The New Covenant - 2180 Words

In the Old Testament, six covenants are made that put man in a closer relationship to God. God initiates these covenants as a guideline to help man to find the eternal salvation that is heaven. The people that make the covenant with God fail every-time and God always carries out what he says will happen because of these failures. It is important to remember that these covenants are more than a contract, they are sacred oaths that, if broken, must be punished accordingly. In this paper, I will be showing how all six of these covenants connect to each other and how they connect to the final covenant, the New covenant, that is fulfilled by the coming of Jesus Christ. The first covenant made between God and man is the Adamic covenant. This covenant was made in the Garden of Eden with Adam. The first part of this covenant says that Adam is God’s first born son. In Genesis 1:27 it says, â€Å"So God created man in his own image† this means that Adam is God’s firstborn son because later, in Genesis, Adam’s son, Seth, is said to be in his father’s â€Å"image and likeness†. This shows us that using â€Å"image and likeness† means to be calling someone a son. The second part is God having Adam defend and serve the Garden of Eden. This is only used in one other part of the bible which talks about what priests do in the temple. This means that God is appointing Adam as priest because he is defending the temple that is the Garden of Eden. Thirdly God appoints Adam as king; God has him rule over allShow MoreRelatedThe Branch Between The Old Covenant And The New Covenant Essay1686 Words   |  7 PagesThe branch between the Old Covenant (OC) and the New Covenant (NC) is, for many, a debatable issue. 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