Were the biblical covenants given to Israel or to the Church?
The biblical covenants were given to the nation of Israel, not to the Church. Paul references in Romans 9:4 that the covenants were entrusted to Israel. The Abrahamic covenant in Genesis 12, 15, and 17, and its repetition to Isaac, confirm this. The Church is never the recipient.
Les teaches that the covenant situation Paul references in Romans 9:4 shows the covenants were given to the nation of Israel, never to the Church. He then traces the covenant promise through Genesis 12, 15, and 17, and shows it repeated to Isaac in Genesis 26. There the Lord appeared to Isaac and told him not to go down into Egypt, but to dwell in the land, promising to be with him, to bless him, and to bless his seed. This confirms the covenants are tied to Israel and the promised seed, not the Church.
Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;