Name 3 types of Covenants |
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Parity Covenant
Royal Grant Covenant
Suzerain Vassal Grant |
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| Describe a Parity Covenant |
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| An agreement between equal parties or nations binding them to mutual friendship, respect or cooperation. |
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| Describe a Royal Grant Treaty |
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| A kin's grant (usually land) to a loyal servant for faithful service. The grant could be passed down through the family as long as the descendents continued to serve the King or his royal house. |
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| Describe a Suzerain Vassal Treaty |
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| Agreements that were given by a great king (especially Hittite empire) to his subject Kings. Agreements were mutually beneficial. Great king would be recognized as absolute sovereign by his vassals and would receive their absolute loyalty and service. Vassal kings would receive the great kings protection and continued favor. Agreements were often seen as established upon the gracious action of the suzerain. |
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| Name the Aspects of OT Covenants |
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Recipients
Initiation
Sign
Responsibilities
Renewal
Restoration |
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| Covenants are "cut", "given", "established" and "entered into" often including sacrifices and a meal |
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| REminder of the covenant; keeping the sign symbolizes keeping the covenant; breaking the sign is tantamount to breaking the covenant |
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| Obligations for both God and people; covenants are to be kept |
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| Means of continuing the commitment to the covenant throughout future generations |
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| Expectation is that the covenant will be "broken"; provisios for restoring it again to accomplish its purpose |
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| Name types of Covenants between persons and peoples |
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Treaities, alliances
Alliance between king and subjects
Agreements, pledges
Alliance of friendship
Alliance of marriage |
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| Name the major OT Covenants |
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Noahic
Abrahamic
Priestly
Sinaitic/Mosaic
Davidic
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| What was the nature of Yahweh's covenant relationship with His people? |
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| What does this tell us about the spiritual life of OT believers, individually abd corporately? |
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| To what extent are covenants "conditional" or "unconditional"? |
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| God committed himself not to destroy the world again with a flood |
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| "Righteous" Noah, his descendents, and every living thing;Noah offered sacrifices |
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| Promised by God before the flood; announced by God after the flood; Noah offerd sacrifices. Takes form of a Royal Grant |
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| Rainbow in the storm cloud |
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a. For God - no to destroy the earth agin with a flood
b. For people - to respect life; specifically, to multiply on the land, to eat no blood, and not murder persons created in God's image |
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| the appearance of a rainbow after a rain is a reminder of God's continuing commitment to this covenant |
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While this is the first covenant of the OT, its institution after the judgment of the flood echoes creation language and indicates that creation has been restored after wickedness and judgement
Because the covenant depends wholly on God, it cannot be broken and thus does not need to be restored. |
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| Describe the Abrahamic Covenant |
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| God commited himself to Abraham to bless him and give him descendants |
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| Describe the Abrahamic Covenant |
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God commited himself to Abraham to bless him and give him descendants and give him land.
Includes element of Royal Grant and Suzerain-Vassal treaties |
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| Who are the recipients of the Abrahamic covenant |
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Abraham and his family
Abraham's descendants
An everlasting Covenant |
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Covenant pictured as a relationship between God and Abraham
a command and seven promises to Abraham
expansion to include future descendants
more specific land promises
more specific promises regarding descendants
"cutting" a covenant with sacrifices
the sign of circumcision
renaming Abraham and Sarah
swearing and oath to affirm promises |
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| Circumcision of all male offspring |
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| Abrahamic responsibilities - God's |
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Seven promises to bless, enrich, multiply, and protect Abraham
God will be Abraham's "shield" and "reward"
Key provisions (1) Relationship (2) Descendants (3) Land
When God "remembered this covenant, he delivered Israel from Egypt in the exodus
God's covenantel compassion restricted the full implementation of the Sinaitic covenant curses |
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| Abrahamic responsibilities - Abraham's |
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leave UR and go to Canaan
Believe God and his promises
Be blameless
Live righteously and justly and guide his household
Obey God in everything |
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| Covenant renewed by reaffirmation of promises by God and by keeping the covenant sign reaffirmed to Isaac, Jacob, & Joseph |
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New circumcision (Joshua 5) Circumcision evidentaly was suspende after Israel refused to go into the promised land
After captivity and exile - God will remember the patriarchs and will bring the nation back to the land of promise |
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| How does the Abrahamic Covenant relate to the new covenant |
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The Abrahamic Covenant is viewed as the foundation for God's work in Christ and in believer of the new covenant
The sign of the Abrahamic covenant, circumcision, is abrogated for new covenant believers |
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| To what extent is the Abrahamic covenant conditional or unconditional |
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The Abrahamic covenant is unconditional in that it is based upon God's choice, is not rescinded, and serves as the basis for God's further actions toward Abraham's descendants
Abrahamic covenant is conditional in that Abraham's faith brings about the fulfillment of God's promises |
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| Describe the Priestly Covenant |
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God selected the tribe of Levi an Aaron and his family to constitute Israel's priests and Levites
The Covenant resembles the Royal Grant of the ANE |
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| Yahweh declared that Aaron, his sons, and his descendants would serve Iseael as preists, and that members of the tribe of Levi would assist them in cultic matters |
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Earlier promises were formalized as a covenant declared by yahweh in response to Phinehas' faithfulness.
Yahweh announced at Sinai that aAaron, and his son, would serveIsrael as priests. The tribe of levi sided with Moses at Mount Sinai at the sin of the golden calf.
Pinehas was zealous for yahweh's honor in Moab; thus Yahweh made"a covenant of peac" with him and his descendants |
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| not specifically mentioned. The grant would be the priestly office itself. Perhaps the garments of the priestly office served as the covenant sign. |
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| Priestly responsibilities |
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a. God's - God will ensure that the descendants of Aaron serve as priests and that hte members of the tribe of Levi assist in cultic matters.
