The
Covenant-Keeping God
Book 3
By
The Man Who Saw God Face To Face
The Testimonies Of Raphael Okechukwu Nweze
Very Important Facts And Details About God's Covenant
1. Frequency Of The Word Covenant
The word is present about 313 times in the Bible.
2. The Covenant Is For Wonders
10 And He said: "Behold, I make a covenant. Before all your people I will do marvels such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation; and all the people among whom you are shall see the work of the Lord. For it is an awesome thing that I will do with you. Exodus 34:10
3. Read And Teach It Everyday
a. So Moses wrote this law and delivered it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the elders of Israel. 10 And Moses commanded them, saying: "At the end of every seven years, at the appointed time in the year of release, at the Feast of Tabernacles, 11 when all Israel comes to appear before the Lord your God in the place which He chooses, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing. 12 Gather the people together, men and women and little ones, and the stranger who is within your gates, that they may hear and that they may learn to fear the Lord your God and carefully observe all the words of this law, 13 and that their children, who have not known it, may hear and learn to fear the Lord your God as long as you live in the land which you cross the Jordan to possess." Deuteronomy 31:9-13
b. The Israelites were opportune to hear the words of the covenant only once in seven years. Now, humanity can hear or read about everyday. By failing to read and teach the covenant, most of the ministers of God make themselves hypocrites, who are busy deceiving themselves and misleading ignorant masses into the hell fire. Be warned!
c. 6 "And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. 8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. Deuteronomy 6:6-9
4. God's Covenant Is Everlasting
7 And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you. Genesis 17:7
5. The Same Covenant With Abraham, Isaac With Jacob
a. 19 Then God said: "No, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his descendants after him. Genesis 17:19
b. 42 then I will remember My covenant with Jacob, and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham I will remember;
I will remember the land. Leviticus 26:42
6. The Blessings Lasts For A Thousand Generations
9 "Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments; Deuteronomy 7:9
7. Blessings Of Obedience
a. 12 "Then it shall come to pass, because you listen to these judgments, and keep and do them, that the Lord your God will keep with you the covenant and the mercy which He swore to your fathers. Deuteronomy 7:12 (Leviticus 26:1-13; Deuteronomy 28:1-14)
b. 12 Therefore say, 'Behold, I give to him My covenant of peace;
13 and it shall be to him and his descendants after him a covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he was zealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.'" Numbers 25:12,13
8. Nobody Shall Be Able To Withstand You
28 But they said, "We have certainly seen that the Lord is with you. So we said, 'Let there now be an oath between us, between you and us; and let us make a covenant with you, Genesis 26:28
9. The Covenant Is The Key To Wealth
a. 18 "And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. Deuteronomy 8:18
b. 9 Therefore keep the words of this covenant, and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do. Deuteronomy 29:9
10. God's Covenant Is Exclusive
a. 32 You shall make no covenant with them, nor with their gods. Exodus 23:32
b. 12 Take heed to yourself, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it be a snare in your midst. Exodus 34:12 That is exactly what is happening today. Churches, ministries, fellowship or camps abandon God's covenant and deceive themselves with all kinds of fabricated worship.
c. 2 and when the Lord your God delivers them over to you, you shall conquer them and utterly destroy them. You shall make no covenant with them nor show mercy to them. Deuteronomy 7:2
d. 15 lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they play the harlot with their gods and make sacrifice to their gods, and one of them invites you and you eat of his sacrifice, Exodus 34:15
e. For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book : If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book ; 19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book .
