covenant, a one-sided covenant in which the Lord came all the way to sinful mankind and made no demands, a covenant centered in a great blessing that the Lord himself would bring to Abraham, to his descendants, and to all the people on this earth. The sovereign, infinite God through this agreement actually placed himself under obligation to sinful mankind! There are details about the covenant made on Sinai which we will consider later. From the very beginning, however, the Lord made it clear that