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  1. Verse Concepts. Leviticus 25:46 - You may even bequeath them to your sons after you, to receive as a possession; you can use them as permanent slaves. But in respect to your countrymen, the sons of Israel, you shall not rule with severity over one another.

    • What Is A Covenant?
    • Important Aspects of Divine Covenants in The Bible
    • Five Ways The Bible Uses The Word “Covenant”
    • Theological Covenants

    A divine covenant (Hebrew, berith; Greek, diatheke) (as distinguished from those made between human parties in the Scriptures) is a God-initiated, binding, living, relationship with blessings and obligations. These words are best translated into English as “covenant” (not testament) because it is a relationship between two living parties, not a leg...

    God initiates divine covenants.They are all divinely initiated. God creates Adam and brings him into a covenant relationship. God reveals himself, speaks to, calls into discipleship, and makes commitments to Adam (not the animals), Noah (not his contemporaries), Abraham (not his father, family, or fellow countrymen), Moses/Israel (not Pharaoh or Eg...

    Covenant denotes: the way or means by which a unique relationship is secured. Covenant indicates an agreement(often instituted at a ceremony) that secures a promissory relationship that entails ble...
    Covenant denotes: the relationship itself, which is secured by means of covenant-making. Covenant indicates the unique relationshipsecured by means of an oathbound agreement (specifically: a divine...
    Covenant denotes: the signs and seals of the agreement/relationship (representative and confirmatory emblems) indicating that the relationship has been secured, and of the secured relationship, par...
    Covenant denotes: the written revelation related to a particular covenant. Words that are spoken and written are identified as the covenant’s words, including the ten commandments, a section of Exo...

    Now many are very comfortable talking about Scriptural covenants (like the covenant with Abraham or David) but they get nervous about admitting the legitimacy of theological covenants, like the Covenants of Redemption, Works and Grace. How do covenant theologians justify these terms and ideas since those terms do not occur in Scripture? Why not jus...

  2. 1. ( n.) A gift by a will of money or personal property; a bequest; as, a legacy of dishonor or disease. 2. ( n.) A business with which one is entrusted by another; a commission; -- obsolete, except in the phrases last legacy, dying legacy, and the like.

  3. In the theological sense, to inherit means to "receive an irrevocable gift"with an emphasis on the special relationship between the benefactor and the recipients. Unlike legal inheritance, the benefactor, God, does not die, yet he provides material and spiritual blessings for his people.

  4. The meaning of BEQUEST is the act of giving or leaving something by will : the act of bequeathing. How to use bequest in a sentence.

  5. Meaning of Bequest Bible verses : (1): (v. t.) To bequeath, or leave as a legacy.(2): (n.) That which is left by will, esp. personal property; a legacy; also, a gift.(3): (n.) The act…

  6. (n.) The act of bequeathing or leaving by will; as, a bequest of property by A. to B.

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