Read Genesis 9:11 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on covenant with noah and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.
Read Genesis 17:7 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on covenant with abraham and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.
Read 2 Samuel 7:16 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on covenant with david and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.
Read Luke 22:20 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on the new covenant and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.