Agreements between two parties  Ge 26:28; Da 11:6.
Designed for
Establishing friendship.  1Sa 18:3.
Procuring assistance in war.  1Ki 15:18,19.
Mutual protection.  Ge 26:28,29; 31:50-52.
Establishing peace.  Jos 9:15,16.
Promoting commerce.  1Ki 5:6-11.
Selling land.  Ge 23:14-16.

Conditions of
Clearly specified.  1Sa 11:1,2.
Conformed by oath.  Ge 21:23,31; 26:31.
Witnessed.  Ge 23:17,18; Ru 4:9-11.
Written and sealed.  Ne 9:38; 10:1.

God often called to witness  Ge 31:50,53.
When confirmed, unalterable  Ga 3:15.
Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices  Ge 15:9-17; Jer 34:18,19.
Salt a sign of perpetuity in  Nu 18:19; 2Ch 13:5.
Ratified by joining hands  Pr 11:21; Eze 17:18.
Followed by a feast  Ge 26:30; 31:54.
Presents given as tokens  Ge 21:27-30; 1Sa 18:3,4.
Pillars raised in token of  Ge 31:45,46.
Names given to places where made  Ge 21:31; 31:47-49.
The Jews
Forbidden to make, with the nations of Canaan.  Ex 23:32; De 7:2.
Frequently made with other nations.  1Ki 5:12; 2Ki 17:4.
Condemned for making, with idolatrous nations.  Isa 30:2-5; Ho 12:1.
Regarded, as sacred.  Jos 9:16-19; Ps 15:4.

Violated by the wicked  Ro 1:31; 2Ti 3:3.
Illustrative
Of the contract of marriage.  Mal 2:14.
Of God’s promises to man.  Ge 9:9-11; Eph 2:12.
Of the united determination of a people to serve God.  2Ki 11:17; 2Ch 15:12; Ne 10:29.
Of good resolutions.  Job 31:1.
(With death and hell,) of carnal security.  Isa 28:15,18.
(With stones and beasts, of the earth,) of peace and prosperity.  Job 5:23; Ho 2:18.

Christ, the substance of  Isa 42:6; 49:8.
Christ, the Mediator of  Heb 8:6; 9:15; 12:24.
Christ, the Messenger of  Mal 3:1.
Made with
Abraham.  Ge 15:7-18; 17:2-14; Lu 1:72-75; Ac 3:25; Ga 3:16.
Isaac.  Ge 17:19,21; 26:3,4.
Jacob.  Ge 28:13,14; 1Ch 16:16,17.
Israel.  Ex 6:4; Ac 3:25.
David.  2Sa 23:5; Ps 89:3,4.

Renewed under the gospel  Jer 31:31-33; Ro 11:27; Heb 8:8-10,13.
Fulfilled in Christ  Lu 1:68-79.
Confirmed in Christ  Ga 3:17.
Ratified by the blood of Christ  Heb 9:11-14,16-23.
Is a covenant of peace  Isa 54:9,10; Eze 34:25; 37:26.
Is unalterable  Ps 89:34; Isa 54:10; 59:21; Ga 3:17.
Is everlasting  Ps 111:9; Isa 55:3; 61:8; Eze 16:60-63; Heb 13:20.
All saints interested in  Ps 25:14; 89:29-37; Heb 8:10.
The wicked have no interest in  Eph 2:12.
Blessings connected with  Isa 56:4-7; Heb 8:10-12.
God is faithful to  De 7:9; 1Ki 8:23; Ne 1:5; Da 9:4.
God is ever mindful of  Ps 105:8; 111:5; Lu 1:72.
Be mindful of  1Ch 16:15.
Caution against forgetting  De 4:23.
Plead, in prayer  Ps 74:20; Jer 14:21.
Punishment for despising  Heb 10:29,30.

Comes from the heart  Mr 7:22,23.
Engrosses the heart  Eze 33:31; 2Pe 2:14.
Is idolatry  Eph 5:5; Col 3:5.
Is the root of all evil  1Ti 6:10.
Is never satisfied  Ec 5:10; Hab 2:5.
Is vanity  Ps 39:6; Ec 4:8.
Is inconsistent
In saints.  Eph 5:3; Heb 13:5.
Specially in ministers.  1Ti 3:3.

