Following on from my post entitled “The Eternal Nature of the Eternal Covenant in Hebrews”, it should also be noted that the language of an eternal covenant is not just limited to Hebrews. The phrase ברית עולם an everlasting covenant appears a number of times in the Old Testament, and there are other verses where the words ברית and עולם are closely related.
The relevant verses are: Gen 9:16; 17:7, 13, 19; Exod 31:16; Lev 24:8; Num 18:19; 25:13; Jdg 2:1; 2 Sam 23:5; Isa 24:5; 55:3; 59:21; 61:8; Jer 32:40; 50:5; Ezek 16:60; 37:26; Ps 105:10; 1 Chr 16:17.
I will endeavor to investigate these verses over the next few weeks or so.
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24 December 2009
The Significance of Berith Road
When I was a young boy, I lived in Carolyn Street, South Wentworthville, which is a suburb of Sydney. The area has now been classified as Greystanes. Carolyn Street lies off Berith Road.
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Before the M4 motorway was built, Berith Road was quite busy. After the M4 chopped it in two, its character changed completely. It's a shadow of its former self, which is good if you like your peace and quiet.
Little did I know, when I was a young fellow, the meaning of the word berith. It was only until I studied a bit of Hebrew at university that I finally realized that berith is the English transliteration of the Hebrew word ברית, which means covenant.
So Berith Road actually means Covenant Road. Given the childhood memories associated with Berith Road, given the importance of the concept of covenant as a key to understanding the Scriptures, and given that the word and concept of berith is a almost a daily acquaintance of mine as a teacher of Hebrew and the Old Testament, berithroad.com sounded to me like a good domain name.
As a little boy, I didn't understand the deeper significance of Berith Road; but now I do. I hope that you will grow in your understanding of Berith Road too! See www.berithroad.com/index.html if you're interested.
View Larger Map
Before the M4 motorway was built, Berith Road was quite busy. After the M4 chopped it in two, its character changed completely. It's a shadow of its former self, which is good if you like your peace and quiet.
Little did I know, when I was a young fellow, the meaning of the word berith. It was only until I studied a bit of Hebrew at university that I finally realized that berith is the English transliteration of the Hebrew word ברית, which means covenant.
So Berith Road actually means Covenant Road. Given the childhood memories associated with Berith Road, given the importance of the concept of covenant as a key to understanding the Scriptures, and given that the word and concept of berith is a almost a daily acquaintance of mine as a teacher of Hebrew and the Old Testament, berithroad.com sounded to me like a good domain name.
As a little boy, I didn't understand the deeper significance of Berith Road; but now I do. I hope that you will grow in your understanding of Berith Road too! See www.berithroad.com/index.html if you're interested.
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