ב — pictograph of a house or tent;

ר  — pictograph of man’s head;

י  — pictograph of the arm;

ת  — pictograph of a cross.



The head of the house ר the house ב directed by the arm י (of God) on the cross ת.

Genesis 2:16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, "You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that eat of it you will surely die”.

Genesis 9:12-15 And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant that I make between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations; I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth… And the waters shall never again become a flood to

destroy all flesh.

Genesis 12:2-3 “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you”.

Exodus 19:5-6 “Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel.”



1 Chronicles 17:11-12 “When your days are fulfilled to walk with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever”.

Noahic covenant — God promised to never again destroy the earth with water. This was a unilateral covenant that required no performance from man.

Abrahamic covenant — God promised Abraham to make him a great nation.

Mosaic covenant — Bilateral covenant which required Israel to obey God’s law and in turn they would be God’s own treasured possession.



Davidic covenant — David will always have a man on the throne.

ב  — 2

רִ  — 20

י  — 10

ת  — 22

The sum of the numerical values of the letters in the word berith is 54.

The standard value of the Hebrew word, your heart, levaveka לבבך is 54 - Deuteronomy 6:5.

Luke 22:20 And He took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of Me.” And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood.

God desires for man to be in a covenant relationship with Him. From the Old Testament it is clear that man had to obey His voice. Due to man’s inability to live up to the standard of a Holy God, He sent His Son.

Through faith in Him, man can now, apart from works, be in this relationship.

In is a matter of the heart.



If you confess with your mouth and believe in your heart, you will be saved.