“Now when people take an oath, they call on someone greater than themselves to hold them to it. And without any question that oath is binding. God also bound himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that he would never change his mind.
So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us,” (Hebrews 6:16-18 NLT).
God’s covenants communicate to us something about the awesomeness of God. They communicate aspects of his power and his unmatched attributes. Through covenants, God condescends to the level of man and binds himself to man.
In the place of covenants, God sheds his mystery and opens the window for man to look and see how powerful his love, mercy and grace are. The Bible speaks of seven different covenants, some list six, four of which (Abrahamic, Palestinian, Mosaic, Davidic) God made with the nation of Israel. Of those four, three are unconditional; that is, regardless of Israel’s obedience or disobedience, God still will fulfil these covenants with Israel.
One of the covenants, the Mosaic Covenant, is conditional. That is, this covenant will bring either a blessing or a curse depending on Israel’s obedience or disobedience. Three of the covenants (Adamic, Noahic, and the New Covenant) are made between God and mankind in general and a.