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Covenants are an agreement between God and man. All but one were broken by man. There were a number of Covenants before and after the Abrahamic Covenant ending with the New and Everlasting Covenant. The very fact that the last covenant is called the New and Everlasting Covenant is affirmation that the previous covenants were not everlasting. However, the entire concept of covenants is incompatible with election and predestination.

NOT so. Obviously Abraham was elected and predestined to be the one that God made that still is in effect even to this day covenant. What is NOT understood or even considered is why and when there was an 'election' that took place. Even though Paul states plainly what and even when those who were chosen of the election. They earned it and there is not going to be any changing by any means to take that award from them. Ephesians 1:4 ---- from *before* the beginning of this flesh age.

Notice what Paul speak about Issac and Esau in Romans 9

verse 11 (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of Him That calleth;)

12 It was said unto her, "The elder shall serve the younger."

13 As it is written, "Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated."

14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.

17 For the Scripture saith unto Pharaoh, "Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew My power in thee, and that My name might be declared throughout all the earth."

So it could be said that even Pharaoh was predestined so that His Name would be declared throughout all the earth."

For every positive there is a negative and the Heavenly Father controls both.

"NOT so."

I have a problem with predestination. I have no doubt that God knows who will and will not make the right decisions and take the right actions to gain Salvation, He is after all omniscient. I also do not doubt that Hod has the power to command Salvation, He is after all omnipotent. However, I do believe that God seeks the greatest prize, love freely given. Genuine love cannot be commanded, coerced, or purchased. He is after all infinitely perfect.