Old Covenant . . . New Covenant

Our last two messages have started a study comparing the Old Blood Covenant with the New Blood Covenant. These messages revealed Jehovah God contacting Abraham and explaining that He will establish the Old Blood Covenant through Abraham and his descendants. Last week's message illustrated how God actually established the Old Blood Covenant.

We will now explain how God continued the Old Blood Covenant through Abraham's son Isaac. Genesis 17:1,2,7,8 says, "When Abraham was ninety-nine years old, The Lord appeared to him and said, 'I am God Almighty, walk before Me and be blameless. I will confirm My covenant between Me and you and will greatly increase your numbers . . . I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendents after you for the generations to come to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. The whole land of Canaan, where you are now an alien, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God.'"

Jehovah God is again telling Abraham that He is establishing the Old Blood Covenant through Abraham and his descendants and that He will greatly increase their numbers. Notice also God states this covenant is "Everlasting" and He says again He is giving Canaan (Israel) to Abraham and his descendants.

Then in Genesis 17:15,16,17,19 God explains to Abraham how the Old Blood Covenant will be continued, "As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah. I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her . . . Abraham fell facedown; he laughed and said to himself, 'Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?' . . . Then God said, 'yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son and you will call him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.'"

Is anything too difficult for Jehovah God? Just as Jesus was miraculously born through the virgin Mary, God birthed a son through 100 year old Abraham and 90 year old Sarah. God clearly stated the Old Blood Covenant will continue through Isaac and his descendants!

Next week we will study how the Old Blood Covenant changes from being Unconditional to Conditional. Stay tuned!

May The Lord Bless You And Keep You This Day And Every Day,

Frank