A few insights into God's Word.
They shall ask the way to Zion, with their faces toward it, saying, 'Come and let us join ourselves to the Lord in a perpetual covenant that will not be forgotten. Jeremiah 50:5 Covenants are made every day all over the world. In modern times covenants are called contracts or treaties. It is the agreement... Continue Reading →
The king stood by the pillar and renewed the covenant in the presence of the Lord--to follow the Lord and keep his commands, statutes and decrees with all his heart and all his soul, thus confirming the words of the covenant written in this book. Then all the people pledged themselves to the covenant. 2... Continue Reading →
Jehoida then made a covenant between the Lord and the king and people that they would be the Lord's people. He also made a covenant between the king and the people. 2 Kings 11:17 It is common for people to belong to all kinds of different types of groups. People like to be together with... Continue Reading →
Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenant, which I commanded them to keep. They have taken some of the devoted things; they have stolen, they have lied, they have put them with their own possessions. Joshua 7:11 Staying in favor with someone requires that the person does what is expected or agreed upon. These... Continue Reading →
Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people. They responded, "We will do everything the Lord has said; we will obey." Exodus 24:7 Contracts are drawn up all the time between two or more different parties. These are agreements as to what one can and cannot do. It gives... Continue Reading →
