Week 27 of 52
God's Covenants
One story, told through a series of binding promises that build on each other.
Built on Genesis 15:1-18. Yahweh makes a covenant with Abram, walking alone between the divided animals while Abram sleeps, and binds himself to a promise Abram did not earn.
The Bible is organised around covenants: with Noah, with Abraham, with Israel at Sinai, with David, and finally the new covenant promised through Jeremiah and enacted in Christ's blood. Each one adds to what came before rather than replacing it, and together they trace a single line from a promise made after the flood to a supper in an upper room.
This week reads six of those covenants in sequence, in their own settings, before asking what holds them together. The Bible calls its own gospel a covenant, so understanding this word is not a background exercise. It is close to the center of how Scripture explains what God is doing.
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Seven days
Each day is its own devotional
Day 1
The Sign in the Cloud
The first covenant is made with the earth itself, not with Israel.
Genesis 9:12-13
Day 2
A God to You and Your Offspring
The covenant with Abraham names a relationship that outlasts a single generation.
Genesis 17:7
Day 3
The Blood of the Covenant
At Sinai, a covenant is sealed with blood and a promise of obedience.
Exodus 24:7-8
Day 4
A Throne Established Forever
God's covenant with David reaches toward a king who will not fail.
2 Samuel 7:16
Day 5
A Law Written on the Heart
Jeremiah names a covenant unlike the one Israel broke at Sinai.
Jeremiah 31:33
Day 6
This Cup Is the New Covenant
Jesus names the covenant Jeremiah promised at his last supper.
Luke 22:20
Day 7
A Better Covenant
Hebrews sums up why this covenant surpasses every one before it.
Hebrews 8:6