Understanding God's Seven Alliances
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ScribdTranslationsI- The unity and diversity of God's alliances
By flipping through the Bible, we can discover that 7 is presented to us.
Alliances in total, in the Word of God. 6 are found in the Old Testament,
and the 7th covenant was established by Jesus Christ. In this article, we
we will put down on paper some reflections, some raw material that will allow to
everyone to do their own study on this subject.
The vocabulary of the alliance:
Creation is the first moment of an alliance between the personal God.
the man like no other: the notion of alliance speaks of a relationship that goes from the
person to person.
Analogy: any discourse about god, how to apply to god an entity
human, men make alliances with each other to understand the relationship
we will seek a design and apply it to man. God is the mystery
one cannot make a contract with God. When I apply the word father to my
Dad, that's right, and if it is used to God, it's the analogy; there is a resemblance.
but not completely different. Mysterious reality with human terms
In the alliance, there is obligation and promise. For the obligation the
superior says to the inferior you must do this while in the promise if
The inferior can do nothing that the superior promises him.
II-The importance of the idea of alliance.
The alliance is important because it is within it that we find the promises.
of God, the maintenance of creation, the formation of Israel, the possession of the land,
prosperity. There are numerous alliances in the Bible. Under the
treaty of alliance, several entries are recorded in the Bible: peoples between
them, people among themselves, one person among several, etc... An alliance
may be concluded before God and be called the Lord's Covenant (1 Sam. 20:8)
Ez. 17:19). A covenant can be repeated. (David and Jonathan). The Lord
can therefore play a role in alliances between men.
We note the 3 alliances that God makes with the people of Israel.
The Sinai Covenant (Exodus 20 and 24),
Alliance after the golden calf (Exodus 34)
Repeated alliance after recapitulation of the law (Deut. 29-30).
These 3 agreements have the same substance and the same terms but are
different from the Noachic, Abrahamic, Davidic alliances and the
Neo-testamentary (or 7 covenants in the entire Bible).
III- RELATIONS BETWEEN THE ALLIANCES OF GOD.
The Nohachique alliance is established with all of creation; The New Alliance
is related to the new creation. (Gen 6:1-9)
The Alliance with Aaron and Phinehas is related to the Levitical priesthood;
The new is related to an eternal priesthood (Heb 7:11ss.)
The Davidic covenant is the foundation of the terms of Christ's royalty.
IV- The constituents of the ideas of the alliance.
An Alliance is an Association either of men among themselves or between
man and God understanding either words alone or words
accompanied by symbolic ceremonies. This Association involves some
Obligations to be respected by both parties; the obligations are frequently
accompanied by an Oath.
ALLIANCE I: NOAH
Genesis 6:18 But with you I will establish my covenant; you will enter the ark, with
your son, your wife and your daughters-in-law.
Genesis 9:9 As for me, I establish my covenant with you and with your
descendants after you,
Genesis 9:11 I establish my covenant with you: (it will not happen) that all flesh
let it be cut off by the waters of the flood, and there will no longer be a flood to destroy
the earth.
Genesis 9:12 God said: Here is the sign of the covenant that I place between me and you,
as well as all living beings that are with you for future generations:
Genesis 9:13 I place my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between
me and the earth.
Genesis 9:15 and I will remember my covenant between me and you, as well as
all living beings, and the waters will no longer turn into a flood for
destroy all flesh.
Genesis 9:16 The bow shall be in the cloud, and I will look upon it to remember
the perpetual alliance between God and all living beings on earth.
Genesis 9:17 God said to Noah: This is the sign of the covenant that I establish between myself
and all flesh that is on the earth.
ALLIANCE II: ABRAHAM
Genesis 15:18 On that day, the Lord made a covenant with Abram saying:
I give this land to your descendants; from the river of Egypt to the great
river, namely the Euphrates,
Genesis 17:2 I will establish my covenant with you, and I will greatly multiply you.
Genesis 17:4 As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of a
crowd of nations.
Genesis 17:7 I will establish my covenant with you and your descendants after you, in
all their generations: it will be an everlasting covenant, by which I
You shall be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
Genesis 17:9 God said to Abraham: You, you will keep my covenant, you and your
descendants after you, in all their generations.
Genesis 17:10 Here is how you will keep the covenant that I make with you and
with your descendants after you: every male among you shall be circumcised.
Genesis 17:11 You shall be circumcised as a sign of the covenant between you and me.
Genesis 17:13 Everyone born in your household or purchased with your money must be circumcised.
acquired with your money; it will be in your flesh (the mark of) a covenant
perpetual.
Genesis 17:14 A male who is uncircumcised, who has not undergone circumcision in his
chair, will be separated from the midst of his people: he will have broken my covenant.
Genesis 17:19 But God said: Surely, your wife Sarah will bear you a son;
and you will call him Isaac. I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant
with him and his descendants after him.
Genesis 17:21 But as for my covenant, I will establish it with Isaac whom
Sara will give you at this time next year.
ALLIANCE III: AARON-MOISE
The Sinai covenant (Exodus 20 and 24),
ALLIANCE IV: ISRAEL
Covenant after the golden calf (Exodus 34),
ALLIANCE V: ISRAEL 2
Repeated alliance after recapitulation of the law (Deut. 29-30).
ALLIANCE VI: DAVID
Is it not true that my house is with God, since He has made...
with me an eternal alliance, In all aspects regulated and kept? Will he not do it?
germinate all my greetings and everything that is pleasant?
2 Samuel 7:1-29 (Now please bless the house of your servant, so that it may...
subsists forever before you! For it is you, Lord Eternal, who has spoken, and
by your blessing the house of your servant will be blessed forever.
ALLIANCE VII: JESUS
Predicted in AT (Jer 31:31-34 -> 40 Ez 36:26 / 39:26 & 29 + Acts 2)
A COMPARISON OF GOD'S ALLIANCES.
There are similarities, but also differences between the alliances of
God. The first three points they make can be noted: