In understanding the covenant we discover the deeper meaning of all of the sacraments. Covenants are how God the Father fathers his family throughout salvation history, beginning with Adam and Eve.

Key fact Jews believe that God and Abraham entered into a covenant in which God promised many descendants, a blessed nation and a Promised Land. [Circumcision] shall be the mark of the covenant ...

Can you explain that? Yes, I believe that God has become more hidden, more limited, in order that humans will have more responsibility. The covenant is now a mature, fulfilled covenant in which ...