Subj : The Covenants
To   : George Pope
From : Newborn
Date : Sat Oct 15 2005 20:08:00

There are at least 8 covenants mentioned in the Old Testament:

Edonic Covenant - (Gen. 1:28-30; 2:15-17) Governed life on the Edenic earth
                  after Adam and Eve's creation.

Adamic Covenant - (Gen. 3:14-19) Laid down terms that would regulate life in
                  a fallen world.

Noahic Covenant - (Gen. 8:20-9:17) Instituted an era during which man sought
                  to govern himself.

Abrahamic Covenant - (Gen. 12:1-3) Established Abraham's line as that through
                     which the Messiah would be born.

Mosaic Covenant (*) - (Ex. 20; 21; 25:1-40):38) Offered to Israel as a
                      Mandatory, legalisic system.

Land Covenant - (Deut. 30:1-10)  Promised Israel's physical and spiritual
                restoration.

Davidic Covenant - (1 Sam. 7:4-17)  Established the tempral amd eternal rule
                   of David's posterity.

**  New Covenant - (Jer. 31:31-37; Heb. 8:7-13)  God's Spirit will dwell in
                   His people.


Newborn

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