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Abrahamic Covenant Essay

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An omnipotent individual that human race would one day call God decided to create an entire universe in six days. Then after resting on the seventh day, He was able to create man in His own image. And from that man’s rib, He formed a woman. God had lots of expectations from both his male and female human creations; He wanted them to rule over all creatures. But above all, He desired obedience. For instance, He placed them in a garden but was very clear on what to have and what not to have. Unfortunately, they disobeyed God by eating a forbidden fruit and consequently sin was introduced into the world. God retaliated by expelling them from that garden.
At one point, the human race became so wicked that God decided to wipe out nearly all of his creations to start out a brand new earth. To help execute this plan, He enlisted a “blameless” man named Noah. He, in return, built a large boat (according to God’s instruction) then try to round up some who would later survive this giant flood and leaving the rest to drown due to disobedience.
After the flood, people once again multiplied but so did sin (which failed to be washed away). God, in his unfailing love, decided to give the human race another chance by establishing his first ‘covenant’ through a faithful man named Abraham. This Abrahamic Covenant asserts that …show more content…

And along this voyage, God called Moses on Mount Sinai to establish new rules, the ten commandments, for the people of Israel to live by. These new guidelines became a second covenant, called the Mosaic covenant. This time around, this second promise had a condition based on obedience. The Israelites must obey God’s commandments at all times in order for them to enjoy His presence. Then, the people of God spent forty years in the desert for their lack of faith. Sin was still prevalent, for many people decided to violate God’s Laws by worshiping

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