Davidic Covenant
Who is the Davidic Covenant between?
God and David
What is it called when Jesus Christ became man?
The Incarnation
1. Passion of Jesus
2. Death
3. Burial
4. Descent to hell
5. Resurrection
6. Ascension
What did the Davidic Covenant promise?
A descendant of David who would be an everlasting King.
Why is the Incarnation necessary for Salvation?
Because Jesus is both God and man- both parties are reconciled in Him.
Who are the parties involved in the New Covenant?
Jesus and His followers
What are the conditions of the Davidic Covenant?
This is an unconditional covenant.
Why is Jesus called the Lamb of God? How does this title relate to Salvation?
Because He is the perfect sacrifice which redeems us from sin- the sacrifice of God to forgive all sins.
What does the New Covenant promise?
Eternal life through the consumption of the Body and Blood of the Lamb, Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ is the eternal King Who was promised through David's descendants.
How is the Paschal Mystery a fullfillment of the Passover in the Old Testament?
As the Israelites were marked with the blood of a slain lamb to be saved from the angel of death, so too those marked with the blood of the Lamb of God (His Crucifixion, Eucharist) will be saved from death.
List each of the following:
What is the promise of the New Covenant?
Who are the parties of the New Covenant?
What is the sign of the New Covenant?
Is the New Covenant conditional or unconditional? If conditional, list the condition.
1. The promise of the forgiveness of sins, eternal life
2. Jesus Christ and His followers
3. The Eucharist
4. Conditional- you must consume the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ to have eternal life.
RECAP!
1. What is the promise of the Davidic Covenant
2. Who are the parties of the Davidic Covenant
3. Conditional or Unconditional? If conditional, what are the conditions?
1. To have an eternal king come through David's descendants
2. David and God
3. Unconditional
Noah: sin was cleansed through water, Jesus saves from Original Sin through Baptism.
Abraham: the son was to be sacrificed by the father, now the Son is sacrificed TO the Father at His command.
Moses: the Passover Lamb was slain to atone for sin, saved from death. Now the Lamb of God is slain and people are saved by His Blood.
David: Jesus Christ is the eternal King Who was promised to David.
Why is the Eucharist necessary for eternal life?