Pastor-teacher
Don Hargrove
Faith Bible
Church
Wednesday, Sept
9, 2009
Salvation (Eph 2:8-9); the Spiritual Life (1 Cor 9:20-21); Spiritual Maturity (1 Cor
2:16)
GOD’S COVENANTS – Part 3: The 8
Covenants and 7 Dispensations
(Messiah &
A.C. #249)
A. The First Six direct Old Testament prophecies of Jesus Christ, Luke
24:13-27.
#1 Gen 3:15, God
promises a virgin-born divine Messiah for deliverance.
#2, Gen
22:18; Gal 3:16: God promises that He
will be a Jew.
#3, Gen
49:10: God promises that He will come
from the tribe of Judah.
#4,
Numbers 23-24, 24:16-17
– God promises that He will be King over Israel.
#5, Dt 18:15-19, God promises that He will be a Mediator –
similar to Moses.
#6, 2
Sam 7:8-19; 1 Chron 17:11-14, God promises that He
will come from the line of David and He will set up an earthly eternal kingdom
in Jerusalem.
B. The Critical importance of orienting to
God’s Covenants and Dispensations.
1. Covenants.
2. Dispensations.
C. The Eight Covenants of Scripture.
#1 Edenic Covenant,
Gen 1:28-30; Hosea 6:7.
#2 Adamic Covenant. Gen 3:14-21.
#3 Noahic Covenant,
Gen 9:1-9.
#4 Abrahamic Covenant, Gen 12:1-3; 13:14-18 15:18-21;17:14; Lev 26:45.
#5 Palestinian or Real Estate Covenant, Dt 29-30.
#6 Mosaic Covenant, Ex 20-40.
#7 Davidic Covenant, 2 Sam 7:11-16; 1
Chron. 17:10-14; Psa
89:3-4, 20-37; Jer 23:5; 33:19-20;
#8 New
Covenant to Israel, Jer 31:31-34; Eze
36:24-28; 37:21-28; Rom 11:26-27.
D. Overview of the Seven Major dispensations.
#1
- The Age of the Gentiles – Adam to
Abraham.
#2
- The Age of the Jews – Abraham to
Jesus Christ.
#3 - Age of the Hypostatic Union – Jesus Christ
to Pentecost
#4 - Church Age – Day of Pentecost to
Rapture.
#5
- The Tribulation – 7 yrs., from signing
of treaty to Second Advent.
#6
- The Millennium – 1,000 yrs. of
Christ’s Kingdom on earth.
#7
- Eternal State.