God’s Covenant with whom?
An unconditional divine promise to never again destroy all earthy life with a flood
Noah (and all creation)
"I will put enmity between you and the woman,
and between your offspring and her offspring;
he shall bruise your head,
and you shall bruise his heel."
Genesis 3:15
Samuel
Hannah
An angel appeared to this young woman from Nazareth and said, "Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!”
Mary
Rather than taking Saul’s armor, David took this with him to confront Goliath
His staff, his sling, and five smooth stones in his shepherd's pouch
Unconditional promise of a seed (descendants), land, and a universal blessing.
Abraham
"The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof,
the world and those who dwell therein,"
Psalm 24:1
Obed
Ruth
He had a dream of angels ascending and descending on a ladder—and later a wresting match
Jacob
Samson struck down 1,000 Philistines with this object
jawbone of a donkey
A promise to be God’s treasured possession, a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation--made at Mt.Sinai
Israelites
"Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good."
Romans 12:21
Perez and Zerah
Tamar
He encountered an angel with a drawn sword who would not let him (or his donkey) pass through
Balaam
What Jael used to put an end to Sisera
A tent peg and a hammer
An unconditional divine promise to establish and maintain his family dynasty on the throne of Israel
David
"Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might."
Deuteronomy 6:4-5
Solomon
Bathsheba
The angel of the lord appeared to him while he was threshing wheat in a winepress
Gideon
Abimelech was struck in the head by this at the tower of Thebez
an upper millstone
An unconditional promise of an everlasting priesthood--following his zeal for the honor of God
Phinehas
"When Israel was a child, I loved him,
and out of Egypt I called my son."
Hosea 11:1
Moses
Jochebed
God appeared to her in the wilderness and showed her a well of water for her and her son.
Hagar
Shamgar the son of Anath killed 600 of the Philistines with this item
an oxgoad