Date: April 25th 2008

Good Afternoon!

I hope this message finds you well. At the beginning of this month, I sent out an email in regard to the upcoming Preacher's files lectureship in Granby, Mo, on July 25-27. In response to that email, I had a gentleman introduce me to a book he had written. The title of that book was "The God of the Covenant". The gentleman who introduced it to me was David Lusk (the author). Today, I want to share my impression of that book.

My typical day involves a lot of study. Personally, I am not able to cover a large amount of material each day, but I do put in an effort to grow. My initial response to a book is "How thick is it?". I am terrifed of books that are huge. My next response is usually: How big is the type and how is it spaced? Though it is not an indication of the content of the book, I am pleased to say that "The God of the Covenant" passed these tests for me. It is a nice sized type and about 266 pages of reading. With my hit and miss schedule, the book took me about two weeks to read. Perhaps the book took me 12-16 hours to read?

Some books read like instruction manuals or an insurance policy. I just cannot get through those things. I have to call upon my daughter of wife for that kind of thing. "The God of the Covenant" seriously compelled me to read further. It had a number of very pertinant illustrations from both the author's personal life and other sources. The language nor the concepts were difficult to grasp. In fact, most of the time, I felt like I was being told a story throughout the book. The reading just flowed. My daughter is 12 years old and I will be having her read the book now that I am done with it.

One of the fascinating aspects of the "God of the Covenant" is that it shares a large amount of historical perspective with the reader. What were the processes that ancient people went through in establishing covenants? What type of covenants did they engage in? There were many nuances that until now, I had no understanding of when it came to covenants in the Bible.

Scripturally, the author is able to establish a scriptural basis for his assertations. This is done through the use of the entire Bible, Old Testament and New Testament. Ever wonder what a "covenant of Salt" meant when you read it in scripture? The author explains this in terms that will, I believe, leave a lasting impression. Do you know what a parity covenant or suzerainty covenant is? You will within a few pages of reading the book. You will see how these are covenants utilized in the Bible and how they apply to us.

I am not selling this book. In fact, I have no idea how much it costs. I ended getting it for free quite honestly. However, I would encourage you to find a copy and read it. I can see how it could be very beneficial in conversion and simply bringing about a better understanding of our relationship with our creator. I have no doubt that the copy I currently have will not be the only one that passes through my hands. The back of the book has the following address to order it from:

The Bible Foundation
2437 E. Ivyglen
Mesa, AZ 85213
dlmesa2@aol.com

I hope you find this book review helpful. There seems to be so many books out there today to read that I don't even begin to know where to start. I have hundreds here that I have yet to read, but now I have one less.

God Bless,

Travis Main