Bible Covenants — KJV Bible Study Guide
A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on bible covenants, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.
The 10 lessons
Lesson 1 · Genesis 9:13 (KJV)
What was the sign of God's covenant with Noah?
Answer: A rainbow in the cloud
Study note. I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
Lesson 2 · Genesis 12:3 (KJV)
What did God promise Abraham?
Answer: Land, seed, and blessing to all nations
Study note. In thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Lesson 3 · Genesis 17:11 (KJV)
What was the sign of the covenant with Abraham?
Answer: Circumcision
Study note. Ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.
Lesson 4 · Genesis 22:2 (KJV)
What mountain did God tell Abraham to offer Isaac?
Answer: Moriah
Study note. Take now thy son… and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
Lesson 5 · 2 Samuel 7:16 (KJV)
What did God promise David?
Answer: That his seed would reign forever
Study note. Thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
Lesson 6 · Genesis 3:15 (KJV)
Through whom would the seed of the woman bruise the serpent's head?
Answer: Christ
Study note. It shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Lesson 7 · Deuteronomy 33:2 (KJV)
Where was the law given as a covenant?
Answer: Mount Sinai
Study note. The LORD came from Sinai… and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.
Lesson 8 · Jeremiah 31:31 (KJV)
Which prophet foretold a new covenant?
Answer: Jeremiah
Study note. Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah.
Lesson 9 · Mark 14:24 (KJV)
What did Jesus say the cup represented at the Last Supper?
Answer: The new testament in my blood
Study note. This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.
Lesson 10 · Jeremiah 31:33 (KJV)
What does the new covenant promise?
Answer: All of the above
Study note. I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts… they shall all know me… for I will forgive their iniquity.
Key verses to memorize
The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.
Discussion questions
- Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
- How does bible covenants point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
- Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
- Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?