(2) God's Will for Us.

In a more important sense a covenant is God's will, agreed with a person or a group of people. God makes a covenant with us and our obedience and service to Him are rewarded by His consideration or care for us now and in the future. The first mention of such a covenant in the Bible is with Noah (in Genesis 6:18), when God agrees to spare him and his family from the flood in return for his obedience. God also made a specific covenant with Abraham (in Genesis 15:18; 17:2) regarding the prosperity of his descendants and the occupancy of the land of Israel: "When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, 'I am God Almighty; walk before Me and be blameless. I will confirm my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your numbers.' Abram fell facedown, and God said to him, 'As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations.'"
(Genesis 17:1-4; see also the following verses in the chapter).

God also made covenants with the nation of Israel (Exodus 19:5) regarding their future as a nation; and with David (2 Samuel 7) regarding the kingship of Israel to be held in his family forever.

The writer to the Hebrews also speaks of the covenant God makes with us, with Jesus Christ as the 'mediator' of the covenant: "You have come to God the judge of all men, to the spirits of righteous men made perfect, to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel." (Hebrews 12:23-24).

Calling
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Cherub
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Christ
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Cloud
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Contract or Covenant
  1. A Human Agreement
  2. Covenant: God's Will for Us
Creation
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Crown
  1. of a King
  2. The Victor's Laurel Wreath
Crucifixion