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What is the Old Covenant and what is the New Covenant? Investigate the Sinai covenant formation (Exo 19-24): God proposes, Israel accepts, the terms are the Ten Commandments (Deu 4:13), and the covenant is ratified by blood (Exo 24:3-8). Examine Jeremiah 31:31-34 and Hebrews 8:6-13. What exactly is "old" -- the law itself or the arrangement/administration? Is the difference between the old and new covenants the CONTENT of the law, or the LOCATION/POWER/MEDIATOR/BASIS? Does the new covenant abolish God's moral law, or does it write the same law on hearts?

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COVENANT

Full Nave's Entry: - Sacred: JOS 9:18-21; GAL 3:15 - Binding: JOS 9:18-20; JER 34:8-21; EZK 17:14-18; GAL 3:15 - Binding, not only on those who make them, but on those who are represented: DEU 29:14,15 - Blood of: EXO 24:8 - Book of: EXO 24:7 - The Mosaic law called a covenant: EXO 34:28 - OF MEN WITH MEN - Breach of, punished: 2SA 21:1-6; JER 34:8-22; EZK 17:13-19 - Ratified: - By giving the hand: EZR 10:19; LAM 5:6; EZK 17:18 - Loosing the shoe: RUT 4:7-11 - Written and sealed: NEH 9:38; JER 32:10-12 - By giving presents: GEN 21:27-30; 1SA 18:3,4 - By making a feast: GEN 26:30 - By a monument: GEN 31:45,46,49-53 - By salting: LEV 2:13; NUM 18:19; 2CH 13:5 - By offering a sacrifice: GEN 15:9-17; JER 34:18,19 - By oath - INSTANCES OF: - Abraham and Abimelech: GEN 21:22-32 - Abimelech and Isaac: GEN 26:26-31 - Jacob and Laban: GEN 31:44-54 - Jonathan and David: 1SA 18:3,4; 20:16,42; 2SA 21:7 - Jews with each other, to serve God: 2CH 15:12-15; NEH 10:28-32 - King Zedekiah and his subjects: JER 34:8 - Ahab with Benhadad: 1KI 20:34 - Subjects with sovereign: 2CH 23:1-3,16 - OF GOD WITH MEN: - Confirmed with an oath: GEN 22:16; 26:3; 50:24; PSA 89:35; 105:9; LUK 1:73; HEB 6:13,17,18 - Binding: LEV 26; JER 11:2,3; GAL 3:15 - Everlasting: GEN 8:20-22; 9:1-17; PSA 105:8,10; ISA 54:10; 61:8 - God faithful to: LEV 26:44,45; DEU 4:31; 7:8,9; JDG 2:1; 1KI 8:23; PSA 105:8-11; 106:45; 111:5; MIC 7:20 - Repudiated by God on account of Jews' idolatry: JER 44:26,27; HEB 8:9 - Broken by the Jews: JER 22:9; EZK 16:59; HEB 8:9 - Punishments for breaking of: LEV 26:25-46 - INSTANCES OF (God with men): - Of the sabbath: EXO 31:16 - Of the Ten Commandments: EXO 34:28; DEU 5:2,3; 9:9 - With Adam: GEN 2:16,17 - Noah: GEN 8:16; 9:8-17 - Abraham: GEN 12:1-3; 15; 17:1-22; EXO 6:4-8; PSA 105:8-11; ROM 9:7-13; GAL 3 - With Isaac: GEN 17:19 - Jacob: GEN 28:13-15 - With the Israelites to deliver them from Egypt: EXO 6:4-8 - With Phinehas: NUM 25:12,13 - With Israel, at Horeb: DEU 5:2,3 - In Moab: DEU 29:1-15 - Of the Levites: NEH 13:29; MAL 2:4,5 - With David: 2SA 7:12-16; 1CH 17:11-14; 2CH 6:16 - With David and his house: 2SA 23:5; PSA 89:20-37; JER 33:21 - With his people: ISA 55:3; 59:21 - To be confirmed: DAN 9:27 - THE SECOND COVENANT: JER 31:31-34; HEB 8:4-13; 12:18-24; 13:20 - OF MAN WITH GOD: - Jacob: GEN 28:20-22 - Joshua: JOS 24:25; with 24:19-28 - Absalom: 2SA 15:7,8 - Jehoiada and Joash: 2KI 11:17 - Josiah: 2KI 23:3 - Asa: 2CH 15:12-15 - Nehemiah: NEH 9:38; 10 - Israelites: JER 50:5

