The New Covenant promised to Israel went into effect at the Last Supper during Easter
Week.
Jesus instituted this covenant with his eleven disciples who were representatives of true,
believing Israel. Jesus then asked these disciples to become representatives of a new body of
believers known as the Church. They were called as Apostles to invite Jews and Gentiles alike
around the world to enter into this New Covenant. After the completion of this calling out of the
true church, Scripture promises that God will return and bring the nation of Israel (as a nation)
into the New Covenant. This will take place at the end of the age when Jesus returns to
Jerusalem to sit as King on the throne of his father David. Under the new covenant all those who
belong to Christ and are part of the Church benefit in the following ways: They are called
children of God—Romans 8:16; called the household of God—Ephesians 2:19; called children
of Abraham—Galatians 3:7; called children of promise—Romans 9:8; called a “people of his
own”—Titus 2:14; called heirs of God according to promise—Galatians 3:29; called the temple
of God—1 Corinthians 3:16; called “the circumcision”—Philippians 3:3; called “the Israel of
God”—Galatians 6:16; called “a chosen generation, royal priesthood, peculiar people, a holy
nation”—1 Peter 2:9; called heirs of the kingdom—James 2:5; called “sons of God”—John 1:12;
called kings and priests of God—Revelation 1:6; called “Mount Zion”, “The City of the Living
God”—Hebrews 12:22; called The Bride of Christ—2 Corinthians 11:2; and called the Body of
Christ—1 Corinthians 12.
The Relationship between Jesus, the Son Of God, and the Covenants With regard to the
Edenic Covenant
Jesus Christ is the “Last Adam” (1 Corinthians 15:45-47) who takes the place of the First
Adam and recovers all that the First Adam lost, (Colossians 2:10, Hebrews 2:7-9). Concerning
the Adamic Covenant, Jesus is the promised “Seed of the Woman” (Genesis 3:15, John 12:31,
Galatians 4.4, 1 John 3:8) who fulfills all the demands on man for labor and toil (Mark 6:3) as
well as obedience (Philippians 2:8, Hebrews 5:8). As the son of Shem, Jesus fulfilled the promise
to Noah and to Shem. Jesus Christ is the promised seed (singular) of Abraham to whom all the
promises to Abraham apply (Genesis 22:18, Galatians 3:16, Philippians 2:8). Jesus is the only
man who fulfilled all the requirements of the Law of Moses, and he bore the curse of the law on
our behalf (Galatians 3:10-13), under the conditions of the Mosaic Covenant. Under the
Palestinian Covenant he will yet perform the gracious promises, (Deuteronomy 28:1-30:9).
Jesus is the Seed and Heir and King under the terms of the Covenant with David (Matthew 1:1,
Luke 1:31-33). It was the sacrifice of Jesus that founded the New Covenant (Matthew 26:28, 1
Corinthians 11:25). (Adapted from the C.I. Scofield Bible notes).
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