Biblical Patriarchy

“The third characteristic of the Biblical law or covenant is that it constitutes a *plan of dominion* under God.  God called Adam to exercise dominion in terms of God’s revelation, God’s law (Gen. 1:26ff.; 2:15-17).  This same calling, after the fall, was required of the godly line, and in Noah it was formally renewed (Gen. 9:1-17).  It was again renewed with Abraham, with Jacob, with Israel in the person of Moses, with Joshua, David, Solomon (whose Proverbs echo the law), with Hezekiah and Josiah, and finally with Jesus Christ.  The sacrament of the Lord’s Supper is the renewal of the covenant:  “this is my blood of the new testament” (or covenant), so that the sacrament itself re-establishes the law, this time with a new elect group.  *The people of the law* are now the people of Christ, the believers redeemed by His atoning blood, and called by His sovereign election.”

RJ Rushdoony, Vol. 1, The Institutes of Biblical Law, p. 8-9