How is a covenant not like a contract? Dr. Jennifer Lane instructs how covenants are familial arrangements about family and belonging. We discuss what it means in the ancient Near East to be a kinsman-redeemer, how covenants create familial bonds, and how the need for redemption applies to us today. Thanks to the followHIM team: Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Executive Producers/Sponsors David & Verla Sorensen: Sponsors Dr. Hank Smith: Co-host John Bytheway: Co-host David Perry: Producer Kyle Nelson: Marketing Lisa Spice: Client Relations, Show Notes/Transcripts Jamie Neilson: Social Media, Graphic Design Will Stoughton: Rough Video Editor Ariel Cuadra: Spanish Transcripts Krystal Roberts: French Transcripts Igor Willians: Portuguese Transcripts "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonald www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com/products/let-zion-in-her-beauty-rise-piano Please rate and review the podcast. 00:00 Welcome to Part I 00:52 Introduction to Dr. Jennifer Lane 03:00 How to help students understand ancient scripture 06:09 the Bible wasn’t written with us as the audience in mind 08:20 Covenant is not like a business contract in the ancient Near East 11:24 Kinsman-redeemer in the scriptures and the ancient Near East 13:53 The New and Everlasting Covenant (the Abrahamic covenant) really begins to be discussed with Abraham 14:52 Abraham has to be delivered temporally and spiritually and God uses regular people to accomplish His purposes 17:33 Covenants are familial and a way to keep the Savior with us 23:05 Proper understanding of our heritage makes us want to be like the Savior and make covenants 28:12 The Abrahamic covenant is the New and Everlasting Covenant 30:14 There has to be more to life than social media and work and Abraham seeks more 35:12 Eternal life requires work and covenants 38:20 Abraham is seeking an endowment and the endowment is for men and women to fully take Christ’s name upon them, as they began with their baptismal covenant 44:44 The Daughters of Ontiah as parallel to Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego 49:47 End of Part I

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