Old Covenant

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
OC
Pronunciation
/oʊld ˈkəvənənt/
Category
Community
Related Field
Religion

Examples in Context

  1. The Old Covenant(OC) was temporary and typological of the New Covenant.
  2. The old Covenant God had made with Israel has been taken place of by a new Covenant, sealed by Christ's death.
  3. The moral law, to the degree it expresses the substance of God's moral will and is not tied to the ceremonies of the Old covenant continues to bind all human beings.
  4. The term " Old Covenant(OC) " as used in Scripture refers to the Mosaic epoch not every epoch before the incarnation nor to all of the Hebrew and Aramaic Scriptures indiscriminately.
  5. Any attempt to reimpose the Mosaic civil laws or their penalties fails to understand the typological, temporary, national character of the Old ( Mosaic ) covenant.

Other meanings of OC