Covenant and Testimony

All the paths of the LORD 

are steadfast love and faithfulness, 

for those who keep 

his covenant and his testimonies.
(Psalm 25:10)

Covenant is an agreement, usually formal, between two or more persons to do or not do something specified. In Ecclesiastical terms, it is a solemn agreement between the members of a church to act together in harmony with the precepts of the gospel. In the Bible, it is the conditional promises made to humanity by God, as revealed in Scripture. The agreement between God and the ancient Israelites, in which God promised to protect them if they kept His law and were faithful to Him.

The word "Covenant" originated in 1250-1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French, noun use of present participle of covenir < Latin convenīre to come together, agree; see -ant. It is synonymous to treaty, pact, convention. (Dictionary. Com)

Testimonies is the plural form for the word Testimony. In Law, it is the statement or declaration of a witness under oath or affirmation, usually in court as evidence in support of a fact or statement; proof. It is an open declaration or profession, as of faith. Usually, testimonies. the precepts of God. It is also the Decalogue as inscribed on the two tables of the law, or the ark in which the tables were kept. Ex. 16:34; 25:16.

In the way of 

thy testimonies I delight 

as much as in all riches. 

Psalm 119:14 

The word "Testimony" originated in 1350-1400; Middle English < Latin testimōnium, equivalent to testi (s) witness + -mōnium -mony. It is synonymous to deposition, attestation, corroboration and affirmation. (Dictionary. Com)

THE NEW COVENANT

31 The days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah.

32 It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers the day I took them by the hand to lead them forth from the land of Egypt; for they broke my covenant and I had to show myself their master, says the Lord.

33 But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord. I will place my law within them, and write it upon their hearts; I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

34 No longer will they have need to teach their friends and relatives how to know the Lord. All, from least to greatest, shall know me, says the Lord, for I will forgive their evildoing and remember their sin no more. - Jeremiah 31:31-34


BOOK OF THE COVENANT

1 The king then had all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem summoned together before him.

2 The king went up to the temple of the Lord with all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem priests, prophets, and all the people, small and great. He had the entire contents of the book of the covenant that had been found in the temple of the Lord, read out to them.

3 Standing by the column, the king made a covenant before the Lord that they would follow him and observe his ordinances, statutes and decrees with their whole hearts and souls, thus reviving the terms of the covenant which were written in this book. And all the people stood as participants in the covenant. -- 2 Kings 23:1-3