Covenant is not a word...
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Covenant is not a word we hear in our everyday conversation. In simplest terms, a covenant is a dynamic give-and-take relationship between two parties. Our lives are defined by relationships. We are employers and employees, with certain responsibilities to fulfill. Some of us are students and others teachers, with performance expectations to be met. We are sons and daughters, sisters and brothers, and marriage partners with obligations to carry out. A similar obligation exists between homeowner and the financial institution holding our mortgage.
God has initiated a covenant relationship with Abram and Sarai, promising to give them countless descendants in return for their maintaining faithful, righteous lifestyles. Along with this promise comes land, numerous blessings, and divine protection. God renames Abraham and Sarah, sealing this promise. God gives new names to others in scripture as their covenant relationships with God change, but this is the only incidence of God changing a woman's name.
God has initiated a covenant relationship with Abram and Sarai, promising to give them countless descendants in return for their maintaining faithful, righteous lifestyles. Along with this promise comes land, numerous blessings, and divine protection. God renames Abraham and Sarah, sealing this promise. God gives new names to others in scripture as their covenant relationships with God change, but this is the only incidence of God changing a woman's name.
