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GOD'S COVENANT HOUSE

A SKETCH OF GOD'S CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

"BIBLICAL FAITH IS FAMILY FAITH"

1. DEFINE: BOND IN BLOOD SOVEREIGNLY ADMINISTERED (O. Palmer Robertson).
   
   
   1. Bond - commitment
      
      
   2. Bond in blood- life and death/ blessings and curses
      
      
   3. Sovereignly administered- God's unilateral administration of His covenant.
   
   
2. DIVERSITY OF COVENANT ADMINISTRATION- THE "HEADS" OF GOD'S HOUSEHOLD
   
   
   1. Adam - "Covenant of Works"/"Covenant of Redemption": All families of the Earth (and creation)
      
      
   2. Noah: His family in the ark (and creation).
      
      
   3. Abraham: His family- Jews and Gentiles
      
      
      1. Descendants
         
         
      2. Land
         
         
      3. Blessing
         
         
      4. Name
      
      
   4. Moses: His family in Angel of Death Narrative- Life
      
      
   5. David: His family/Kingdom of Rule- Davidic Dynasty
   
   
3. JESUS: THE CLIMAX OF GOD'S COVENANT
   
   
   1. All believing families
      
      
   2. Ark of Salvation
      
      
   3. Land, Descendants (Jews/Gentiles)
      
      
   4. Law of Moses
      
      
   5. Throne of David
   
   
4. COVENANT AND ELECTION- Covenant presupposes God's Election
   
   
   1. Adam: Abel/Cain
      
      
   2. Noah: Japeth and Shem/Ham
      
      
   3. Abraham: Isaac/Ishmael
      
      
      1. Jacob/Esau
      
      
   4. Moses: Obedient/Disobedient
      
      
      1. Covenant Breakers/Covenant Keepers
      
      
   5. David: Remnant/Reprobate
      
      
      1. Judah/Israel
   
   
5. GOD'S "FAMILY-HOUSE-BUILDING" PROJECT
   
   
   1. Pace Dispensationalists - diversity in God's administration of His Covenant.
      
      
      1. Supplementation rather then supplanting
      
      
   2. Contra Dispensationalists - unity in God's ONE Household/ "Building Project"- Hebrews 3:1-6
      
      
      1. One house
         
         
      2. Moses in house (house-servant)
         
         
      3. Jesus over house (house-builder/house-foundation) - Ephesians 2:19-22; 1 Timothy 3:5; 1 Peter 2:5 (cf. 2 Samuel 7:5-16; 2 Cor. 6:14-17).
         
         
      4. Ezekiel 40-48/ Revelation 22:3-6.
      
      
   3. Old Covenant/New Covenant
      
      
      1. Continuity/Discontinuity
         
         
      2. "Two-Story" House/ Earthly Type-Shadow/Heavenly Antitype-Reality
      
      
   4. Contra Excessive and rampant individualism in God's Household today!