regarding the tendency to quantify agency. Biblical covenants are not business contracts that operate according to a quid pro quo social economy. In the Jewish covenants, God committed himself to Israel out of love (Deut 7:8), and despite Israel’s agreeing to obedience, sin was not a deal breaker, so to speak. This statement captures well the covenantal dynamic: If the relationship between Israel and Yahweh had been the kind conveyed in a modern contract, Yahweh’s commitment would have been contingent