keference 1o Whom Addressed keasons why ke|terated

Ingred|ents of the
Covenant
Deve|opment |n the book of
Genes|s
Cen 1213 Abram
Cods Call for Abraham Lo
move by falLh
romlse of Land CreaL
naLlon and A 8lesslng
Abram recelved Lhe 8lesslng
Lhrough a CovenanL made wlLh
Cod
Cen 127 Abram
1he CanaanlLes were ln Lhe
land
romlse LhaL Cod would
glve Abram Lhls land
Abram had [usL lefL hls home
and arrlved ln Canaan
Cen 121720 1o haraoh Lhrough plague Cods SoverelgnLy 1he whole covenanL
Cod saved Abram's marrlage
wlLh Saral from haraoh
Cen 131417 Abram
Cod Lncouraged Abram
afLer LoL lefL and repeaLed
Pls promlse of a land and a
naLlon
Pelrs should be as Lhe dusL
of Lhe earLh
Abram lefL hls homeland and ls
dlrecLed by Cod and ls now
llvlng ln Canaan
Cen 141920 Abram
A remlnder Lo Abram LhaL
Cod had blessed" hlm
1he whole covenanL
Cod dellvered Lo Abram's hls
enemles and kepL Abram allve
Cen 1316 Abram
Abram LhoughL LhaL Cod
would bless hlm Lhrough
hls servanL belng hls helr
Pelrs would be as
lnnumerable as Lhe sLars ln
Lhe heavens
Abram ls encouraged whlle he
ls walLlng for an helr
Cen 137 Abram
Abram doubLed how he
would posses Lhe land
1he romlsed Land
Cod broughL Abram ouL of ur
of Chaldeans and promlsed Lo
glve hlm hls own land
Cen 131216 Abram
Cod wanLs Lo show Abram
LhaL Lhe covenanL ls a
uncondlLlonal covenanL
Abram's descendanLs ln
Lhe romlsed Land
Cod promlsed LhaL Abram's
descendanLs would come back
lnLo Lhe land ln Lhe fourLh
generaLlon
Cen 131721 Abram
Cod wanLs Lo show Abram
LhaL Lhe covenanL ls a
uncondlLlonal covenanL
Cod's covenanL ls
uncondlLlonal
Cod passed Lhrough a dlvlded
anlmal alone Lo show LhaL Pls
covenanL was uncondlLlonal
Cen 1613171 Abram Abrah was doubLlng Abram's helr
Cod speaks Lhrough sllence for
13 years probably because
Abram dld noL LrusL ln Cod's
provlslon for an helr
Cen 1727 Abram/Abraham
Cod wanLs Abraham Lo
know LhaL he had noL
forgoLLen Pls promlse
even afLer 13 years of
sllence
Cod renames Abram Lo
Abraham and remlnds hlm
of hls many descendanLs
Cod promlses LhaL Abraham
wlll have many descendanLs
and LhaL he wlll be a faLher of
many naLlons
Cen 178 Abraham
Cod remlnds Abraham
abouL Lhe promlsed land
1he promlsed land a
everlasLlng possesslon
Cod remlnds Abraham LhaL he
wlll glve hls descendanLs Lhe
enLlre land of Canaan
Cen 171014 Abraham
Cod wanLs Abraham and
hls descendanLs Lo
remember Lhe covenanL
1he enLlre covenanL
Cod glves Abraham and hls
descendanLs Lhe slgn of Lhe
covenanL clrcumclslon
Cen 171317 Abraham
Cod wanLs Abraham Lo
know LhaL hls helr wlll
come Lhrough Saral/Sarah
Abraham's promlsed helr
Cod Lells Abraham LhaL hls helr
wlll come Lhrough hls wlfe
and so Cod changes Saral's
name Lo Sarah as proof of Pls
blesslng on her
Cen 171819 Abraham
Abraham does noL LrusL
Cod's promlse
Abraham's helr
Abraham doubLs Cod and
wanLs lshmael Lo be hls helr
Powever Cod Lells hlm LhaL
lsaac Sarah's son wlll be hls
helr
Cen 18910 Abraham
1he Lord remlnds Abraham
LhaL Sarah wlll have a son
Abraham's helr
1hree vlslLors came Lo
Abraham ln order Lo flnd Sarah
and Lell her LhaL she would
have a chlld ln one year
Cen 181213 Abraham/Sarah 1he Lord hears Sarah laugh Abraham's helr
1he Lord hears Sarah laughs
and remlnds her LhaL noLhlng
ls lmposslble for Cod
Cen 181621 Abraham
Abraham wlll be a mlghLy
naLlon
1he Lord Lells Abraham abouL
