The Bible is a story; the gospel is a message. But how does one lead to the other? Raiding the Lost Ark shows how covenants hold the key, and demonstrates how the gospel of salvation by grace alone grows naturally out of the story God tells. At the centre of Israel's worship was the tabernacle. At the centre of the tabernacle was a box: the Ark of the Covenant. Within the box was a covenant. Covenant dominates the Bible's story from start to finish, shaping the gospel, the church and the day-to-day experience of God's people. But for many of us, covenant is a lost concept. Raiding the Lost Ark seeks to recover the great news of Jesus Christ as Covenant King, demonstrating the natural flow from the story God tells to the gospel of grace. Along the way, it addresses hot topics, such as baptism in the Spirit, predestination and water baptism, showing how they all fit together in one covenant story to bring God's people into fullness of life under the Covenant King.

\["For Christians wanting to deepen their understanding of faith", "Uncovers the gospel message often overlooked today", "You will gain fresh insights into God's covenant promises"\]

Discover the profound truths of the gospel in Raiding the Lost Ark.

Jonty Rhodes

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The covenant of works

Why 'covenant'?

Exactly what is covenant?

In the beginning

The covenant of works

2. Covenant cursed

The covenant curses

The first gospel

Consequences of the curse

3. Covenant conflict

Satan's kids

Noah and the covenant of common grace

4. Abraham and the covenant of grace

The promise

The covenant ceremony

Covenant conditions

Not that kind of 'if'...

God's one plan

5. Moses and covenant obedience

Mapping a strange country

Covenant at Sinai

What's the condition?

Fruitful grace

The purpose of obedience

6. David and the covenant King

From Sinai to Saul

The missing piece

Which king?

The first son

The fading light

Kingdom collapse

A glimmer of light

7. The new covenant

New...

Going large

The King comes

The kingdom comes

The now

The 'not yet'

The sword falls

The starter's pistol

8. The covenant of redemption

An unresolved mystery

A very biblical mystery

The covenant of redemption

Rewriting history

The give-and-take Saviour

Back to the story

The offspring

The mystery solved

9. Covenant salvation

Saved by grace. Oh, and...

1. Unconditional love: the Father chooses a people

2. Personal love: the Son dies for his people

3. Unstoppable love: the Spirit renews his people

A gospel of grace and hope

Glorious grace

10. Covenant people

Jesus' one body

Jesus' many bodies

Church government: circles, chains and pyramids

Covenant signs

11. Covenant life

Inseparable companions

The power to obey

The path to obey

The end is just the beginning

Notes

Chapter 1 The covenant of works

Chapter 2 Covenant cursed

Chapter 3 Covenant conflict

Chapter 5 Moses and covenant obedience

Chapter 6 David and the covenant King

Chapter 7 The new covenant

Chapter 8 The covenant of redemption

Chapter 9 Covenant salvation

Chapter 10 Covenant people

Chapter 11 Covenant life

Rhodes, Jonty

Recovering the gospel of the covenant King.

"Raiding the Lost Ark" by Jonty Rhodes explores the significance of covenants in the Bible, linking them to the gospel of grace. It addresses key theological topics for readers seeking deeper understanding.

\["For Christians wanting to understand biblical covenants", "Clarifies the connection between covenants and the gospel", "You will deepen your faith and grasp God's covenant story"\]

"With all sorts of proposals about the 'big idea' of Scripture floating about, Jonty Rhodes does us the favour of pointing to the Bible's own answer to that question. He carefully demonstrates that at the heart of God's revelation of himself to humanity is a well-defined relationship which is given a name in Scripture: covenant relationship. The idea of the covenant shapes the whole of Scripture from the garden to the upper room, and it points us to the significance of the two main characters in the human story - Adam, the first, who was a covenant breaker and Adam, the last (Christ), who was the covenant keeper. Born under the curse brought on us by the disobedience of the former, we are freed from the curse by the obedience of the latter. Jonty's work is clear-headed and heart-warming, satisfyingly biblical and Christ-exalting. I warmly commend it." - Liam Goligher, Senior Minister, Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia.

Raiding the Lost Ark reveals how covenants shape the gospel.

Recovering the gospel of the covenant King

Raiding the Lost Ark

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