What Is The Identity Of The Everlasting Covenant?

Introduction

The book of Isaiah in its many prose, poetry, and metaphors is a book of judgement and salvation. Isaiah points out God’s displeasure with His (God) creation. The people have become ungodly. However, as we turn our attention to Isaiah 24-27 which is called the “little Apocalypse” we find that this section of Isaiah writings focuses on the judgement and salvation of the entire earth. This paper will be focusing on the questions and identity of the “everlasting covenant” in Isaiah 24:5, the two cities portrayed in Isaiah 26 and 27, and the imagery of Leviathan in Isaiah 27:1. The overall theme will be God’s sovereignty and His defeat of the evil one and his followers.
Identity of the “everlasting covenant”

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God’s anger of man/woman sinful ways will bring His (God) judgement on them (Man/woman). Subsequently, as we look at Isaiah 24:1-5, we see that the anti-Christ has perverted the minds of the earth’s inhabitants into unrighteous behaviors and have defiled the land with violence, bloodshed, and murders. The depraved state of mind of the inhabitants influenced by the evil one has polluted the land and the implicit covenant provided to humankind to be stewards of the earth has been violated. Because of these transgressions God will bring Judgement. However, as we look further to God’s saving grace He will not only bring cleansing but He will also bring salvation to atone for the pollution of the bloodshed of the land. As found in (Numbers 35:33) it says “‘do not pollute the land where you are. Bloodshed pollutes the land, and atonement cannot be made for the land on which blood has been shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it”. It is by the dispensation of God’s grace that I believe the everlasting covenant relies. The broken covenant is not the law of nature, nor covenant of circumcision, or the mount Sanai covenant. I believe this broken everlasting covenant embodies the Abrahamic covenant and the covenant of grace under which the
He (God) is holy, just, and loving. Again, we see while God is going to destroy those that have defiled the earth and broken His laws, ordinances, and the “everlasting covenant” on the contrary He will gather the remnants in those that kept His commandments. He (God) will purge the land of all the wickedness and create a new heaven and a new earth. As He (God) did with Noah in the flood (Gen. 9:11-13) it shall be done again to the world. The corruption and wickedness that has permeated the earth and the heart of man is unbearable to God. The world has become defiled by its inhabitants and God is therefore going to burn the earth with fire during this cleansing process. It is God’s intent to ascertain that the unworthy stewards are completely removed from the face of the earth. Isaiah 27: 9-10 references the purging of the people and defenced city being desolate. This indicates that the ruin city will become desolate (Isa. 24:10-12) and is significant because it depicts and represents humanity. Contrary, Isaiah 26:1-2 portrays God in His redemptive and loving Spirit. Isaiah speaks of this other city which utilizes salvation as walls and bulwarks. The new city which is the city of Zion becomes the dwelling place of those gathered after the judgement. Therefore, as we reflect on Isaiah 24-27 it is evident that God does not appreciate the madness of humankind with all their rebellion, pride, and complete