Revelation 22:18-19
f. 35 with whom the Lord had made a covenant and charged them, saying: "You shall not fear other gods, nor bow down to them nor serve them nor sacrifice to them; 2 Kings 17:35
g. 9 Now it came to pass in the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea the son of Elah, king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria and besieged it. 10 And at the end of three years they took it. In the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is, the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken. 11 Then the king of Assyria carried Israel away captive to Assyria, and put them in Halah and by the Habor, the River of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes, 12 because they did not obey the voice of the Lord their God, but transgressed His covenant and all that Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded; and they would neither hear nor do them. 2 Kings 18:9-12
11. Carved Images Are Not Allowed.
23 Take heed to yourselves, lest you forget the covenant of the Lord your God which He made with you, and make for yourselves a carved image in the form of anything which the Lord your God has forbidden you. Deuteronomy 4:23
12. Freedom Of Worship Is An Abomination
16 And the Lord said to Moses: "Behold, you will rest with your fathers; and this people will rise and play the harlot with the gods of the foreigners of the land, where they go to be among them, and they will forsake Me and break My covenant which I have made with them. Deuteronomy 31:16
13. The Ten Commandments Is Part Of The Covenant
a. 28 So he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he neither ate bread nor drank water. And He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments. Exodus 34:28
b. 13 So He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to perform, the Ten Commandments; and He wrote them on two tablets of stone. Deuteronomy 4:13
14. The Sabbath Offerings
8 Every Sabbath he shall set it in order before the Lord continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant. Leviticus 24:8
15. The Covenant Is For Safety And Security
a. 44 Yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, nor shall I abhor them, to utterly destroy them and break My covenant with them; for I am the Lord their God. Leviticus 26:44
b. 45 But for their sake I will remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God: I am the Lord.'" Leviticus 26:45
c. 31 (for the Lord your God is a merciful God), He will not forsake you nor destroy you, nor forget the covenant of your fathers which He swore to them. Deuteronomy 4:31
d. 25 "I will make a covenant of peace with them, and cause wild beasts to cease from the land; and they will dwell safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods. Ezekiel 34:25
e. 26 Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them, and it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary in their midst forevermore. Ezekiel 37:26
16. Sealed With Blood
8 And Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, "This is the blood of the covenant which the Lord has made with you according to all these words." Exodus 24:8
17. The Sabbath Is The Feast Of Feasts A Perpetual Covenant
16 Therefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant. Exodus 31:16
18. The Covenant Is Not A Laughing Matter
a. 9 When I went up into the mountain to receive the tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant which the Lord made with you, then I stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights. I neither ate bread nor drank water. Deuteronomy 9:9
b. 11 And it came to pass, at the end of forty days and forty nights, that the Lord gave me the two tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant. Deuteronomy 9:11
c. 15 "So I turned and came down from the mountain, and the mountain burned with fire; and the two tablets of the covenant were in my two hands. Deuteronomy 9:15
19. Not Everybody Ministers At The Ark And Altar Of The Covenant
a. 8 At that time the Lord separated the tribe of Levi to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister to Him and to bless in His name, to this day. Deuteronomy 10:8
b. But when he was strong his heart was lifted up, to his destruction, for he transgressed against the Lord his God by entering the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense. 17 So Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him were eighty priests of the Lord valiant men. 18 And they withstood King Uzziah , and said to him, "It is not for you, Uzziah , to burn incense to the Lord, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have trespassed! You shall have no honor from the Lord God."
c. 19 Then Uzziah became furious; and he had a censer in his hand to burn incense. And while he was angry with the priests, leprosy broke out on his forehead, before the priests in the house of the Lord, beside the incense altar. 20 And Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and there, on his forehead, he was leprous; so they thrust him out of that place. Indeed he also hurried to get out, because the Lord had struck him.
d. 21 King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He dwelt in an isolated house, because he was a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the Lord.
2 Chronicles 26:16-21
20. It Is Wickedness To Transgress The Covenant
2 "If there is found among you, within any of your gates which the Lord your God gives you, a man or a woman who has been wicked in the sight of the Lord your God, in transgressing His covenant, Deuteronomy 17:2
21. The Covenant Is Renewed From Time To Time
1 These are the words of the covenant which the Lord commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, besides the covenant which He made with them in Horeb.
