Galatians 4:24 speaks specifically about the TWO (2 in particular) COVENANTS.
2Cor3:7 refers to the Old Testament as one "of death", and Hebrews 8:6 informs us that we have "a better covenant...established upon better promises".
The New Covenant should come as no surprise, because Jeremiah 31:31 speaks of it plainly. Too bad that various teaching on 'several' covenants has blurred our understanding concerning these special two.
Hindsight! Students will ask "What about the Abraham Covenant?", which they believe began in the Genesis Period, but that was only "by Promise" and eventually initiated by Moses in Exodus 19 and taught by Paul in Hebrews 9:19.
BTW, have you noticed how the Twins of Judah and Tamar (out of wedlock, Gen38) have such different outcomes? The firstborn (red threaded) Zerah leads to the thief at Jericho, Josh7:1, and the second "Pharez" is included in the pedigree of Jesus. Ruth4:18.
"But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel." Josh7:1 KJV
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