Old Covenant

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The Old Covenant is the biblical agreement between God and Israel, centered on the Mosaic Law and sacrificial system, that Christians believe was fulfilled and superseded by the New Covenant in Christ.

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Old Covenant and New Covenant 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical covenant
theological concept
administeredBy Aaronic priesthood NERFINISHED
associatedWith Temple worship
tabernacle worship
centralFigure God of Israel NERFINISHED
Moses NERFINISHED
conditionedOn Israel’s obedience
containsLaw Mosaic Law NERFINISHED
Ten Commandments NERFINISHED
contrastedWith New Covenant NERFINISHED
covenantType conditional covenant
describedIn Deuteronomy 28–30 NERFINISHED
Exodus 19–24 NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Covenant of Moses NERFINISHED
Mosaic Covenant NERFINISHED
Sinaitic Covenant NERFINISHED
hasKeyConcept atonement through sacrifice
covenant law
holiness code
hasStatusInChristianTheology fulfilled in Christ
hasStatusInSomeChristianTraditions superseded by New Covenant
includesRitual Sabbath observance
animal sacrifices
circumcision
festivals of Israel
ritual purity laws
includesSystem Levitical priesthood
sacrificial system
languageUsedIn 2 Corinthians 3 NERFINISHED
Hebrews 8–10 NERFINISHED
madeAtLocation Mount Sinai NERFINISHED
madeWith people of Israel
mediatedBy Moses NERFINISHED
prefigures New Covenant sacrificial understanding
promises blessings for obedience
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
saidToBeFulfilledBy New Covenant NERFINISHED
saidToBeFulfilledIn Jesus Christ NERFINISHED
scripturalBasis Book of Deuteronomy NERFINISHED
Book of Exodus NERFINISHED
Book of Leviticus NERFINISHED
Book of Numbers NERFINISHED
theologizedIn Epistle to the Hebrews NERFINISHED
Pauline epistles NERFINISHED
threatens curses for disobedience
viewedAsScriptureIn Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED
Old Testament NERFINISHED

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Letter to the Magnesians mentions Old Covenant
this entity surface form: Old Covenant and New Covenant