Deuteronomy 29:1
22. The Covenant Is An Oath, Which Is Binding (Binding)
12 that you may enter into covenant with the Lord your God, and into His oath, which the Lord your God makes with you today, Deuteronomy 29:12
23. For Everybody
a. 14 "I make this covenant and this oath, not with you alone, Deuteronomy 29:14
b. 21 And the Lord would separate him from all the tribes of Israel for adversity, according to all the curses of the covenant that are written in this Book of the Law, Deuteronomy 29:21
24. Effects
25 Then people would say: 'Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord God of their fathers, which He made with them when He brought them out of the land of Egypt; Deuteronomy 29:25
25. The Churches Are Misleading People, By Not Teaching God's Covenant
20 When I have brought them to the land flowing with milk and honey, of which I swore to their fathers, and they have eaten and filled themselves and grown fat, then they will turn to other gods and serve them; and they will provoke Me and break My covenant. Deuteronomy 31:20
26. The Bible Is Witness Against Those Who Not Covenant-Keeping
25 that Moses commanded the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying: 26 "Take this Book of the Law, and put it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there as a witness against you; Deuteronomy 31:25
In other words, churches, ministries and fellowships that carry the bible about, without keeping the covenant, are hypocrites who cannot inherit the kingdom of God
27. The Covenant Is Sign That God Is With Us
3 and they commanded the people, saying, “When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests, the Levites, bearing it, then you shall set out from your place and go after it. Joshua 3:3
28. The Covenant Makes Way Where There Is No Way
a. 8 You shall command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, saying, 'When you have come to the edge of the water of the Jordan, you shall stand in the Jordan.'" Joshua 3:8
b. 17 Then the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan; and all Israel crossed over on dry ground, until all the people had crossed completely over the Jordan. Joshua 3:17
c. 18 And it came to pass, when the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord had come from the midst of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet touched the dry land, that the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and overflowed all its banks as before.
Joshua 4:18
29. The Staff Of Moses Did The Wonders Of The Covenant
a. 13 And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. 14 The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace."
b. 15 And the Lord said to Moses, "Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward. 16 But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it. And the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. 17 And I indeed will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them. So I will gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, his chariots, and his horsemen. 18 Then the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gained honor for Myself over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen."
c. 19 And the Angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud went from before them and stood behind them. 20 So it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel. Thus it was a cloud and darkness to the one, and it gave light by night to the other, so that the one did not come near the other all that night.
d. 21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea into dry land, and the waters were divided. 22 So the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. 23 And the Egyptians pursued and went after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. Exodus 14:13-23
30. Order Of Procession
6 Then Joshua the son of Nun called the priests and said to them, "Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord." 8 So it was, when Joshua had spoken to the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before the Lord advanced and blew the trumpets, and the ark of the covenant of the Lord followed them. Joshua 6:6-8
31. Victory
a. 11 Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed My covenant which I commanded them. For they have even taken some of the accursed things, and have both stolen and deceived; and they have also put it among their own stuff. Joshua 7:11
b. 15 Then it shall be that he who is taken with the accursed thing shall be burned with fire, he and all that he has, because he has transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and because he has done a disgraceful thing in Israel.'" Joshua 7:15
32. The Covenant Makes People Submit To You
a. 3 But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai, 4 they worked craftily, and went and pretended to be ambassadors. And they took old sacks on their donkeys, old wineskins torn and mended, 5 old and patched sandals on their feet, and old garments on themselves; and all the bread of their provision was dry and moldy. 6 And they went to Joshua, to the camp at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, "We have come from a far country; now therefore, make a covenant with us."
b. 7 Then the men of Israel said to the Hivites, "Perhaps you dwell among us; so how can we make a covenant with you?"
8 But they said to Joshua, “We are your servants."
And Joshua said to them, "Who are you, and where do you come from?"
c. 9 So they said to him:"From a very far country your servants have come, because of the name of the Lord your God; for we have heard of His fame, and all that He did in Egypt, 10 and all that He did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan to Sihon king of Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth. 11 Therefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, 'Take provisions with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say to them, "We are your servants; now therefore, make a covenant with us."' 12 This bread of ours we took hot for our provision from our houses on the day we departed to come to you. But now look, it is dry and moldy. 13 And these wineskins which we filled were new, and see, they are torn; and these our garments and our sandals have become old because of the very long journey."
d. 14 Then the men of Israel took some of their provisions; but they did not ask counsel of the Lord. 15 So Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them to let them live; and the rulers of the congregation swore to them. Joshua 9:3-15
e. 16 And it happened at the end of three days, after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors who dwelt near them. 17 Then the children of Israel journeyed and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kirjath Jearim. 18 But the children of Israel did not attack them, because the rulers of the congregation had sworn to them by the Lord God of Israel. And all the congregation complained against the rulers.
