God’s Covenant Established with All Nations

Bruinsma examines the Abrahamic covenant in Genesis 17 to demonstrate that God's universal church encompassing all nations was present in God's design from the Old Testament, revealing a mystery later fully disclosed in the New Testament. The article emphasizes how careful exegesis of the covenant language shows God's intention for a multi-national body of believers, a truth often overlooked due to focus on other covenant passages. This work combines covenant theology with Old Testament exegesis to support a Reformed understanding of the church's continuity across both testaments.