
Throughout the biblical record of God's administration of the covenant, a single phrase recurs as the summation of the covenant relationship: "I shall be your God, and you shall be my people." The constant repetition of this phrase or its equivalent indicates the unity of God's covenant. This phrase may be designated as the "Immanuel principal" of the covenant. The heart of the covenant is the declaration that "God is with us."
O Palmer Robertson, The Christ of the Covenants





