We are in the midst of considering the tenets of Covenantalism. So far we have commented on the Covenant of Redemption between the members of the Trinity. Though there is no specific conversation of such a covenant expressly recorded in the Bible, there are numerous times in the Bible when reference is made to God’s plan of redemption existing in eternity past.

We commented on the Covenant of Works made with Adam, which was subsequently broken by Adam and Eve. There in the Garden of Eden, immediately after the Fall, we read of the first installment of the Covenant of Grace. We commented on the next installments of the Covenant of Grace with Noah, with Abraham, and with Moses.

That brings us to the next installment of the Covenant of Grace, with David. This is recorded primarily in 2 Samuel 7 and 1 Chronicles 17. There are other aspects of this Covenant, but the two primary elements are that the Deliverer was to be (a) from the line of David, and therefore, (b) a King. Though there are some portions of the Davidic Covenant that refer to David’s son, Solomon, there are other details that most certainly do not refer to Solomon, but to David’s “Greater Son,” Jesus.

Likewise, many of the writings of the Old Testament prophets, in which God promised to restore Israel after their times of exile, point to their return recorded in Ezra and Nehemiah. But as it is with the Davidic Covenant and Solomon, many other aspects were not fulfilled in national Israel but in the Deliverer, Jesus, and spiritually, in His Church.

The next and final installment of the Covenant of Grace is in the Person and work of Jesus. This new and everlasting covenant is in Christ’s blood, as He clearly said when He established the Lord’s Supper. God’s people are now living in the New Covenant. This covenant is not with any nationality or ethnicity, but people of every tribe, tongue, and nation who believe in Him—because they have been born again by the Holy Spirit of God.

Every covenant in scripture, in fact, every page of scripture, is about Jesus the Deliverer. Everything in the Old Testament looked forward and pointed to Him. And everything in the New Testament: (a) points to how He is the fulfillment of every OT covenant and prophecy; (b) instructs us how to live in light of God’s grace received through faith in Christ; and (c) points us to His Second Coming and the establishment of the New Heavens and the New Earth.

Next: Three last follow up items: (1) the most prominent differing view, (2) eschatology; and (3) baptism.