A convenant, and what it means
by Dianna Brown

I wrote a blog recently about the tie that binds. In that blog I mentioned that marriage was a covenant between three. It dawned on me that some of you may not know exactly what a covenant is. You assume that it is a contract but it is really so much more.

In the Bible a covenant could be shown in several different ways.

1. An animal was cut in half and then each participant sacrificed their half. That animal was forever divided and changed, there was no putting it back the way it was.
2. In Ruth, the near kinsman gave Boaz his shoe. I don't know this for a fact, but my logic led me to believe that every time that near kinsman took a step he was made aware of the fact that he was different. Something had changed. He had given up something of himself.
3. The people used to carry their own supply of salt in a pouch on their waist. When they made a covenant, they would take some of their salt and mix it with the other covenant makers' salt. Now exactly how you gonna get your salt back if you change your mind?

See, a covenant is a forever changed thing. Marriage is a covenant, not a contract, not an agreement. Anybody considering divorce needs to know this. When you marry God sees you as one. I tell people that I am no longer Quiet Warrior (blog nickname) and my hubby is no longer hubby. God sees a unique new creation. I call it Quiet Hubby or Hubby Warrior. Silly--yea--but it makes the point.

I guess my point here is think carefully before you enter any agreement. Not only are there natural implications, but spiritual as well.