Covenants in the Ancient Near East were often between two parties of unequal power, where the stronger party (the suzerain) imposed obligations on the weaker party (the vassal).    Explain why this statement above is significant.

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Peter J. Gentry and Stephen J. Wellum, God's Kingdom through God's Covenants: A Concise Biblical Theology (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2015) 

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Covenants in the Ancient Near East were often between two parties of unequal power, where the stronger party (the suzerain) imposed obligations on the weaker party (the vassal). 

 

Explain why this statement above is significant.

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