old covenant
noun(in Christian exegesis)
the covenant between God and the ancient Israelites, based on the Mosaic Law.
(initial capital letter) the Old Testament.
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How to use old covenant in a sentence
Under the old covenant one only saw the glory; now the beatific vision is open to all.
Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians | James DenneyThis, doubtless, is the explanation of the blank antithesis of the old covenant and the new in the passage before us.
Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians | James DenneyPractically, the application is limited to those who live under the old covenant, and yet have its nature hidden from them.
Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians | James DenneyNow, the dispensation of the old covenant was one part of Gods design.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews | Thomas Charles EdwardsThe number of men who had been successively high-priests of the old covenant increased from age to age.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews | Thomas Charles Edwards
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