25 Aug The nature of the covenant between God and I
ost by Kristie Godin
The nature of the covenant between God and Israel is love. As the Covenant” from Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch states, “Love is never mere sentiment or feeling in Deuteronomy; rather, love expresses itself in obedience (cf. Deut 5:10; 7:9; 10:12-13; 11:1, 13, 22; 19:9; 30:16.). By contrast, disobedience is indicative of a lack of love (Deut 13:3)” God wants the Israelites to obey Him and by doing so they are showing their love and keeping their end of the covenant. It goes on to say, “Not surprisingly, therefore, “the central core of Deuteronomy consists of a long list of obligations which the Israelites were expected to keep” (Alexander 1997a, 167).” God has obligations to fulfill based on the covenant He has in place with them. He wants them to follow and obey these obligations based on the love they have for Him.
Throughout the Old Testament God has forgiven His people for things they have done against them. After the fall of Adam and Eve the people became so sinful God used Noah and his family to start anew. They obeyed Him and in turn after the flood a new covenant was made., God promised not to flood the earth again, and in turn He wanted His people to do what was right out of faith and love. God then freed the Israelites from Egypt and expected them to obey out of love and thankfulness, and yet again they disobeyed. God allowed them to wander and the promised land would be given to them, but they needed to follow God’s commandments. Deuteronomy reminds them that they should follow his commandments because of who they are, “when you obey the Lord your God by observing his commandments and decrees that are written in this book of the law, because you turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul” (Deut. 30:10)
God’s covenant is still present today. He wants His people to follow Him and love Him; to keep His commandments because of our love for Him. He remains true to His people.
Post by Priscilla Scott
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- What is the nature of God’s covenant with Israel?
God’s covenant is a sort of unattainable goal for the people of Israel. At first, in Genesis God seems to think that they can follow his new laws. However, by Deuteronomy God and Moses seem to be giving up on thje Isrealites. They tell them that
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