What was man's first covenant?

Answer 1

First -- The Rainbow

"I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth."
"Gen 9:14)

"Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth." (Gen 9:16)

Actually, the rainbow was not the covenant itself -- it was the Sign of the Covenant. The actual covenant was God's promise that he would never again destroy the entire earth my water/flood.

"I establish my covenant with you: Never again will all life be cut off by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth." (Ge. 9:11)

The next covenant was the Law (10 Commandments but called the Decalog by Jews even today); the sign of which is Circumcision. Circumcision does NOT make one Jewish.....one is a Jew by birth or by joining the faith. Circumcision makes one a member of the covenant.

"When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am God Almighty ; walk before me and be blameless. 2 I will confirm my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your numbers."
...God said to him, 4 "As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. 5 No longer will you be called Abram [b] ; your name will be Abraham, [c] for I have made you a father of many nations. 6 I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you. 7 I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. 8 The whole land of Canaan, where you are now an alien, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God."

9 Then God said to Abraham, "As for you, you must keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you for the generations to come. 10 This is my covenant with you and your descendants after you, the covenant you are to keep: Every male among you shall be circumcised. 11 You are to undergo circumcision, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and you. 12 For the generations to come every male among you who is eight days old must be circumcised, including those born in your household or bought with money from a foreigner—those who are not your offspring. 13 Whether born in your household or bought with your money, they must be circumcised. My covenant in your flesh is to be an everlasting covenant. 14 Any uncircumcised male, who has not been circumcised in the flesh, will be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant."
Gen. 17:1-14

Answer 2

God with Abraham to remove the male for-skin

Answer 3

That we would not eat of the tree of knowledge. In return we could live in the garder of eden.

Answer 4

i think the ten commandments