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Covenants

Agreements between two parties - Ge 26:28; Da 11:6

DESIGNED FOR

• Establishing friendship
- 1Sa 18:3
• Procuring assistance in war
- 1Ki 15:18,19
• Mutual protection
- Ge 26:28,29; 31:50-52
• Establishing peace
- Jos 9:15,16
• Promoting commerce
- 1Ki 5:6-11
• Selling land
- Ge 23:14-16

CONDITIONS OF

• Clearly specified
- 1Sa 11:1,2
• Conformed by oath
- Ge 21:23,31; 26:31
• Witnessed
- Ge 23:17,18; Ru 4:9-11
• Written and sealed
- Ne 9:38; 10:1

God often called to witness - Ge 31:50,53

When confirmed, unalterable - Ga 3:15

Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices - Ge 15:9-17; Jer 34:18,19

Salt a sign of perpetuity in - Nu 18:19; 2Ch 13:5

Ratified by joining hands - Pr 11:21; Eze 17:18

Followed by a feast - Ge 26:30; 31:54

Presents given as tokens - Ge 21:27-30; 1Sa 18:3,4

Pillars raised in token of - Ge 31:45,46

Names given to places where made - Ge 21:31; 31:47-49

THE JEWS

• Forbidden to make, with the nations of Canaan
- Ex 23:32; De 7:2
• Frequently made with other nations
- 1Ki 5:12; 2Ki 17:4
• Condemned for making, with idolatrous nations
- Isa 30:2-5; Ho 12:1
• Regarded, as sacred
- Jos 9:16-19; Ps 15:4

Violated by the wicked - Ro 1:31; 2Ti 3:3

ILLUSTRATIVE

• Of the contract of marriage
- Mal 2:14
• Of God's promises to man
- Ge 9:9-11; Eph 2:12
• Of the united determination of a people to serve God
- 2Ki 11:17; 2Ch 15:12; Ne 10:29
• Of good resolutions
- Job 31:1
• (With death and hell,) of carnal security
- Isa 28:15,18
• (With stones and beasts, of the earth,) of peace and
prosperity - Job 5:23; Ho 2:18
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