The Covenant

The word covenant was first of all used in the Hebrew context from Scriptures where it means "to cut covenant" (bri't) in the Hebrew. As the name implies means that blood was spilled i.e the flesh was cut. Looking at the very first place it was shown significantly as Genesis 15 the story of God and Abraham, the reason for this was because of His righteousness this brings us toa conclusion that God cuts covenant with a righteous man.
        Looking at the Hebrews five things happen when covenant is cut and they are
*  Change of names
* Exchange of gifts
* Exchange of weapons
* Exchange of garments
* Exchange of authority
Whenever covenant was cut the weaker party of the covenant carries a torch of fire abt the sacrifice to seal it and to stand strong for the covenant.
Now all these happened when God cut covenant with Abraham, looking again at verse 6 of chapter 15 "Ans he believed The Lord; and He counted it to him for righteousness" . The covenant was enacted as a result of the faith of Father Abraham had in God when God asked him to count the stars, that the number of the stars were the number of his children.
Even when he had no child he believed God. This was the basis of the covenant and the sign of the covenant was and still is circumcision.
Genesis 17:11 "this is my covenant which you shall keep between me and you and your seed after you; Every man child among you must be circumcised. And you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin and it shall be a token of the covenant between me and you."

* Change of names :
After the covenant God spoke to Abraham in Gen 17:15 "And God said unto Abraham as for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be"
In Genesis 17:5"Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham, for a father of many nations have I made thee"
This change of names were very glorious and prophetic
Sarai-- dominative from the root word Sar
Sarah-- Female noble,Lady,Princess,Queen
Abram-- High Father
Abraham -- Father of multitude
Welcoming them into great spiritual abundance and nobility.
In the real sense God breathed into them by adding "hei" the Jewish letter "h". This letter indepthly means Life in the Hebrew. When God changed their names He breathed into them which made them capable to carry the promises and a year later their baby Isaac came.

 * Exchange of gifts:
Genesis 22:17 " that in blessing I will bless you and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of thhe heaven and as the sand in the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of thy enemies"
This was the greatest gift God would have given Abraham. And so wonderful our awesome God dis not just give him a child but also multiplied him. Looking at the blessings you can say that God looked further into the future and blessed Abraham, speaking of the sand of the sea shore were his biological children and the starts in the sky were the sons and daughters of faith

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