Աստվածաշնչի գրեհատեր Covenant
Bible verses about Covenant
Exploring covenant in scripture reveals the very heart of God's relationship with humanity. From Noah to Abraham, Moses to David, and ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, covenants demonstrate God's unwavering commitment to His promises and His people. Understanding covenant is understanding God's steadfast love, His faithfulness, and His intentional plan for redemption. As we delve into these verses, let us not only learn about covenants, but also allow them to shape our understanding of God's character and our own place within His eternal story. Let the exploration of covenant bring us closer to the divine embrace, solidifying our faith and inspiring us to live in accordance with His will.
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And Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses’ father in law before God.
And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.
In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.
Scripture Passages
And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering thereof, and their drink offerings.
But when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness unto the Red sea, and came to Kadesh;
Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:
And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
Thou shalt not do so unto the Lord thy God: for every abomination to the Lord, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods.
And the Gibeonites said unto him, We will have no silver nor gold of Saul, nor of his house; neither for us shalt thou kill any man in Israel. And he said, What ye shall say, that will I do for you.
To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.
And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
And this is thine; the heave offering of their gift, with all the wave offerings of the children of Israel: I have given them unto thee, and to thy sons and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: every one that is clean in thy house shall eat of it.
I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
And thou shalt consume all the people which the Lord thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee.
And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the Lord of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims.
Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.
And thou shalt return and obey the voice of the Lord, and do all his commandments which I command thee this day.
But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the Lord gave them;
The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.
And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be established for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the jubile.
But thou shalt go unto my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.
And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty’s sake.
For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:
And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.
And the land be subdued before the Lord: then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless before the Lord, and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the Lord.
And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor:
And the Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did unto Sarah as he had spoken.
In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers.
So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the Lord even require it at the hand of David’s enemies.
Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense.
But if he shall any ways make them void after that he hath heard them; then he shall bear her iniquity.
And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.
But if thou hast gone aside to another instead of thy husband, and if thou be defiled, and some man have lain with thee beside thine husband:
In the most holy place shalt thou eat it; every male shall eat it: it shall be holy unto thee.
That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you.
Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink: that ye might know that I am the Lord your God.
And Moses went out, and told the people the words of the Lord, and gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the tabernacle.
He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
Exploring these Bible verses on covenant reveals the very heart of God's relationship with humanity. From Noah's ark to the promise to Abraham and culminating in the new covenant established through Jesus Christ, we see a consistent thread of divine commitment and unwavering love. God initiates and maintains these agreements, demonstrating faithfulness even when we falter. These covenants are not mere contracts, but sacred bonds built on grace, promise, and mutual responsibility. Reflecting on these passages encourages us to examine our own covenantal relationships – with God, with our families, and with our communities. How are we upholding our end of the agreement? Are we living lives that reflect the trustworthiness and unwavering love embodied in God's covenants? May these verses inspire us to deeper commitment, greater faithfulness, and a richer understanding of God's enduring promise to be with us always.