Week 1 Teaching Time Handout

In case you missed our time together last night or this morning or if you missed something during the teaching time, we've got you covered! We went over the first week of homework which familiarized us with some various references of covenant in Scripture, particularly Genesis. Hopefully, you were able to complete your homework; but if you didn't, press on! It's a new week and a new start!

Anne provided us with a fabulous handout (with matching fonts, of course; I'm sorry that these don't have the matching font! You can always pick up the sheet at the next study and fill in accordingly) that helped us compare and contrast the covenants that we discussed in Week 1. We looked at God & Man covenants and Man & Man covenants.

First up, we have the Covenants between God & Man:


Next, we talked about the covenants between Man & Man:

PS: I'm checking on the correctness of the "Conditions" row, so I'll get those posted as soon as I can!

A few points that were discussed:

• God initiated covenants to protect and bless; man initiated covenants out of fear
• The New Covenant was made because the Israelites couldn't keep the condition of the covenant made with Moses. They were disobedient.
• Although there isn't a lot of application this week (because we're laying the foundation), one thing to think about is this: these covenants were made to men who passed them on. What kind of things are you passing on in your family? No one is perfect, but are you laying foundations that are strong in the Lord or shaky?

If you have any questions about anything, leave us a comment or email us! Looking forward to seeing you next week and what God teaches you through this week's portion of our study!