Leads to
Injustice and oppression.  Pr 28:20; Mic 2:2.
Foolish and hurtful lusts.  1Ti 6:9.
Departure from the faith.  1Ti 6:10.
Lying.  2Ki 5:22-25.
Murder.  Pr 1:18,19; Eze 22:12.
Theft.  Jos 7:21.
Poverty.  Pr 28:22.
Misery.  1Ti 6:10.
Domestic affliction.  Pr 15:27.

Abhorred by God  Ps 10:3.
Forbidden  Ex 20:17.
A characteristic of the wicked  Ro 1:29.
A characteristic of the slothful  Pr 21:26.
Commended by the wicked alone  Ps 10:3.
Hated by saints  Ex 18:21; Ac 20:33.
To be mortified by saints  Col 3:5.
Woe denounced against  Isa 5:8; Hab 2:9.
Punishment of  Job 20:15; Isa 57:17; Jer 22:17-19; Mic 2:2,3.
Excludes from heaven  1Co 6:10; Eph 5:5.
Beware of  Lu 12:15.
Avoid those guilty of  1Co 5:11.
Pray against  Ps 119:36.
Reward of those who hate  Pr 28:16.
Shall abound in the last days  2Ti 3:2; 2Pe 2:1-3.
Exemplified
Laban.  Ge 31:41.
Achan.  Jos 7:21.
Eli’s sons.  1Sa 2:12-14.
Samuel’s sons.  1Sa 8:3.
Saul.  1Sa 15:9,19.
Ahab.  1Ki 21:2-4.
Gehazi.  2Ki 5:20-24.
Nobles of the Jews.  Ne 5:7; Isa 1:23.
Jewish people.  Isa 56:11; Jer 6:13.
Babylon.  Jer 51:13.
Young man.  Mt 19:22.
Judas.  Mt 26:14,15; Joh 12:6.
Pharisees.  Lu 16:14.
Ananias &c.  Ac 5:1-10.
Felix.  Ac 24:26.
Balaam.  2Pe 2:15; Jude 1:11.

The formation of things which had no previous existence  Ro 4:17; Heb 11:3.
Effected
By God.  Ge 1:1; 2:4,5; Pr 26:10.
By Christ.  Joh 1:3,10; Col 1:16.
By the Holy Spirit.  Job 26:13; Ps 104:30.
By the command of God.  Ps 33:9; Heb 11:3.
In the beginning.  Ge 1:1; Mt 24:21.
In six normal days.  Ex 20:11; 31:17.
According to God’s purpose.  Ps 135:6.
For God’s pleasure.  Pr 16:4; Re 4:11.
For Christ.  Col 1:16.

By faith we believe, to be God’s work  Heb 11:3.
Order of
First day, making light and dividing it from darkness.  Ge 1:3-5; 2Co 4:6.
Second day, making the firmament or atmosphere, and separating the waters.  Ge 1:6-8.
Third day, separating the land from the water, and making it fruitful.  Ge 1:9-13.
Fourth day, placing the sun, moon, and stars to give light, &c.  Ge 1:14-19.
Fifth day, making birds, insects, and fishes.  Ge 1:20-23.
Sixth day, making beasts of the earth, and man.  Ge 1:24,28.

God rested from, on the seventh day  Ge 2:2,3.
Approved of by God  Ge 1:31.
A subject of joy to angels  Job 38:7.
Exhibits
The deity of God.  Ro 1:20.
The power of God.  Isa 40:26,28; Ro 1:20.
The glory and handiwork of God.  Ps 19:1.
The wisdom of God.  Ps 104:24; 136:5.
The goodness of God.  Ps 33:5.
God as the sole object of worship.  Isa 45:16,18; Ac 17:24,27.

Glorifies God  Ps 145:10; 148:5.
God to be praised for  Ne 9:6; Ps 146:5,6.
Leads to confidence  Ps 124:8; 146:5,6.
Insignificance of man seen from  Ps 8:3,4; Isa 40:12,17.
Groans because of sin  Ro 8:22.
Illustrative of
The new birth.  2Co 5:17; Eph 2:10.
Daily renewal of saints.  Ps 51:10; Eph 4:24.
Renewal of the earth.  Isa 65:17; 2Pe 3:11,13.

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