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Nehemiah 9:38
The people responded,“ In view of all this, we are making a solemn promise and putting it in writing. On this sealed document are the names of our leaders and Levites and priests.”
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2 Chronicles 29 10
But now I will make a covenant with the Lord, the God of Israel, so that his fierce anger will turn away from us.
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2 Kings 11 17
Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people that they would be the Lord’s people. He also made a covenant between the king and the people.
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Deuteronomy 5:2-3
“ The Lord our God made a covenant with us at Mount Sinai.The Lord did not make this covenant with our ancestors, but with all of us who are alive today.
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Nehemiah 10:29-39
joined their leaders and bound themselves with an oath. They swore a curse on themselves if they failed to obey the Law of God as issued by his servant Moses. They solemnly promised to carefully follow all the commands, regulations, and decrees of the Lord our Lord:“ We promise not to let our daughters marry the pagan people of the land, and not to let our sons marry their daughters.“ We also promise that if the people of the land should bring any merchandise or grain to be sold on the Sabbath or on any other holy day, we will refuse to buy it. Every seventh year we will let our land rest, and we will cancel all debts owed to us.“ In addition, we promise to obey the command to pay the annual Temple tax of one eighth of an ounce of silver for the care of the Temple of our God.This will provide for the Bread of the Presence; for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings; for the offerings on the Sabbaths, the new moon celebrations, and the annual festivals; for the holy offerings; and for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel. It will provide for everything necessary for the work of the Temple of our God.“ We have cast sacred lots to determine when— at regular times each year— the families of the priests, Levites, and the common people should bring wood to God’s Temple to be burned on the altar of the Lord our God, as is written in the Law.“ We promise to bring the first part of every harvest to the Lord’s Temple year after year— whether it be a crop from the soil or from our fruit trees.We agree to give God our oldest sons and the firstborn of all our herds and flocks, as prescribed in the Law. We will present them to the priests who minister in the Temple of our God.We will store the produce in the storerooms of the Temple of our God. We will bring the best of our flour and other grain offerings, the best of our fruit, and the best of our new wine and olive oil. And we promise to bring to the Levites a tenth of everything our land produces, for it is the Levites who collect the tithes in all our rural towns.“ A priest— a descendant of Aaron— will be with the Levites as they receive these tithes. And a tenth of all that is collected as tithes will be delivered by the Levites to the Temple of our God and placed in the storerooms.The people and the Levites must bring these offerings of grain, new wine, and olive oil to the storerooms and place them in the sacred containers near the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers.“ We promise together not to neglect the Temple of our God.”
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Deuteronomy 26:17-19
You have declared today that the Lord is your God. And you have promised to walk in his ways, and to obey his decrees, commands, and regulations, and to do everything he tells you.The Lord has declared today that you are his people, his own special treasure, just as he promised, and that you must obey all his commands.And if you do, he will set you high above all the other nations he has made. Then you will receive praise, honor, and renown. You will be a nation that is holy to the Lord your God, just as he promised.”
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Nehemiah 5:12-13
They replied,“ We will give back everything and demand nothing more from the people. We will do as you say.” Then I called the priests and made the nobles and officials swear to do what they had promised.I shook out the folds of my robe and said,“ If you fail to keep your promise, may God shake you like this from your homes and from your property!” The whole assembly responded,“ Amen,” and they praised the Lord. And the people did as they had promised.
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2 Chronicles 15 14
They shouted out their oath of loyalty to the Lord with trumpets blaring and rams’ horns sounding.
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Deuteronomy 29:1-15
These are the terms of the covenant the Lord commanded Moses to make with the Israelites while they were in the land of Moab, in addition to the covenant he had made with them at Mount Sinai.Moses summoned all the Israelites and said to them,“ You have seen with your own eyes everything the Lord did in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh and to all his servants and to his whole country—all the great tests of strength, the miraculous signs, and the amazing wonders.But to this day the Lord has not given you minds that understand, nor eyes that see, nor ears that hear!For forty years I led you through the wilderness, yet your clothes and sandals did not wear out.You ate no bread and drank no wine or other alcoholic drink, but he provided for you so you would know that he is the Lord your God.“ When we came here, King Sihon of Heshbon and King Og of Bashan came out to fight against us, but we defeated them.We took their land and gave it to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and to the half tribe of Manasseh as their grant of land.“ Therefore, obey the terms of this covenant so that you will prosper in everything you do.All of you— tribal leaders, elders, officers, all the men of Israel— are standing today in the presence of the Lord your God.Your little ones and your wives are with you, as well as the foreigners living among you who chop your wood and carry your water.You are standing here today to enter into the covenant of the Lord your God. The Lord is making this covenant, including the curses.By entering into the covenant today, he will establish you as his people and confirm that he is your God, just as he promised you and as he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.“ But you are not the only ones with whom I am making this covenant with its curses.I am making this covenant both with you who stand here today in the presence of the Lord our God, and also with the future generations who are not standing here today.
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2 Chronicles 15 12
Then they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, with all their heart and soul.
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2 Chronicles 34 31-2 Chronicles 34 32
The king took his place of authority beside the pillar and renewed the covenant in the Lord’s presence. He pledged to obey the Lord by keeping all his commands, laws, and decrees with all his heart and soul. He promised to obey all the terms of the covenant that were written in the scroll.And he required everyone in Jerusalem and the people of Benjamin to make a similar pledge. The people of Jerusalem did so, renewing their covenant with God, the God of their ancestors.
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Isaiah 44:5
Some will proudly claim,‘ I belong to the Lord.’ Others will say,‘ I am a descendant of Jacob.’ Some will write the Lord’s name on their hands and will take the name of Israel as their own.”
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Ezra 10:3
Let us now make a covenant with our God to divorce our pagan wives and to send them away with their children. We will follow the advice given by you and by the others who respect the commands of our God. Let it be done according to the Law of God.
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Joshua 24:21-25
But the people answered Joshua,“ No, we will serve the Lord!”“ You are a witness to your own decision,” Joshua said.“ You have chosen to serve the Lord.”“ Yes,” they replied,“ we are witnesses to what we have said.”“ All right then,” Joshua said,“ destroy the idols among you, and turn your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.”The people said to Joshua,“ We will serve the Lord our God. We will obey him alone.”So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day at Shechem, committing them to follow the decrees and regulations of the Lord.
