God in Covenant with Man

From the beginning of human existence there has been a particular relationship that man has enjoyed with God that is unique to him alone among all creation. Furthermore, man has been in a perpetual search for an understanding of this relationship, even in his vain attempts through idolatry and worship of nature. God established this relationship by means of a covenant, first in the Garden of Eden and again in various forms and at numerous times until Abraham was chosen by God for a covenant unlike any before, for this covenant was with one man and his offspring and promised blessing to all the earth. Jeremiah the Prophet, during a desolate time in the history of Israel, told of a new covenant. This New Covenant would stand over the Abrahamic Covenant both in scope and in endurance. The key to this New Covenant was that the law would be written on the hearts of men rather than on tablets of stone as in the Mosaic Law. The New Testament Book of Hebrews clearly identifies this New Covenant with the person and ministry of Jesus Christ. And His covenant relationship with man is forever.