19 Then all the rulers said to all the congregation, "We have sworn to them by the Lord God of Israel; now therefore, we may not touch them. 20 This we will do to them: We will let them live, lest wrath be upon us because of the oath which we swore to them." 21 And the rulers said to them, "Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for all the congregation, as the rulers had promised them."
22 Then Joshua called for them, and he spoke to them, saying, "Why have you deceived us, saying, 'We are very far from you, ' when you dwell near us? 23 Now therefore, you are cursed, and none of you shall be freed from being slaves woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God."
24 So they answered Joshua and said, "Because your servants were clearly told that the Lord your God commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; therefore we were very much afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing. 25 And now, here we are, in your hands; do with us as it seems good and right to do to us." 26 So he did to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, so that they did not kill them. 27 And that day Joshua made them woodcutters and water carriers for the congregation and for the altar of the Lord, in the place which He would choose, even to this day. Joshua 9:16-27
33. Israel's Disobedience
1 Then the Angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said:"I led you up from Egypt and brought you to the land of which I swore to your fathers; and I said, 'I will never break My covenant with you. 2 And you shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall tear down their altars.' But you have not obeyed My voice. Why have you done this?
Judges 2:1,2
34. The Symbol Of Covenant Is God's Battle Axe!
Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. 2 When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon and set it by Dagon. 3 And when the people of Ashdod arose early in the morning, there was Dagon, fallen on its face to the earth before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and set it in its place again. 4 And when they arose early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on its face to the ground before the ark of the Lord. The head of Dagon and both the palms of its hands were broken off on the threshold; only Dagon's torso was left of it. 5 Therefore neither the priests of Dagon nor any who come into Dagon's house tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.
6 But the hand of the Lord was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and He ravaged them and struck them with tumors, both Ashdod and its territory. 7 And when the men of Ashdod saw how it was, they said, "The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us, for His hand is harsh toward us and Dagon our god." 8 Therefore they sent and gathered to themselves all the Lords of the Philistines, and said, "What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?"
And they answered, "Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried away to Gath." So they carried the ark of the God of Israel away. 9 So it was, after they had carried it away, that the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great destruction; and He struck the men of the city, both small and great, and tumors broke out on them.
10 Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. So it was, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, "They have brought the ark of the God of Israel to us, to kill us and our people!" 11 So they sent and gathered together all the Lords of the Philistines, and said, "Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go back to its own place, so that it does not kill us and our people." For there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there. 12 And the men who did not die were stricken with the tumors, and the cry of the city went up to heaven. 1 Samuel 5
35. Covenant Requires Fellowship Offerings
15 Then Solomon awoke; and indeed it had been a dream. And he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, offered up burnt offerings, offered peace offerings, and made a feast for all his servants. 1 Kings 3:15
36. The Altar Of Presence Is Different From The Altar Of Ministration
a. 19 And he prepared the inner sanctuary inside the temple, to set the ark of the covenant of the Lord there. 1 Kings 6:19
b. 6 Then the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the temple, to the Most Holy Place, under the wings of the cherubim. 1 Kings 8:6
37. The Elders And Seniors Must Be Diligent In Covenant Affairs
a. 1 Now Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel, to King Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the City of David, which is Zion. 1 Kings 8:1 (2 Chronicles 5:2-6:2)
b. Unlike today, where adults leave the teachings to the children and house maods, and men leave the churches, ministries and fellowship to the women. And therefore, things are getting worse.
