Establishing Covenant

Deuteronomy 7 and 8 have been big time on my mind lately. It's like those chapters encapsulate the age old tendency of man to forget all that God has done, bringing us out of Egypt.

yet, there is such hope! Because He encourages us to remember, which means, there is the ability to keep our eyes on Him and not forget. I love how he says to Israel in chapter 8, verse 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."

That makes me want to do a word study on covenant. What was the covenant that was sworn to the fathers of the faith? How should that impact my life today?

Selah.

Covenant:

1) covenant, alliance, pledge
1a) between men
1a1) treaty, alliance, league (man to man)
1a2) constitution, ordinance (monarch to subjects)
1a3) agreement, pledge (man to man)
1a4) alliance (of friendship)
1a5) alliance (of marriage)
1b) between God and man
1b1) alliance (of friendship)
1b2) covenant (divine ordinance with signs or pledges)
2) (phrases)
2a) covenant making
2b) covenant keeping
2c) covenant violation