THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY ABRAHAMIC COVENANT Part IIIThe New CovenantThe next unconditional covenant between God and Israel is the New Covenant. The covenant is new because it replaced the Old or Mosaic Covenant. Israel was unable to keep the Mosaic covenant, so God graciously promised to give them a new covenant as well […]

THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECYABRAHAMIC COVENANT Part IITHE EXPANSION OF THE ABRAHAMIC COVENANTJohn F. Walvoord (pp. 44–45) summarizes the foundational importance of the Abrahamic covenant in the study of Bible prophecy. He states: “The Abrahamic covenant contributes to the eschatology of Israel by detailing the broad program of God as it affects Abraham’s seed.…It […]

THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECYABRAHAMIC COVENANT Part IThe fountainhead of Bible prophecy begins with the Abrahamic covenant (Genesis 12:1- 3,7; 13:14-17; 15:1-21; 17:1-21; 22:15-18). This agreement is the “mother of all redemptive covenants,” and God’s blessings springing forth from it extend to all mankind throughout the ages.AN UNCONDITIONAL COVENANTThe Abrahamic covenant is an unconditional […]