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How Old Is The Davidic Covenant

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There is an old saying, my word is my bond. With man, that is not always the case, but with God, His Word truly is His bond. The promises He made to Abraham are still being fulfilled today, and are still yet to come. God’s covenant with Abraham contained three main promises, the land promise, the seed promise, and the blessing promise. The Mosaic Covenant was a partial fulfillment of the land Promise, but because of the disobedience of Israel, it was not able to be enjoyed. The Davidic Covenant was a partial fulfillment of the seed promise. The fulfillment of the Abrahamic Covenant is the New Covenant. It did not nullify the old covenants, but it will fulfill them all. The New Covenant is the fulfillment of the blessing aspect of the

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