Covenants

In antiquity the gods were conceived of as entering into real agreements with man; and this was a major step in the stabilization of religion. Law, a covenant, takes the place of luck, fear, and superstition. 89:8.4

Bible parallels

Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.

• Covenant replaces fear 89:8.4 — Gn 6:18; Gn 9:9,11; Gn 17:4,7-10,21.

See also

• oaths
• promises