Covenant+Essay

Covenant Essay Components

Please try to present the following elements into one flowing essay.

Part ONE: Read Genesis 15 In what form did God come to Abram? What was God's promise to him? What was Abram's reaction? What was God's response? What was the sign of God's promise? What was Abram's response to this promise? How did God react to Abram's faith? Would you take God at his Word like that today? What did God recall from the past? Why did this establish God's right to make a covenant with Abram? What was Abram's reaction? How do you know Abram knew exactly what animals to get? What did God promise? What symbols passed between the pieces? When were these two things a symbol of God later? (Hint: Exodus)

Part TWO: By walking the blood path for Abram and his decendents, what was God promising? What does this have to do with Jesus? How could God's walking the blood path help the Israelites understand the meaning of their sacrifices? (Later during Hezekiah's time when he made everyone come to Jerusalem to do the sacrifices for example). Imagine yourself as a jewish boy or girl duing the time of these kind of sacrifices. Would this ceremony have helped you to feel closer to God and remind you of his promise to Abram? What about today; does this image of Jesus being this kind of sacrifice for this covenant make you feel closer to God's promise? To his love?

Part THREE: Where do we see each of the following elements in our faith today? How does Jesus relate to these? a) the temple/ark of the covenant b) God's covenant with Abram c) the Ten Commandments. How important was it for God to be near His people during the "Old Testament" times? How does God accomplish that closeness today? (I Cor. 3:16-17 is a start) What is your role in the "new Covenant" God has with his people today? How do you carry out this role at school?


 * Dont forget this should be one flowing essay with an intro paragraph, a thesis statement, transisitions, citations, quotes, examples, analogies, conclusion paragraph--the whole nine yards. Push yourself to write well, it could save someone's life some day.**