By initiating 3 major covenants, Jesus is established as the fulfilment of Gods promises. A covenant is a binding agreement between a party and God. A covenant is composed of 3 elements; Gods promises, the peoples obligations, and the relationship established through the covenant.
The first major intervention is the Abrahamic covenant, found in Genesis 12: 1-3. n making a covenant with Abraham, God promised to bless his descendants and make them His own special people. in return, Abraham and his children were to remain faithful to God. "For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.” The relationship between God and Abraham is a covenant relationship, In this case, Abraham agreed to go to the land that God would show him, and God agreed to make Abraham a great nation, the Israelites. (Gen. 12:1-3).
The Israelites moved to Egypt during the time of Joseph. A new Pharaoh came upon the scene and turned the Israelites into common slaves. The people cried out to the God of their forefathers. "So God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob" (Exodus. 2:24). And thus God initiated the mosaic covenant with the Israelites. This was a conditional covenant, and It required obedience of the 613 commandments in order for Israel to be blessed; (exodus 15:26) He said, "If you listen carefully to the LORD your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, who heals you.” This means that the people of Israel would have a unique relationship with God, they would be a “holy nation” and a “kingdom of priests.”
This covenant between God and the people of Israel was temporary God promised a day when He would make a...