Standard Bearer Academy

The first law given to Moses, found in Exodus 20 The first promise of a Redeemer, found in Genesis 3:15 The first covenant with Abraham, found in Genesis 12 The first psalm of David, found in Psalm 1

The Abrahamic Covenant was conditional, while the Mosaic Covenant was unconditional The Abrahamic Covenant was unconditional — God alone passed between the pieces, taking the obligation upon Himself The Abrahamic Covenant was only about the land, while the Mosaic was about descendants The Abrahamic Covenant was temporary, while the Mosaic was permanent

The crossing of the Red Sea The giving of manna in the wilderness The Passover lamb whose blood protected Israel from the angel of death The water from the rock at Meribah

Israel was experiencing a golden age of freedom and democracy Israel had achieved moral perfection without needing a king Israel had descended into moral relativism and chaos without godly leadership Israel was following God's law more faithfully than ever before

God promised David that the Temple would never be destroyed — fulfilled when Herod rebuilt it God promised David that his throne would be established forever — fulfilled in Jesus, the eternal King God promised David that Israel would never be conquered — fulfilled in the Maccabean revolt God promised David that all his descendants would be righteous — fulfilled in Solomon's wisdom

Psalm 23 Proverbs 31 Isaiah 53 Daniel 7

A new set of external laws carved on larger stone tablets Internal transformation — God's law written on hearts and complete forgiveness of sins A new priesthood based in Babylon rather than Jerusalem Permission to worship other gods alongside Yahweh

Because Babylon was simply a stronger military power than Israel Because God had lost interest in Israel and abandoned them Because Israel persistently broke their covenant with God through idolatry and disobedience, fulfilling the covenant curses Moses had warned about Because the prophets had failed to warn the people adequately