The word "covenant" basically means a "promise." In the Bible, God has covenanted with his people two times; the Old Covenant and the New Covenant. In each of these covenants God made promises to His people, first to Israel, and then to Gentiles, or in other words, the Church. It is crucial to note that in both the Old and New Covenants, it was God who initiated the promise. Our God is a God of covenant, of promise. Just look back and look around. God's covenant is everywhere, and in everything; but only through the eyes of faith is it visible.