God promises the priests and Levites a share of Israels offering to Yahweh.
He promises to multiply the descendants of the Levites
b. Priests' - Priests were responsible for all cultic matters, including offering sacrifices, providing guidance, teaching the law/torah, and caring for the sanctuary.
Priests and Levites are to serve faithfully. |
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| Aaron's descendants were "annointed" as priests, as priests Hewbrew "masach"; thus priests were first "annointed" ones or "messiahs" in Israel. |
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| After exile, priesthood and the temple cultus "system of worship" were restored. because of sin am0ong the Levites, in breaking the priestly covenant, the descendants of Zadok were elevated after exile.NEW TESTAMET - Although not of the tribe of Levi, Jesus Christ is a High Priest. |
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| Yahweh formalized his relationship with his people by committing himself to be israels' God. The Sinaitic Covenant is a suzerain-vassal treaty between yahweh and Israel. This covenant does not replace the mosaic covenant but builds on it. |
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| The Lord reveals himself to Moses and Israel by his name "Yahweh" (lit. He is; based upon I Am) and Israel gathered at mount Sinai |
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| At Mt. Sinai with sacrifices, sprinkling of blood, stipulations commitments, and a meal with God, Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu and the seventy elders |
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Keeping the Sabbath day.
~ First introduced with the giving of Manna on the to Sinai. Keeping of sabbath will result in blessing. While violationof Sabbath will result in judgement.
~Sabbath-breakers are to be put to death.
~ When Yahweh delivers his people from captivity in Babylon, Sabbbath will again be the sign of the restored Sinaitic Covenant.
~ The Sabbath pictures God's relationship with his people.- creation, deliverance from Egypt, Sinai, Eschaton. |
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| Sinaitic Responsibilities |
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God's ~ I will be their God and they will be my people.
Israel's ~ Israel is to love, serve, and obey Yahweh and follow all of his commandments, of which the Ten Words are a central core. ~ The specific stipulations of the covenant are generally referred to as the "Law" ~ The structure of the Ten Words parallel both the Suzerain-vassal treaties and the ANE Law codes |
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Regular covenant renewal of the Sinaitic covenant is provided for in the covenant itself.
~ Family: In Israel's theology every Israelite is born into the covenant, thus it is important for every Israelite to personalize ther faith by renewing it for themselves. Renewal ceremonies will normally have a recital of God's faithful grcious acts toward hid people and on opportunity for his people to commit themselves to him again to follow his commands.
OTHER RENEWAL ~ Festivals, Periodic (Sabbatical year), Liturgy (Psalm 50), Special Instances, Renewal of faith and commitment Communion Sunday |
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historical: Two examples of restoration occur early in Israel's history. 1) New tables of law 2) New Passover after failure to go into promised land.
ESCHATALOGICAL: Restoration to the land after exile in Babylon is dealt with frequently in the oT. This subject overlaps with the New Covenant, which is in some sense is a restoration and fulfillment of the Sinaitic annd other covenants
~New Exodus, New Jerusalem, New alter and sacrifices, New Temple |
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| Siniatic Covenant ~ New covenant |
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Law Possitive & Law abrogated
Torah/Law (Circumcision, Food laws, observance of certain days, cultic system ~ sacrifices)Some theological ideas still continue |
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| Describe Davidic covenant |
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| Yahweh chose David to establish a royal dynasty in Israel. this covenant resembles the Royal Grants of the ANE |
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| David and his descendants |
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| God refused to let David build a "house" for him, but instead promised to build a "house" dynasty for David. God chose not to use Saul to establish a dynasty because of disobedience |
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| Not specifically mentioned. the grant would be the royal office itself. perhaps the throne, crown, or royal garments served as a covenant sign |
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God's ~ Yahweh ensured continuation of David's line of kings.
Yahweh promised to bless, prosper and protect David and israel. Yahweh would continue to preserve David's line even if later kings sinned. Davidic kings must be faithful to Yahweh and his Siniatic Covenant and stipulations |
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| David's descendants were "annointed" as kings thus kings were called annointed ones or messiahs in Israel |
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Before Judah went into exile, Yahweh promised that David's line would continue after the exile.
After the exile Yahweh promised through Haggai that he would make Zerubbabel his chosen signet ring, thus granting Zerubbabel the pledge that his descendants would end the curse of Jehoiachin. the people pray for God to honor his covenant with David by raising up a king for them again. |
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| Davidic Covenant ~ New Covenant |
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Jesus Christ is called the son of David Many of the royal psalms are applied to Christ by quoatation or allusion. the term messiah (or Christ=annointed one) combines OT referrals of priests, kings and prophets.
The NT pictures Jesus in various roles of OT kings, annointed "son" triumphant over enemies, ascending to the throne, reigns with Yahweh, Will lead armis to conquer enemies |
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God's plan is to bring deliverance, to summon a people who will be peculiarly his own, to offer himself for them to know and to give them land in fullfillment of his promise.
Salvation
~Deliverance
~Blessing
Covenant Community
~Covenant
~Descendants (seed)
Knowledge of God
~Relationship (Event & word)
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| God's initial design for his people is deliverance. Yahweh's design is to form a godly community. yahweh's intention is that there be an ongoing relationship with his people. God's intention for his people is that they enjoy the good life. |
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| God's design implemented ~ Salvation |
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Deliverance in history - Exodus event and Yahweh war
Blessing in cult Meaning today Stress: importance of reading bible therough the eyes of the victimized and oppressed |
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