TESTAMENT

Full Nave's Entry: - A will: HEB 9:16-18 - The new: MAT 26:28; MRK 14:24; LUK 22:20; 1CO 11:25 - See COVENANT

TEN COMMANDMENTS

Full Nave's Entry: - See COMMANDMENTS (Nave's redirects to COMMANDMENTS)

COMMANDMENTS

Full Nave's Entry: - General scriptures concerning: EXO 13:8-10; 20:3-17; DEU 4:5,9,10; 5:6-21; 6:4-9; 11:18-21; 32:46,47; JOS 8:30-35; 2CH 17:7-9; NEH 8:2-8; PSA 78:1-7; PRO 3:3,4; 6:20,21; 7:1-4; ISA 57:8; JER 11:4; ZEC 7:9,10; 8:16,17 - PRECEPTS OF JESUS: MAT 5:16,22-24,27-48; 6:1-4,6-8,16-25,31-34; 7:1-29; 10:5-42; 16:24; 18:8-10,15-17,21,22; 19:16-19; 20:25-28; 22:21,34-40; 24:42-51; 25:34-46; MRK 6:7-11; 8:34; 9:35,38,39,42-50; 10:9,11,12,17-22; 11:22; 12:17; 13:33-37; LUK 6:27-42; 10:28-37; 12:12-31; JHN 7:24; 13:34,35; 14:11,15,23,24; 15:2,4,5,7-12,14,17,20-22 - PRECEPTS OF PAUL: ROM 12:1-3,6-21; 13:8-14; 14:19-21; 15:1,2; 1CO 8:1,7-13; etc. - OF MEN: ISA 29:13; MAT 15:3-20; MRK 7:2-23; ROM 14:1-6,10-23; 1TI 4:1-3

HEART

Full Nave's Entry (selected relevant sections): - (Seat of the affections) - RENEWED: DEU 30:6; PSA 51:10; EZK 11:19; 18:31; 36:26; ROM 2:29; EPH 4:23; COL 3:10 - Regenerated: JHN 3:3,7 - Graciously affected of God: 1SA 10:26; 1CH 29:18; EZR 6:22; 7:27; PRO 16:1; 21:1; JER 20:9; ACT 16:14 - Strengthened: PSA 27:14; 112:8; 1TH 3:13 - Enlightened: 2CO 4:6 - Tested: 1CH 29:17; PSA 7:9; 26:2; PRO 17:3; JER 11:20; 12:3; 20:12; 1TH 2:4; HEB 11:17; REV 2:2,10 - It should render to God obedience: DEU 10:12; 11:13; 26:16; 1KI 2:4; PSA 119:112; EPH 6:6 - THE UNREGENERATE: - Is hard: PSA 76:5; EZK 2:4; 3:7; 11:19; 36:26; MRK 6:52; 10:5; 16:14; JHN 12:40; ROM 1:21; 2:5 - CHANGE OF INSTANCES: Saul 1SA 10:9; Solomon 1KI 3:11,12; Saul of Tarsus ACT 9:1-18 - KNOWN TO GOD: DEU 31:21; 1SA 16:7; PSA 44:21; 51:10; 139:1-12; JER 17:10; EZK 11:5,19-21; 36:25,26; LUK 16:15; ROM 8:27

  • SINAI: Mountain where God gave the law to Moses (EXO 16:1; 19:2-25; 24:16; 31:18; 34:2,4,29,32)
  • BLOOD: Of covenant (EXO 24:5-8; HEB 9:18-20; HEB 13:20; ZEC 9:11); Of Christ (MAT 26:28; MRK 14:24; LUK 22:20; 1CO 11:25; HEB 9:12-14; 10:19; 12:24; 13:20; 1PE 1:2,19; 1JO 1:7; REV 1:5; 5:9; 7:14; 12:11)
  • MORAL LAW: See LAW topic
  • CONSCIENCE: Law written on hearts / internal moral awareness