Why is the covenant with Abraham important in Jewish history?

Describe the idea of covenant in jewish history?

• Describe the idea of covenant in jewish history while doing so, please address the following questions: what exactly are the covenants? how do they differ from one another? How do they shape Jewish history as such? How do covenants reflect the Jewish relationship with God? How do they affect the practice of Judaism as a religion? Do you think that the idea of covenant is a good way to structure a religion? Why or why not?

• Answer:

  That's a lot of questions. I'm not Jewish, so you shouldn't trust anything I say. A covenant in Jewish history is a a two way promise between God and man (or women). If we keep our part of the covenant, then God will keep His part of the covenant. The Abrahamic covenant is one of the most studied covenants in the Torah. This same covenant was given to Issac, Abrahams son and Jacob (renamed Isreal) In this covenant, God promised 1. Abraham would be the father of many nations, and kings. 2. God would be a God to him and his seed. 3. The land of Cannan. And this covenant was conditional upon all males being circumcised. Genesis Chapter 17 3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, 4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. 5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. 6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. 7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. 8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. 9 ¶ And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. 10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.