True Covenant
(Ref 5/23)

Oil painting done on boxed canvas (45 mm thick)
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Size of canvas : 1100 X 800 mm

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True Covenant

The courtship of the bald eagle is a breathtaking and symbolic display of trust and unity. When a pair takes to the sky, they soar high above the earth, lock their talons together, and spiral downward in a dramatic free-fall known as the Cartwheel. At the last possible moment, they release one another and glide safely away — a dance of daring and devotion.

This spectacular ritual is more than just a display of strength; it is the moment that forges their lifelong bond. Bald eagles typically mate for life, and this aerial test seems to measure not only courage but also faith. If one eagle lets go too soon, it may signal fear or weakness — an unwillingness to commit. Yet, if neither releases in time, the result can be fatal. In this delicate balance between trust and danger, a covenant is born. They literally place their lives in each other’s talons.

This powerful image mirrors both marriage and the covenant between Christ and His Bride.

Genesis 2:24 :“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”

The Hebrew word for cleave is dâbaq — meaning to cling, stick, stay close, follow hard after, be joined to, or be glued together. It conveys more than affection; it expresses an unbreakable joining, as though two lives are held together by force. Just as the eagles hold fast to one another in midair, so too are husband and wife — and Christ and His people — meant to cling together through every storm.

God often commands His people to cleave to Him (Deuteronomy 10:20; 11:22; 13:4; Joshua 22:5; 23:8). Such cleaving is the highest expression of love and faithfulness. In Psalm 119:31, the psalmist declares, “I have stuck unto Thy testimonies.” The same word, dâbaq, appears again. Earlier, David laments, “My soul cleaveth unto the dust” (Psalm 119:25), describing despair that clings tightly to him — yet he chooses to cling even tighter to God’s Word.

Just as a woodworker uses glue so strong that the joint becomes the hardest place to break, so too should our bond to God — and to one another — be unbreakable. True covenant love endures both the fall and the flight.

Marriage, therefore, is not sustained by fleeting emotions but by covenantal faith — a “Cartwheel” of trust where both lives are interwoven, each dependent on the other. Through joy and sorrow, sickness and health, success and struggle, covenant love holds fast.

This same divine pattern is reflected in our relationship with Christ. He has bound Himself to us through an everlasting covenant, sealed in His own blood.

Hebrews 8:10 :“For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put My laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to Me a people.”

Hebrews 13:20–21: “Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do His will, working in you that which is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.”