Some Covenant Benefits

Some Covenant Benefits

Lesson 12Lesson 12

What Was the Covenant?

The Bible gives very few details of the

covenant. Genesis 15 is one of the most

detailed accounts of the covenant of blood.

What Was the Covenant?

The Bible gives very few details of the

covenant. Genesis 15 is one of the most

detailed accounts of the covenant of blood.

Two Types of Covenant in Ancient Hebraic Culture

The Service Covenant - Commonly Called the

Covenant of Bloodand

The Friendship CovenantCommonly Called the

Covenant of Salt.

Two Types of Covenant in Ancient Hebraic Culture

The Service Covenant - Commonly Called the

Covenant of Bloodand

The Friendship CovenantCommonly Called the

Covenant of Salt.

The Friendship Covenant

Commonly Called the Covenant of Salt.

The Friendship Covenant

Commonly Called the Covenant of Salt.

It is thought that this covenant was kept between Mechizedek and Abram. Abram was a friend of God, and Mechizedek was the Priest of God.

The covenant is kept by mixing salt from one party with salt from another party. The covenant can not be broken unless the salt crystals of the two parties can be separated.

The Sabbath is celebrated even now with salted bread, which is a remnant of tradition from the Covenant of Salt.

Some commentaries state that this covenant was being remembered when Mechizedek brought bread and wine out to Abram upon Abram’s return from delivering Lot. The bread would have been salted.

The other covenant was the Blood Covenant, in which the carcasses of at least three large sacrificed animals were split in two, so that participants could walk through the blood.

The participants would negotiate an agreement. Then they would exchange coats. This signified the exchange of authority.

The participants pledged, “all that I do, all that I have is now yours.”Then they exchanged weapons signifying that, “my strength is now your strength, and your enemies are mine.”

After passing through the blood twice the covenant makers would stop in the middle of “the way of blood.”

This signified that the one who broke the covenant would meet with the same fate as the animals if the covenant was not fulfilled.

They would then pronounce blessings and cursing upon each other if the covenant were ever broken. (as in Deuteronomy 28)

They would then cut the covenant. They cut their hands and wrists. Their hands and wrists would be placed together intermingling their blood.

The families then joined their names symbolizing their commitment to become one. Afterwards, a covenant meal of bread and wine would be eaten.

The bread represented the flesh and the wine represented the blood. Thus they committed to give their lives and blood to protect each other.

In Gen 15:9 God gave Abram a list of animals

to bring for a ceremony.

Abram complies and cuts each animal,

except the birds in half. He places them in a trail of blood with enough room to

walk between the parts.

In Gen 15:9 God gave Abram a list of animals

to bring for a ceremony.

Abram complies and cuts each animal,

except the birds in half. He places them in a trail of blood with enough room to

walk between the parts.

God got Abram’s full attention by causing

him to fall into a great and horrible

darkness. Abram had to be fully focused on God. Again, God

wanted his full attention.

God got Abram’s full attention by causing

him to fall into a great and horrible

darkness. Abram had to be fully focused on God. Again, God

wanted his full attention.

A flaming torch signified Devine

Presence. It was a custom to light a torch when making a covenant in the East. The fire

was a symbol of the destruction that would

befall anyone who broke the covenant agreement.

A flaming torch signified Devine

Presence. It was a custom to light a torch when making a covenant in the East. The fire

was a symbol of the destruction that would

befall anyone who broke the covenant agreement.

God is so passionate about this covenant that He was the one

who walked the trail of blood as Abram

watched. God wants us to know that He

has committed Himself to us. He

will uphold His part of this covenant.

God is so passionate about this covenant that He was the one

who walked the trail of blood as Abram

watched. God wants us to know that He

has committed Himself to us. He

will uphold His part of this covenant.

God can never and will never break his covenant with his people. He sent

Jesus to be the final flesh and blood

sacrifice for the removal of our sin.

Jesus’s birth and death fulfilled our ability to

stand with Father Abraham in

righteousness.

God can never and will never break his covenant with his people. He sent

Jesus to be the final flesh and blood

sacrifice for the removal of our sin.

Jesus’s birth and death fulfilled our ability to

stand with Father Abraham in

righteousness.

Genesis 17:11You are to undergo circumcision, and

it will be the sign of the

covenant between me and you.

Genesis 17:11You are to undergo circumcision, and

it will be the sign of the

covenant between me and you.

The outward sign of covenant for man

was circumcision.David was so

confident of his covenant that he

called Goliath uncircumcised, or without covenant!

The outward sign of covenant for man

was circumcision.David was so

confident of his covenant that he

called Goliath uncircumcised, or without covenant!

David knew that Goliath was only

strong in the flesh. He was cursed without the covenant.

David knew that Goliath was only

strong in the flesh. He was cursed without the covenant.

Latter in Abram’s story, he will be

willing to sacrifice Isaac,

the child of promise. Because

of his willingness,

Latter in Abram’s story, he will be

willing to sacrifice Isaac,

the child of promise. Because

of his willingness,

God himself was willing, as a

covenant partner with Abram, to

sacrifice His own son, and receive him raised from

the dead.

God himself was willing, as a

covenant partner with Abram, to

sacrifice His own son, and receive him raised from

the dead.

Galatians 3:26-2926You are all sons

of God through faith in Christ

Jesus, 27for all of you who were

baptized into Christ have clothed

yourselves with Christ.

Galatians 3:26-2926You are all sons

of God through faith in Christ

Jesus, 27for all of you who were

baptized into Christ have clothed

yourselves with Christ.

28There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor

free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29If you belong to Christ, then

you are Abraham's seed, and heirs

according to the promise.

28There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor

free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29If you belong to Christ, then

you are Abraham's seed, and heirs

according to the promise.