Church of the Verdes
November 12, 2019
Covenants in the Bible (Part Three)
Michael Northrup, Facilitator
1. Introduction:
A. Recap of last week – Deuteronomy 8 and 11, importance of ‘the Land’
B. God’s heart for his people, from Genesis to Revelation
2. Covenant with Abraham:
A. Genesis 12, 15, 17 – the call, provisions, the sign
B. Exodus and Leviticus – Provisions of the Law
C. Living proof in Samuel, Kings and Chronicles of God’s faithfulness to the covenant
3. Asa and ‘Peace and Rest’ in the Old Covenant:
A. II Chronicles 14:1-15
B. The ‘few’ righteous kings of Israel and Judah in the Old Testament
C. Why the land had ‘rest’ and Israel was ‘at peace’ for so many years under Asa
D. Old Covenant ‘peace’ vs. New Covenant peace (John 16:33, Philippians 4:8-9)
E. How can believers today maintain peace despite such persecution of the church?
4. Asa’s Reforms in II Chronicles 15:
A. Asa turns to the Lord, God is faithful to the Old Testament Covenant
B. II Chronicles 15:12-13 and a ‘renewal’ by this generation of the Sinai Covenant
C. How did Israel respond with their actions in response to the covenant renewal?
D. Discussion: How does the situation with Asa and Israel compare with the situation of our world today? Similarities, Differences, Reasons Why.
5. The Hope of Old Testament Israel vs. the Hope of the Body of Christ today
A. What is written in the Old Testament and the expectations of a Messiah
B. Discuss: what did Israel know and understand and what did they not understand?
C. What does it mean to ‘set your hope fully’ as written in I Timothy 4:5, I Peter 1:13