2: Covenant Primer – SPD Discipleship Video
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Jeremiah 31:31-33 These passages are the first time the Old Testament mentions what is referred to as the “new covenant.” It is lodged in the context of Israel’s return from exile, and it talks about the blessings they will receive from God. Again, as in all the others, it is God who initiates the covenant, … Continue reading –>
Wednesday: The Covenant With Moses
Read Exodus 6:1-8 and then answer these questions: 1. What covenant was He talking about? See Gen: 12:1-3. 2. How was the Exodus to be a fulfillment, on His part, of the covenant promises? 3. What parallel can you find between what God promised the people here and what He promised Noah before the Flood? After the Exodus, the … Continue reading –>
Tuesday: The Abram Covenant
“And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed” (Gen: 12:3). Read Genesis 12:1-3. List the specific promises God made to Abram. Notice that among these promises God says to Abram that “in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed” (Gen: … Continue reading –>
2: Covenant Primer – Singing with Inspiration
This quarter “The Week at a Glance” shows God’s covenant is spoken of mostly. God has made his promises (covenant) with many people in the Bible, and continues to give us promises for today, hence for a theme hymn I find that I wish to keep standing on the Promises that God has given to … Continue reading –>
2: Covenant Primer – Teaching Plan
Key Thought: God seeks to reestablish the loving relationship by means of a covenant. It signifies a committed relationship between God and us and an arrangement for bringing us into harmony with Him and giving us an arrangement for bringing us in harmony with Him and giving us salvation. April 10, 2021 1. Have a … Continue reading –>
Monday: Covenant With Noah
“But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee” (Gen: 6:18). In the above verse the word covenant appears for the first time in the Bible, and, in this context, God has just told Noah about His decision to … Continue reading –>
Sunday: Covenant Basics
“And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly” (Gen: 17:2). “The Hebrew word translated as ‘covenant’ (appearing about 287 times in the Old Testament) is berith. It can also be translated as ‘testament’ or ‘last will.’ Its origin is unclear, but it has come to mean that which bound two … Continue reading –>
Sabbath: Covenant Primer
Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week’s Study: Gen: 9:15; Isa: 54:9; Gen: 12:1-3, Gal: 3:6-9, Galatians 3:29; Exod: 6:1-8; Jer: 31:33-34. Memory Text: “Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine” (Exodus 19:5). Last week left off with the fall of … Continue reading –>
A Promise Kept
In 1969, 7 -year old Niki was in the hospital having some tumors removed from her throat. While in the hospital she met Charita, another girl her age, who had a rare form of cancer. Niki found out that because of the cancer Charita would never be able to have children of her own. The … Continue reading –>
Inside Story: Mexico ~ First Deaf Theology Student
First Deaf Theology Student By Jose Rodrigo Martinez Patron My Seventh-day Adventist mother noticed that I, as a baby, did not respond in our home in Merida, Mexico. She would call my name, and I did not notice. Mother sought help when I was about 2. She sent me to a special needs school that … Continue reading –>
Friday: Further Thought ~ What Happened?
Further Thought: The Bible overflows with calls to sinners and backsliders. Compare Ps: 95:7-8; Isa: 55:1-2, Isaiah 55:6-7; Luke 15:3-7; Luke 19:10. What others can you find? Read Ellen G. White, “The Creation,” pages 44-51; “The Temptation and Fall,” pages 52-62; and “The Plan of Redemption,” pages 63-70, in Patriarchs and Prophets. “There was a gospel sermon, I think, in those three divine … Continue reading –>