c. 2 Now Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel, in Jerusalem, that they might bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord up from the City of David, which is Zion. 2 Chronicles 5:2 (1 Kings 8:1-13)
38. Even God Keeps The Terms Of The Covenant
a. 23 and he said: "Lord God of Israel, there is no God in heaven above or on earth below like You, who keep Your covenant and mercy with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts. 1 Kings 8:23
b. 5 And I said: "I pray, Lord God of heaven, O great and awesome God, You who keep Your covenant and mercy with those who love You and observe Your commandments, Nehemiah 1:5
39. Kings Neglect The Covenant To Their Own Deceit And Fall
a. Therefore the Lord said to Solomon, "Because you have done this, and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant. 1 Kings 11:11
b. Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting and with the sound of the horn, with trumpets and with cymbals, making music with stringed instruments and harps. 1 Chronicles 15:28
40. Safety And Security
a. But the Lord was gracious to them, had compassion on them, and regarded them, because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not yet destroy them or cast them from His presence. 2 Kings 13:23
b. Yet the Lord would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that He had made with David, and since He had promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons forever. 2 Chronicles 21:7
c. "Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that His fierce wrath may turn away from us. 2 Chronicles 29:10
41. Ways Of Other Nations
And they rejected His statutes and His covenant that He had made with their fathers, and His testimonies which He had testified against them; they followed idols, became idolaters, and went after the nations who were all around them, concerning whom the Lord had charged them that they should not do like them. 2 Kings 17:15
42. Reading It Is Necessary
The king went up to the house of the Lord with all the men of Judah, and with him all the inhabitants of Jerusalem the priests and the prophets and all the people, both small and great. And he read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant which had been found in the house of the Lord. 2 Kings 23:2
43. It Is The Real Meaning And Foundation Of Coronation
a. Then the king stood by a pillar and made a covenant before the Lord, to follow the Lord and to keep His commandments and His testimonies and His statutes, with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people took a stand for the covenant. 2 Kings 23:3
b. Therefore all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord. And they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord by Samuel. 1 Chronicles 11:3
44. Different Names For The Same Thing
Some argue between the Laws of Moses and the Laws of God. The argument is unnecessary, because they are saying the same thing. The law is the same thing as:
a. Book of the Covenant
Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read in the hearing of the people. And they said, "All that the LORD has said we will do, and be obedient." Exodus 24:7
b. The Book of the Law.
So it was, when Moses had completed writing the words of this law in a book, when they were finished, 25 that Moses commanded the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying: 26 "Take this Book of the Law , and put it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there as a witness against you; Deuteronomy 31:24-26
c. Old Testament.
d. The Law of Moses.
Now Joshua built an altar to the LORD God of Israel in Mount Ebal, 31 as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the Book of the Law of Moses : "an altar of whole stones over which no man has wielded an iron tool." Joshua 8:31
e. The Law of God.
Then Joshua wrote these words in the Book of the Law of God . And he took a large stone, and set it up there under the oak that was by the sanctuary of the LORD. 27 And Joshua said to all the people, "Behold, this stone shall be a witness to us, for it has heard all the words of the LORD which He spoke to us. It shall therefore be a witness to you, lest you deny your God." 28 So Joshua let the people depart, each to his own inheritance. Joshua 24:26-28
f. The Covenant.
Then God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying: 9 "And as for Me, behold, I establish My covenant with you and with your descendants after you, 10 and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you, of all that go out of the ark, every beast of the earth. Genesis 9:8-11
g. The Commandments, Statutes and Precepts.
Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes , and My laws."
Genesis 26:5
h. The Ways of the Lord.
For I have kept the ways of the LORD ,
And have not wickedly departed from my God. 2 Samuel 22:22
i. Truth, Righteousness and Holiness.
j. The High Way.
k. The Mountain of God.
l. The Scriptures.
In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, "Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to take Me? I sat daily with you, teaching in the temple, and you did not seize Me. 56 But all this was done that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled." Matthew 26:55-56
m. Mosaic Laws.
n. The Word of God.
But Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God .'" Luke 4:4
o. The covenant God made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
p. The Everlasting Covenant
The rainbow shall be in the cloud, and I will look on it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth." Genesis 9:16-17
q. God's covenant.
r. The Covenant of God.
s. The Law.
One law shall be for the native-born and for the stranger who dwells among you."
Exodus 12:49
t. The Commandments.
