Bibliology Class Notes

March 26, 2026

Dispensations

• Scripture specifically details seven dispensations

• Scriptural requirement for a dispensation

  • Master (Always God)

  • Steward (One per household)

  • Household

  • The same steward is never placed over another household

  • Each household has its own set of rules

• Two dispensations are named in Scripture

  • Dispensation of Grace, Ephesians 3:2

  • Dispensation of the fullness of times, Ephesians 1:10

  • Household Moses was over – Dispensation of Law, Hebrews 3:2, 5

• Dispensation of Innocence, Genesis 1:26-2:25

  • Steward was Adam

  • Not to eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil

• Dispensation of Conscience, Genesis 3:20-7:24

  • Steward was Cain

  • Rule over the sin nature – now having the Knowledge of Good and Evil

• Dispensation of Government, Genesis 8:1-11:32

  • Steward was Noah

  • Government

    • Proper judicial judgment for killing another person (that one was to be put to death by man)

    • Spread across the earth

• Dispensation of Promise, Genesis 12:1- Exodus 19:8

  • Steward was Abraham

  • Guard the Promise God gave to Abraham and his seed

• Dispensation of Law, Exodus 19:9 – John 12:50

  • Steward was Moses

  • Guard the Law give through Moses

• Dispensation of Grace, John 13:1-Revelation 3:22

  • Steward was Paul

  • Live by Grace

• Dispensation of Fullness of Times, Revelation 21:22-27; Daniel 7:27; Ezekiel 37:27

  • Steward will be King David

  • Millennial Kingdom Law, Matthew 5-7

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