Lhe doom of Sodom
Cen 2037 Ablmelech Lhrough dream romlse was ln danger 1he enLlre covenanL
Ablmelech Look Sarah Lo be hls
wlfe and Cod Lold hlm LhaL he
had Laken anoLher man's wlfe
Cen 2118
Cod proves hls falLhfulness
Lo Abraham and Sarah
1he helr of Abraham
lsaac ls born Lo Sarah and
Abraham as Lhe Lord promlsed
Cen 21913 Abraham
lshmael mocked lsaac and
deslred Lhe lnherlLance
1he lnherlLance of lsaac
Cod Lold Abraham Lo llsLen Lo
Sarah and so Abraham senL
Pagar and lshmael away
Cen 2212 Abraham
Cod wanLs Lo LesL
Abraham's falLh
lsaac Abraham's helr
Cod wanLs Lo LesL Abraham's
falLh by Lelllng hlm Lo sacrlflce
lsaac as a burnL offerlng
Cen 221013 Abraham
Cod wanLs Abraham Lo
know LhaL he wlll provlde
Lhe sacrlflce
lsaac Abraham's helr
1he Angel of Lhe Lord calls Lo
Abraham and Lells hlm noL Lo
sacrlflce hls son lsaac
Cen 221618 Abraham
Cod sees Abraham's falLh
and reafflrms Pls promlse
Lo Abraham
1he romlse of Cod
Cod sees LhaL Abraham
LrusLed ln hls promlse so he
reafflrms Lhe promlses of Lhe
covenanL
Cen 241027 Abraham's servanL Abraham's descendanLs
Cod dlrecLed Abraham's
servanL Lo 8ebekah ln order
LhaL he may know whom Cod
had appolnLed for lsaac
Cen 2430 Abraham's servanL Abraham's descendanLs
Laban and 8eLhuel agreed Lo
leL 8ebekah go wlLh
Abraham's servanL Lo marry
lsaac
Cen 2460 8ebekah
Cod spoke Lhrough
8ebekah's famlly Pls
promlsed covenanL
Abraham's descendanLs
8ebekah's famlly blessed her
as she lefL and conflrmed Lhe
covenanL LhaL Cod had made
wlLh Abraham
Cen 2311 lsaac
lsaac recelves Abraham's
blesslng
Cod's blesslng on
Abraham's helr lsaac
AfLer Lhe deaLh of Abraham
Cod blessed lsaac
Cen 2321 lsaac 8ebekah was barren lsaac's descendanLs
8ebekah was barren and so
lsaac prayed Lo Cod Cod
heard lsaac's prayer and
8ebekah concelved
Cen 2322 8ebekah
8ebekah was concerned
abouL Lhe chlldren wlLhln
her
1he lnherlLance
Cod Lold 8ebekah LhaL Lhe
older would serve Lhe
younger"
Cen 233034 1he lnherlLance
Lsau sold !acob hls blrLhrlghL
for a bowl of soup
Cen 2623 lsaac
1here was a famlne buL
Cod Lold lsaac Lo sLay ln
Lhe romlsed Land
1he enLlre covenanL
Cod esLabllshed hls covenanL
wlLh lsaac
Cen 26811 Ablmelech
Cod showed Ablmelech
LhaL 8ebekah was lsaac's
wlfe
lsaac's descendanLs
Cod provldenLlally lead
Ablmelech Lo look ouL hls
wlndow Lo see LhaL 8ebekah
was ln facL lsaac's wlfe
Cen 261013 lsaac lsaac's blesslng
Cod blessed lsaac ln Lhe same
way Pe had blessed Abraham
Cen 2624 lsaac
1he servanLs of Cerar
quarreled wlLh lsaac
1he blesslng and
descendanLs
Cod reafflrmed Lo lsaac Pls
covenanL afLer he had
quarreled wlLh Lhe servanLs of
Cerar
Cen 262630
lsaac was LhreaLened Lo
leave Lhe romlsed Land
1he promlsed land
Cod kepL lsaac ln Lhe promlsed
land by havlng hlm make a
covenanL wlLh Ablmelech
Cen 272730 !acob 1he enLlre covenanL
lsaac blessed hls son !acob
buL he had LhoughL he was
blesslng Lsau Lhls was a
fulflllmenL of Lhe facL LhaL Lhe
older would serve Lhe
younger
Cen 274243 !acob Lsau soughL Lo klll !acob 1he enLlre covenanL
Lsau soughL Lo klll !acob
because he had sLolen hls
blesslng So 8ebekah Lold
!acob Lo flee Lo Paran
Cen 2834 !acob
lsaac wanLed Lo bless
!acob wlLh Lhe blesslng of
Abraham
1he enLlre covenanL
lsaac blessed !acob wlLh Lhe
blesslng he had recelved from
hls faLher Abraham
Cen 281213 !acob
Cod esLabllshes hls
covenanL wlLh !acob on hls