And you shall have the tassel, that you may look upon it and remember all the commandments of the LORD and do them, and that you may not follow the harlotry to which your own heart and your own eyes are inclined, 40 and that you may remember and do all My commandments, and be holy for your God. Numbers 15:39-41
u. God's Covenant with Levi
Then you shall know that I have sent this commandment to you,
That My covenant with Levi may continue, “
Says the Lord of hosts. Malachi 2:4
v. Covenant of the Fathers
Treachery of Infidelity
Have we not all one Father?
Has not one God created us?
Why do we deal treacherously with one another
By profaning the covenant of the fathers? Malachi 2:10
w. Covenant of Levi
But you have departed from the way;
You have caused many to stumble at the law.
You have corrupted the covenant of Levi, “
Says the Lord of hosts. Malachi 2:8
x. The Law or the Prophets
"Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. Matthew 5:17-18
y. Etc.
45. Regular Worship Is Necessary
So he left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord to minister before the ark regularly, as every day's work required; 1 Chronicles 16:37
46. The Wisest Man Keep The Covenant
Then the king stood in his place and made a covenant before the Lord, to follow the Lord, and to keep His commandments and His testimonies and His statutes with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this book. 2 Chronicles 34:31
47. The Purpose Of Repentance Is To Return To The Covenant
a. Now therefore, let us make a covenant with our God to put away all these wives and those who have been born to them, according to the advice of my master and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law. Ezra 10:3
b. They did not keep the covenant of God;
They refused to walk in His law, Psalms 78:10
c. For their heart was not steadfast with Him,
Nor were they faithful in His covenant. Psalms 78:37
d. “Now therefore, our God,
The great, the mighty, and awesome God,
Who keeps covenant and mercy:
Do not let all the trouble seem small before You
That has come upon us,
Our kings and our princes,
Our priests and our prophets,
Our fathers and on all Your people,
From the days of the kings of Assyria until this day. Nehemiah 9:32
48. Beware Of Ministers Of God Who Preach Against The Covenant
Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites. Nehemiah 13:29
49. The Covenant Is The Key To The Mysteries Of Life
The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him,
And He will show them His covenant. Psalms 25:14
50. Every Child Of God Is For The Covenant
"Gather My saints together to Me,
Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice." Psalms 50:5
51. Righteousness Is Keeping The Covenant
But to the wicked God says:
"What right have you to declare My statutes,
Or take My covenant in your mouth, Psalms 50:16
52. Mercy
But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting
On those who fear Him,
And His righteousness to children's children,
18 To such as keep His covenant,
And to those who remember His commandments to do them. Psalms 103:17-18
53. The Right To Authority
If your sons will keep My covenant
And My testimony which I shall teach them,
Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forevermore." Psalms 132:12
54. Man-Made Doctrines Are Not Acceptable
a. The earth is also defiled under its inhabitants,
Because they have transgressed the laws,
Changed the ordinance,
Broken the everlasting covenant. Isaiah 24:5
b. The highways lie waste,
The traveling man ceases.
He has broken the covenant,
He has despised the cities,
He regards no man. Isaiah 33:8
55. The Main Purpose Of Every Call Is First To Keep The Covenant
Many ministers feel that they were not called to keep the covenant. That is why many of them regard it as outdated, unnecessary or irrelevant. They are wrong in the belief and practices.
“I, the Lord, have called You in righteousness,
And will hold Your hand;
I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people,
As a light to the Gentiles, Isaiah 42:6
56. Covenant Is The Key To Restoration
Nations and individuals that are experiencing hardship, should return to God's covenant.
Thus says the Lord:
"In an acceptable time I have heard You,
And in the day of salvation I have helped You;
I will preserve You and give You
As a covenant to the people,
To restore the earth,
To cause them to inherit the desolate heritages; Isaiah 49:8
b. Incline your ear, and come to Me.
