Text: Jeremiah 31:31-34
“Days Are Coming”
- Recurring phrase in book of Jeremiah — clearly indicates divine prophecy
- Divine foreknowledge/foreordination
“A New Covenant”
- The old law was nailed to the cross (Colossians 2:14)
- The new law would be for both Jews & Gentiles (Isaiah 2:2-4; Romans 1:16)
Not Like When He “Took Them by the Hand”
- God delivered Israel from Egypt because of the covenant made to Abraham (Exodus 2:23-25) — yet they often complained about their deliverance (Exodus 14:11-12; 16:2-3; 17:2-3)
- He drug them along in order to carry out His scheme of redemption (Genesis 12:3)
- Today we must come to Him (Matthew 11:28-30) — willingly, not under compulsion
“I Will Put My Law Within Them”
- We must know it (2 Timothy 2:15)
- We must meditate upon it (Psalm 119:97)
- We must speak of it (Proverbs 4:23)
- We must practice it (Proverbs 23:7)
“I Will Be Their God”
- We are each directly accountable before God (2 Corinthians 5:10)
- God is concerned about each one of us (2 Peter 3:9)
“They Will All Know Me”
- Under the old law, one entered into the covenant by physical birth — would be taught later
- Under the new law, one enters by spiritual birth (John 3:3,5) — after being taught (Mark 16:15-16)
“I Will Forgive Their Iniquity”
- Forgiveness found in Christ (Ephesians 1:7)
- We enter into Christ through baptism (Galatians 3:27)
- We must continue to walk with Him to receive forgiveness (1 John 1:7)
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