The Sabbath as the Sign of the Mosaic Covenant

December 9, 2024Posted inCovenants, Exodus, Sabbath
Exodus 31:12-17 teach us that the Sabbath is a sign of God's covenant with Israel established at Mt. Sinai. The passage is arranged chiastically: A Verse 13: the Sabbath is a sign between the Lord and the children of Israel. B Verse 14a: you shall keep the Sabbath. C Verse 14b: Whoever profanes the Sabbath…

Studies in the Covenants of Grace

August 9, 2024Posted inCovenants
Last year I completed a series of studies about the covenants of grace in the history of the Old Testament and about the new covenant in Christ as described in various Old Testament prophecies and New Testament books. This series can be found on sermonaudio.com by clicking this link.

God’s Covenant with David, Part 1

July 22, 2023Posted inCovenants
God's covenant with David fulfilled in part promises made in prior covenants, especially that made with Abraham. Those promises were the promise of kings, the promise of the land, the promise "I will be your God," and the promise of rest.

The Mosaic Covenant 5: The Law and the Promise

June 22, 2023Posted inCovenants
In Galatians 3:15-18, the apostle teaches us what the law did not do: it did not annul or change the promise of God to Abraham. That promise remained throughout the Old Testament, was fulfilled in Christ, and stands for Gentile believers even today. Justification and the inheritance have never been by the works of the…

The Mosaic Covenant 4: The Law and the Promise

June 15, 2023Posted inCovenants
In Galatians 3 the apostle Paul shows us that the covenant God made with Israel does not annul, replace or change the covenant he made with Abraham. Instead, the law was a schoolmaster to bring Israel to Christ. In this session we look at Galatians 3:1-18, and what the law does not do in regard…

The Mosaic Covenant 3: The Covenant in Deuteronomy

June 8, 2023Posted inCovenants
Deuteronomy is the words of God's covenant which he made with Israel before they entered the land of Canaan (Dt 29:1). Its laws relate especially to Israel's conquest of and life in the promised land, and it gives great prominence to the blessings and curses of the covenant. The Lord never broke his covenant with…

God’s Covenant with Abraham, Part 5: You and Your Children

May 12, 2023Posted inCovenants
In Genesis 17:7 God promised Abraham, "I will establish my covenant between me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you." He kept this promise throughout the Old Testament. But he also gave the same promise to believers in…