Hear, and your soul shall live;
And I will make an everlasting covenant with you
The sure mercies of David. Isaiah 55:3
57. Repentance
a. Also behind the doors and their posts
You have set up your remembrance;
For you have uncovered yourself to those other than Me,
And have gone up to them;
You have enlarged your bed
And made a covenant with them;
You have loved their bed,
Where you saw their nudity. Isaiah 57:8
b. They shall ask the way to Zion,
With their faces toward it, saying,
'Come and let us join ourselves to the Lord
In a perpetual covenant
That will not be forgotten.' Jeremiah 50:5
58. Holy Spirit
21 "As for Me, “ says the Lord, "this is My covenant with them: My Spirit who is upon you, and My words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your descendants, nor from the mouth of your descendants' descendants, “ says the Lord, "from this time and forevermore." Isaiah 59:21
59. Corruption
a. "Then it shall come to pass, when you are multiplied and increased in the land in those days, “ says the Lord, "that they will say no more, 'The ark of the covenant of the Lord.' It shall not come to mind, nor shall they remember it, nor shall they visit it, nor shall it be made anymore. Jeremiah 3:16
b. When you brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in My sanctuary to defile it My house and when you offered My food, the fat and the blood, then they broke My covenant because of all your abominations. Ezekiel 44:7
c. The antichrist and churches that abandon covenant
Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week;
But in the middle of the week
He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering.
And on the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate,
Even until the consummation, which is determined,
Is poured out on the desolate." Daniel 9:27
d. Those who do wickedly against the covenant he shall corrupt with flattery; but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits.
Daniel 11:32
e. 8 But you have departed from the way;
You have caused many to stumble at the law.
You have corrupted the covenant of Levi, “
Says the Lord of hosts. Malachi 2:8
60. Curse
and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord God of Israel:"Cursed is the man who does not obey the words of this covenant Jeremiah 11:3
61. Freedom Of Worship Is An Abomination
a. Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but everyone followed the dictates of his evil heart; therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but which they have not done.'" Jeremiah 11:8
b. They have turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers who refused to hear My words, and they have gone after other gods to serve them; the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken My covenant which I made with their fathers." Jeremiah 11:10
c. Then they will answer, 'Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshiped other gods and served them.'" Jeremiah 22:9
d. The Lord uses hardship to bring people back to His covenant Jeremiah 31:31
62. Why Christians Are Being Persecuted, Defeated And Killed
1 The Apostasy of Israel
"Set the trumpet to your mouth!
He shall come like an eagle against the house of the Lord,
Because they have transgressed My covenant
And rebelled against My law. Hosea 8:1
63. The Purpose Of Every Call
The Coming Messenger
"Behold, I send My messenger,
And he will prepare the way before Me.
And the Lord, whom you seek,
Will suddenly come to His temple,
Even the Messenger of the covenant,
In whom you delight.
Behold, He is coming, “
Says the Lord of hosts. Malachi 3:1
64. The Covenant Is To Everything You Do As The Salt Is To Every Food You Eat.
And every offering of your grain offering you shall season with salt; you shall not allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be lacking from your grain offering. With all your offerings you shall offer salt. Leviticus 2:13
In every aspect of your life, you must live the covenant. That is to say, you must practice your religion in every aspect of your life.
65. The Same With Us
The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.
3 The Lord did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with us, those who are here today, all of us who are alive. Deuteronomy 5:2,3
66. The Covenant Is Sealed With Blood
a. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. Matthew 26:28
b. In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me." 1 Corinthians 11:25
67. Salvation Is By The Covenant
a. But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises. Hebrews 8:6
b. And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. Hebrews 9:15
68. A New Covenant The Same Covenant Renewed Seven Times, Because Each Covenant Is Everlasting
For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second. 8 Because finding fault with them, He says: "Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah Hebrews 8:7,8 (Jeremiah 31:31-34)
69. The Tender Mercies Of The Lord Is Everlasting
Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace? Hebrews 10:29
70. Covenant Is So Important That There Is An Ark Of Covenant In Heaven
Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. And there were lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake, and great hail. Revelation 11:19
71. Now And Always, You Are Prophets Of The Covenant
You are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, 'And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.' Acts 3:25
72. And Let The Symbol Of The Covenant Lead The Way, Where Necessary
Then Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, “Take up the ark of the covenant and cross over before the people." So they took up the Ark of the Covenant and went before the people. Joshua 3:6