Covenants

The Jews of the New Testament, including figures like John the Baptist, Simeon, and Nathaniel, all held literal expectations of a future Kingdom with the Messiah reigning on a physical throne. Their hopes, grounded in the promises of the Davidic Covenant, were never corrected by Jesus but rather confirmed throughout His ministry. This post explores how these expectations align with the Old Testament prophecies and underscores the unbroken continuity of God’s Kingdom promises from Israel’s history to the early church.