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Gen.2:16 – Covenant
A sovereign pronouncement of God by which He establishes a relationship of responsibility. A covenant of one category may overlap the others; e.g. the Davidic Covenant, where a continuing kingly house is promised with ultimate blessings, not only to David but also to the whole world in the reign of Jesus Christ.
The covenants are normally unconditional in the sense that God obliges Himself in grace, by the unrestricted declaration, “I will,” to accomplish certain announced purposes, despite any failure on the part of the person or people with whom He covenants. But human failure is never permitted to abrogate the covenant or block its ultimate fulfillment.
The three universal and general covenants are: the Adamic, the Noahic, and also the Edenic in that the whole race is represented as present in Adam in his failure. All the other covenants are made with Israel or Israelites and apply primarily to them, although with ultimate blessings to the whole world. (KJV)