7 Covenants - #1 Adamic / Edenic
There are seven very important covenants in the Bible. Most Christians can only name a couple (before doing my research I have to admit that I could only think of 4), and many other people only focus on one covenant from the Old Testament as being the "ultimate" covenant.
Today we are starting a new series where we will study each covenant in detail.
The first covenant is the Adamic or Edenic.
Let's begin by defining the word:
Covenant - a solemn, binding agreement established by God with individuals or groups. It involves promises, blessings and stipulations that underscore the relationship between God and His people.
I want to be as clear as possible, so let's define two words from the definition of covenant above: solemn & binding.
Solemn- very serious; done with the utmost sincerity
Binding- imposing and obligation
It is pretty obvious from the title of this covenant (ADAMic or EDENic) that we are talking about Adam & Eve and the fall of mankind that occurred in the Garden of Eden.
In the passage above we see what God required of mankind and specifically described what was allowed.
Then in the Bible verses below we see the stipulation portion of this covenant - NO eating from the tree of knowledge!!!
Just think of how amazing it must have been to take care of the Garden of Eden! I praise and thank God when He provides garden produce seen below, but just imagine how even more abundant harvesting from the Garden of Eden must have been!
And now the very serious consequences of breaking the obligation of the covenant.
The serpent AND mankind (Adam & Eve) all have to pay for going against the Adamic/Edenic covenant.
In the Scripture below you will notice that it doesn't specifically say that the serpent is satan, however, in
Revelation 20:2 it says ".....that ancient serpent who is the devil or satan......."
Then, we learn about the consequences for Adam and Eve - consequences that are for ALL of mankind.
Click HERE to view "TREES#2 - From the Fall to Forgiveness"
Lastly, we see that the consequences of Adam & Eve's actions even affect the tree of life. God puts massive protection around the tree of life (see Scripture passage above). Also, click HERE to view "TREES#8 - The Tree of Life"
Learning about God's covenants is important. As we see, this first covenant affects us all even today.
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