His covenant with them carried forward the promise that he made to Adam and Eve in the garden and was the way in which he planned to bring the blessing of his presence back to the world. While other covenants would be introduced, they would build on each other as God worked to fulfill his promises to Abraham. But when we look at the behavior of the patriarchs, we don’t exactly see an exemplary track record. Not much about them would lead us to believe that they would be instrumental in God’s redemptive