Catechism for Young Children · Question 23 of 145
What covenant did God make with Adam?
A.The covenant of works.
What does this answer mean?
God made the covenant of works with Adam. It is called a covenant of works because Adam's part was to obey. The next questions spell out what Adam was to do, what God promised, and what God warned. Adam stood for all his descendants in this covenant, as question 34 explains.
What can we ask our children?
- What covenant did God make with Adam?
- Why is it called the covenant of works?
- Who made the covenant, Adam or God?
Can I print this question?
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Text: Catechism for Young Children: Being an Introduction to the Shorter Catechism, Presbyterian Board of Publication (copyright entered 1840). Public domain (1840).
Checked against a second edition on November 15, 2026. Explanation and questions by Household Theology Press. Last updated November 15, 2026.