Relevant Verses: Genesis 6, 9, 15; Deuteronomy 7; Jeremiah 31, Psalm 136

Theme: Covenantal Love

Leading Question: “How does the idea of covenant help us understand the word “love”? Our lesson speaks of “covenantal love.” Just what does that mean?

Comment: Where we live there is a “covenant” which spells out what can be built and what cannot be built in our neighborhood. Does the restriction which such a word imply enrich or impoverish our understanding of love?

In the early chapters of Genesis, the word “covenant” appears several times. The first instance is in Genesis 6, just before the great flood:

Gen. 6:17-22: ...