True and False Covenanting

Aim: To be faithful, by grace, to our covenant vows.

Doctrine: Covenantal promises are to God. will bear the brunt of His wrath, and believers will enjoy His smile and grace.

Exegesis: The ''slippery slope'' of : hypocrites on their word (vv. 8-11), false believers God's word (vv. 12-16), and pretenders suffer of the covenant's word (vv. 17-22).

Further application: How to be to the covenant God: let us properly Him and joyfully Him.

Key phrase: vv. 10b-11a ''... They obeyed and set [the Hebrew slaves] free. But afterward they turned around and took back the male and female slaves...''