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What is the permanent sign of the everlasting covenant with Abraham and his male descendants?
What is the permanent sign of the everlasting covenant with Abraham and his male descendants?
What is the covenant with Abraham in Genesis 15 considered to be?
What is the covenant with Abraham in Genesis 15 considered to be?
How was the Mosaic covenant sealed?
How was the Mosaic covenant sealed?
What is the implication of the verb meaning to seal a covenant in Hebrew?
What is the implication of the verb meaning to seal a covenant in Hebrew?
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What does the Mosaic covenant establish the Israelites as?
What does the Mosaic covenant establish the Israelites as?
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What is the Hebrew term for 'covenant' derived from?
What is the Hebrew term for 'covenant' derived from?
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Which covenant is between God and all living creatures?
Which covenant is between God and all living creatures?
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In what book and verses does it mention the establishment of a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah?
In what book and verses does it mention the establishment of a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah?
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Which type of covenant is more common with the Hittite peoples?
Which type of covenant is more common with the Hittite peoples?
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What do most Christians believe the New Covenant to be?
What do most Christians believe the New Covenant to be?
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What is a characteristic of promissory covenants in Ancient Near Eastern context?
What is a characteristic of promissory covenants in Ancient Near Eastern context?
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Who did God reward in his covenants, establishing a relationship between the suzerain and the vassal?
Who did God reward in his covenants, establishing a relationship between the suzerain and the vassal?
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What is the obligation God has as part of the covenant with Abraham?
What is the obligation God has as part of the covenant with Abraham?
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Who acts as the suzerain power in the covenant and is accompanied by the required action that comes with the oath?
Who acts as the suzerain power in the covenant and is accompanied by the required action that comes with the oath?
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Which covenant applies to all of humanity and all other living creatures, promising never to destroy all life on Earth by flood?
Which covenant applies to all of humanity and all other living creatures, promising never to destroy all life on Earth by flood?
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Study Notes
Covenants in Ancient Near Eastern Context
- Promissory covenants are similar to "royal grant" legal documents and include historical introduction, border delineations, stipulations, witnesses, blessings, and curses.
- God rewarded Abraham, Noah, and David in his covenants with them, establishing a relationship between the suzerain and the vassal.
- As part of the covenant with Abraham, God has the obligation to keep Abraham's descendants as God's chosen people and be their God.
- God acts as the suzerain power and is the party of the covenant accompanied by the required action that comes with the oath.
- Weinfeld believes that the Abrahamic and Davidic covenants have similar terminology and wording to ancient Near Eastern grants, as opposed to the Mosaic covenant.
- In Jeremiah, God uses prophetic metaphor to say that David will be adopted as a son, expressing legal and political relationships through familial phraseology.
- Pressures from outside invaders led the Israelite tribes to converge into monarchical unity for stability and solidarity, unifying religious traditions under the Mosaic covenant.
- Scholars hold differing opinions on the number of major covenants between God and humanity, ranging from one to at least twelve.
- The Noahic covenant applies to all of humanity and all other living creatures, promising never to destroy all life on Earth by flood.
- The covenant found in Genesis 15 is known as the "Covenant between the parts" and is the basis for brit milah (covenant of circumcision) in Judaism.
- With Abraham, multiple promised lands were given to his innumerable descendants, and circumcision marked them as a peculiar people set apart.
- Genesis contains three covenants: land and descendants without stipulations, the covenant of circumcision, and the promise to bless all peoples on earth through Abraham.
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Test your knowledge of ancient Near Eastern covenants with this quiz. Explore the covenants made by God with figures such as Abraham, Noah, and David, and their significance in establishing relationships and obligations. Delve into the historical and religious contexts of these covenants and their impact on the development of religious traditions.
