What was the Covenant did God/ made with His Messengers?

Question

It is interesting to note that according to Palmer (The Koran) "the Talmudic sources confirm that God assembled all past, present and future Prophets on Mount Sinai and entered into the compact mentioned in the text."

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Answer 1

The passages in gospels(Talmud, old and new testaments, quranic explanations) all refer not only the gather or convant of messengers and prophets but all humanity to come . It also referes to "agreement" between him and the humanity , which has many interpretations .

May as part of the same convent , there may have been selected convent meeting of GOD and his messengers.

Answer 2

Remember, Allah made this Covenant with His Messengers;:-

"Now that We have given you the Book and Wisdom, you are hereby bound to believe in and help a Messenger (69) who comes to you afterwards, confirming the teachings you already possess."

After this, He asked,

"Do you confirm this and take up the heavy responsibility of your Covenant with Me ?"

They said, "Yes, we confirm."
Then Allah said,
"Very well, bear witness to this and I also bear witness with you. Now whosoever breaks the Covenant after this, he shall be a transgressor."(70)





69.(means)
If implies this: "You people of the Book are bound by the Covenant of your own Prophets to believe in and help Muhammad (Allah's peace be upon him) for we entered into a compact with every Prophet to the effect that they (and their followers by implication) must help every Prophet sent by Us for the preaching and the establishment of the way of life for which they had been appointed. Therefore you should not have any prejudice against him, nor consider religion as your own monopoly; you should not oppose the Truth but come under the banner of anyone who raises it for this purpose.

It is interesting to note that according to Palmer (The Koran) "the Talmudic sources confirm that God assembled all past, present and future Prophets on Mount Sinai and entered into the compact mentioned in the text."

In this connection it should also be clearly understood that this compact was taken from every Prophet before the advent of Hadhrat Muhammad (Allah's peace be upon him); therefore every Prophet informed his followers about the Prophet coming after him and told them to follow him. But there is no mention in the Quran or in the Traditions that any such compact was taken from the Holy Prophet nor did he inform his followers about the coming of any Prophet after him and believing in him. On the contrary, he categorically declared that he was the last in the line of Prophets.

(70) means.

This implies that the people of the Book were breaking their covenant with Allah by rejecting Prophet Muhammad (God's upon him) and opposing his mission ; they were disregarding that covenant which their Prophets had made with Allah. Hence they were perverted transgressors who had gone beyond the limits imposed by Allah.

Answer 3

Jesus Christ of Nazareth is coming again. He is coming to RULE this rotten, God-defying, sin-sick, decadent world with a rod of iron (Revelation 2:26). One of the first laws Christ will enforce upon all nations is His command that they must OBSERVE HIS FEAST OF TABERNACLES!
But WHY?
For the simple reason that God's seven annual feasts, or holy days, picture the entire PURPOSE for human life! They picture, in moving, beautiful, rich types and shadows, the plan of salvation; the progressive fulfillment of all prophecy; how the saints of this time are but the "first fruits" of the great latter-day time of judgment; the second coming of Christ; the banishment of Satan; the millennial reign of Jesus Christ, and the great general resurrection of the "rest of the dead" (Revelation 20:5) to take place AFTER the millennium.
By understanding the types and shadows implicit in each of the annual Sabbaths, or holy days, one comes to understand the very PURPOSE OF ONE'S OWN LIFE! It is awesome! It is mind-boggling! It is GLORIOUS beyond your wildest imagination! Your fantastic human potential is so breathtaking you will not want to believe it at first.

Answer 4

The Master Plan began to take shape in the call of Abraham, when he left his home in Ur of the Chaldees to take up residence in 'the land of promise' - Palestine. It was to take form in the creation of a new race to which God would make Himself known in special ways. This race was to come under special training which was to have the effect of making them God-conscious, and to create in them a sense of vocation. In other words, they were to be the basis of His plan to work out world redemption, his instrument people to bring "blessing to all the families of the earth."

"I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy NAME great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall ALL FAMILIES OF THE EARTH be blessed" - Gen. 12:2-3.

These promises were later raised to the solemn level of a covenant contracted between God and Abraham in order to satisfy the enquiries of Abraham, who realised how humanly impossible they were of fulfilment, since, owing to his wife's great age, they were incapable of having a son, let alone a large posterity. This covenant was intended to be completely basic, upon which the whole of the Master Plan would rest. Such was the importance of the Abrahamic covenant to the whole of the plan it was effected without condition on the human side. The Plan was under Divine guarantee. It had to realise its final objective - the emancipation of "all families of the earth." No room was left for any possibility of failure.

In order to realise the fulfilment of the covenant, Almighty God breathed new life into Abraham and Sarah, his wife, and of that miraculous rejuvenescence, Isaac was born. God had revealed Himself to Abraham by the new name of El Shaddai (The Almighty and Breasted One), and as such, God stood as the Succourer and Guardian of the new race which had been brought into existence by Divine intervention.

Some years later, when Isaac had grown up into a young man, God raised the Abrahamic covenant to its highest possible level. This took place as a result of the peak test of Abraham's faith, when he was called upon to offer up Isaac as a sacrifice to God on Mount Moriah. Abraham's faith and obedience stood the test and was proved beyond doubt. A ram was then substituted by God in the place of Isaac. Then came the following statement, the great importance of which cannot be over estimated in its relationship to the Master Plan.

'By Myself have I sworn, saith the "I AM", for BECAUSE thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only [son]: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as "the stars of the heaven", and as the sand which [is] upon the sea shore; and thy descendants shall possess the (sea) gates of their enemies; And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed My voice.' - Gen. 22:16-18.