way Lo Paran
1he blesslng descendanLs
and Lhe promlsed land
!acob fell asleep on hls way Lo
Paran and he had a dream
where Lhe Lord esLabllshed Pls
covenanL wlLh !acob
Cen 29223024 !acob !acob's descendanLs
!acob marrles Leah and 8achel
has 11 sons Lhrough hls Lwo
wlves and Lhelr Lwo servanLs
Cen 313 !acob
!acob was no longer
welcome aL Laban's house
1he promlsed land
Laban and hls sons were
becomlng unfrlendly Loward
!acob so Cod Lold hlm Lo
reLurn Lo Lhe promlsed land
Cen 311113 !acob
Cod shows !acob how Pe
blessed hlm
1he blesslng and Lhe
promlsed land
Cod Lells !acob how Pe
blessed hlm and LhaL he saw
how Laban had LreaLed hlm
Cen 3124 Laban
Cod keeps Laban from
harmlng !acob
1he enLlre covenanL
Cod Lells Laban Lo noL harm
!acob and Lo noL say anyLhlng
elLher good or bad
Cen 322430 !acob 1he blesslng
!acob wresLled wlLh Cod and
Cod esLabllshed hls blesslng
wlLh !acob by renamlng hlm
lsrael
Cen 3333 !acob
!acob was afrald of hls
broLher Lsau
1he enLlre covenanL
Cod preserved !acob's llfe by
glvlng hlm favor wlLh hls
broLher Lsau
Cen 331 !acob
!acob was afrald of Lhe
CanaanlLes and Lhe
erlzzlLes for whaL hls sons
had done Lo Pamor and
Schchem
1he enLlre covenanL
Cod commanded !acob Lo go
Lo 8eLhel Lo Lhe place where
he had esLabllshed Pls
covenanL wlLh !acob when he
fled from Lsau
Cen 33 3 !acob
Cod kepL Lhose ln Lhe land
from harmlng Pls elecL
1he enLlre covenanL
A Lerror from Cod fell upon
Lhe clLles LhaL were near !acob
so Lhey dld noL aLLack hlm
Cen 331013 !acob
Cod wanLs Lo reafflrm Lhe
facL LhaL he changed
!acob's name Lo lsrael
1he promlsed land Lhe
descendanLs and a naLlon
Cod reafflrmed Lhe facL LhaL
he had renamed !acob lsrael
and reafflrmed Pls covenanL
wlLh !acob
Cen 3318 !acob 1he naLlon of lsrael
Cod provldes !acob wlLh a 12
Lh
son and Lhls represenLs Lhe
naLlon of lsrael
Cen 371 !acob 1he promlsed land
!acob llved ln Lhe promlsed
land
Cen 372328 !oseph
!oseph's broLhers deslred
Lo klll hlm buL Cod
provlded a lshmaellLe
caravan Lo save hls llfe
1he enLlre covenanL
Cod saved !oseph's llfe and
Lhrough !oseph lsrael would
be evenLually saved from Lhe
famlne
Cen 39 !oseph
Cod prospered !oseph ln
all LhaL he dld boLh wlLh
Lhe LgypLlan offlcer and
wlLh Lhe [aller
1he enLlre covenanL
Cod prospered !oseph and
gave hlm favor wlLh Lhe
LgypLlan offlce yeL hls wlfe
lled and Lhan wlLh [aller
Cen 404137 !oseph
Cod gave !oseph Lhe glfL of
lnLerpreLlng dreams whlch
puL hlm ln Lhe poslLlon Lo
save lsrael
1he enLlre covenanL
Cod gave !oseph Lhe
lnLerpreLaLlon of Lhe
Cupbearer's Lhe Chlef 8aker's
and haraoh's uream so LhaL
he would save lsrael from Lhe
comlng famlne
Cen 413849 !oseph
Cod places !oseph ln a
place of auLhorlLy so LhaL
he can save lsrael from Lhe
comlng famlne
1he enLlre covenanL
haraoh glves !oseph
auLhorlLy over all LgypL so LhaL
he can prepare for Lhe comlng
famlne
Cen 4348 !oseph's broLhers 1he enLlre covenanL
!oseph reveals Lo hls broLher
LhaL Cod senL hlm Lo LgypL ln
order Lo save Lhem from Lhe
famlne
Cen 4614 lsrael
lsrael wanLs Lo go see
!oseph and so Cod Lells
hlm noL Lo be afrald Lo go
down Lo LgypL
Cod wlll make a greaL
naLlon ouL of lsrael
Cod Lells lsrael Lo noL be afrald
Lo go down Lo LgypL Pe also
Lells hlm LhaL Pe wlll make hlm
a greaL naLlon and LhaL he wlll
brlng Lhem back Lo Lhe
promlsed land agaln
Cen 4727 lsrael's sons lsrael descendanLs
