A covenant is a formal, solemn, and binding agreement between 2 or more parties for the performance of some action. But why does God elect to relationally deal with us by way of this form of interaction?
Covenants are contracts that function as God's way of reaching out to reconnect with his separated children. God uses covenants as a foundation to reestablish relationships; relationships between individuals and groups.
Father God is looking to reconnect with his children by constructing and living inside human houses as dwelling places, where He will find rest. (See Isaiah 66:1-2 and Ephesians 2:19-22)
Covenants are the mechanisms and means by which God reestablishes his relational connection to his fallen children in their fallen sinful state. Through covenants God deals with finality to the embedded sin problem within his children. Ultimately, God's plan is to indelibly imprint His eternal moral law, found in Micah 6:8, into the hearts and minds of His children.
He sent His Divine Son in human form to fulfill this assignment.
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