The Book of the Covenant: The Bible's Unfolding Story of Relationship with God

by B. N. Howard

Publisher:

The Good Book Company

, 2013

Overview

Christians are people of the new covenant made by Jesus’ death on the cross. But what exactly is a covenant? And how does Christ’s new covenant fulfill and complete all the other covenants that God made with his people in the Old Testament?

This gripping and highly readable book gives us a sweeping overview of the Bible as it charts the different “deals” that God has made with people in Scripture. It shows how the covenants with Abraham, David, Moses and others all foreshadow the new covenant to come in Jesus, and it helps us see with greater clarity the plan of God as it unfolds through the Bible story. With practical application, and careful, generous discussion of some contentious issues in Christian thinking, this book will help believers of every stage get to grips with this central theme of the Bible.

Key Features

• Emphasizes the manner that God works through covenants with His people
• Surveys the seven covenants of the Old Testament and the New Covenant
• Includes practical application and generous discussion of contentious issues

Contents

• God's Offer of Covenant Relationship
  • What Is a Covenant?
  • The Covenants: United but Different
• The Seven Divine Covenants
  • The Creational Covenant: “And it was very good”
  • The Covenant with Adam: “Through the obedience of the one man”
  • The Covenant with Noah: “Never again will I curse the ground”
  • The Covenant with Abraham: “To your descendants I give this land”
  • The Covenant with Moses: “The Ten Commandments”
  • The Covenant with David: “I will establish his throne forever”
  • The New Covenant: “Better promises”
• Reading Scripture the Covenant Way
  • The Book of the Covenant
• Appendix: Notes on the dating of OT books

Product Details

• Title: The Book of the Covenant
• Author: B. N. Howard
• Publisher: The Good Book Company
• Publication Date: 2013
• Pages: 176
• Christian Group: Evangelicals
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Topic: Biblical Studies

About B. N. Howard

Bernard (Nick) Howard began following Jesus when he was fifteen. After working for an economics think tank and a Christian youth organization he spent several years as a freelance evangelist in Britain. He is currently on the staff of Christ Church, New York City.