Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Covenant Judgments (6) - Standard Pattern

Judgments under a covenant follow a standard pattern.

  • The church or nation has a made a covenant with God.

  • The terms of the covenant are clearly understood.

  • The people of the covenant know what is required of them.

  • The covenant spells out the consequence for disobedience.

  • When the covenant is broken, God send prophets to challenge the disobedience and warn of the consequences.

  • The prophets call the people to repentance and explain what they must do to return to blessings.

  • The prophets are required to pray for the people.

  • If the people repent, the judgment will be averted.

Covenant judgments are redemptive, not destructive.

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