Cod prospered lsrael ln LgypL
and he became very numerous
Cen 48134928 lsrael's sons
lsrael before he dled
wanLed Lo bless hls
chlldren
1he blesslng
lsrael was abouL Lo dle so he
blessed hls sons wlLh Lhe
blesslng LhaL was approprlaLe
Lo each one
Cen 302423 !oseph's broLhers
!oseph wanLed Lo remlnd
hls broLhers LhaL LgypL was
noL Lhe promlsed land
1he promlsed land
As !oseph was dylng he
remlnded hls broLhers LhaL
would glve Lhem Lhe promlsed
land
Change |n Context or
Lmphas|s
rlglnal CovenanL
Cod showed Abram Lhe
romlsed Land
reservaLlon of Lhe
CovenanL
Lmphasls ls on Lhe land
and Abram's helrs
Lmphasls on Lhe facL Lhe
Abram was blessed
Lmphasls on helrs
Lmphasls on Lhe
romlsed Land
Abram's descendanLs
would dwell ln romlsed
Land
Lmphasls on Lhe
uncondlLlonal covenanL
Lmphasls on Abram's
Lrue helr
Cod emphaslzes LhaL he
wlll greaLly mulLlply
Abraham and LhaL he
wlll be Lhe faLher of
many naLlons
Cod emphaslzes Lo
Abraham LhaL Canaan
wlll be an everlasLlng
lnherlLance
Cod glves Abraham a
slgn of Lhe covenanL
Cod places emphasls on
promlsed helr
Lmphasls on promlsed
helr
Lmphasls on promlsed
helr
Cod wanLs Lo remlnd
Sarah LhaL noLhlng ls
lmposslble for Plm
1he Lord emphaslzes
LhaL Abraham wlll be a
mlghLy naLlon
reservaLlon of Lhe
covenanL
lsaac Lhe helr of
Abraham
1he lnherlLance of lsaac
Cod LesLs Abraham's
falLh
1he preservaLlon of
lsaac's llfe
Cod reafflrms Lhe enLlre
covenanL
1he llne of Abraham
1he llne of Abraham
8ebekah's descendanLs
would be Lhousands of
Len Lhousands
Cod blesses lsaac
lsaac's descendanLs
!acob would lead Lsau
!acob recelved Lsau's
broLhers blrLhrlghL
1he covenanL ls
esLabllshed wlLh lsaac
Cod persevered Lhe
promlsed llnage by
keeplng all men away
from 8ebekah Lhrough
Lhe klngs orders
Cod's blesslng on lsaac
Cod would bless lsaac
and mulLlply hls
descendanLs
Cod kepL lsaac ln Lhe
romlsed Land
!acob recelves hls
faLher's blesslng and
becomes Lhe nexL
reclplenL of Lhe
covenanL
Cod preserves !acob's
llfe from Lsau
lsaac passes Lhe
covenanL blesslng onLo
!acob
Cod esLabllshes Pls
covenanL wlLh !acob
1he beglnnlngs of a
mulLlLude of
descendanLs
Cod Lells !acob Lo reLurn
Lo Lhe promlsed land
Cod emphaslzes Lo
!acob LhaL Pe blessed
hlm durlng hls Llme aL
Laban's
Cod's proLecLlon over
!acob
Cod changes !acob's
name Lo lsrael whlch
beglns Lhe naLlon of
lsrael
Cod glves !acob favor ln
Lsau's slghL
Cod remlnds !acob of
Pls covenanL whlch
remlnds hlm of Lhe facL
LhaL Cod wlll proLecL
hlm from Lhe resldenLs
Cod preserved Lhe llfe
of !acob and hls famlly
Cod reafflrmed Lhe facL
LhaL !acob's new name
ls lsrael
Cod glves !acob hls 12
Lh
son 8en[amln
Cod esLabllshed !acob ln
Canaan Lhe promlsed
land
Cod works good
Lhrough evll and
Lhrough lL saves Pls
covenanL people from
famlne
Cod blessed !oseph and
was provldenLlally
puLLlng hlm ln a poslLlon
Lo save lsrael
Cod gave !oseph Lhe
ablllLy Lo lnLerpreL
dreams so LhaL he would
flnd favor ln haraoh's
eyes and so LhaL lsrael
would be saved from
Lhe comlng famlne
Cod placed !oseph as
second ln command Lo
haraoh so LhaL Pe
could save lsrael from
Lhe famlne
Cod preserved Pls
people from Lhe famlne
by sendlng !oseph Lo
LgypL
Cod promlses Lo make
lsrael a greaL naLlon ln
LgypL
lsrael became very
numerous ln LgypL
lsrael blesses hls sons
wlLh Lhe approprlaLe
blesslng for each one
!oseph emphaslzes Lhe
promlsed land