At the time when the southern kingdom of Judah was about to end and the people taken into Babylonian captivity, God announced through His prophet Jeremiah the “new covenant.” This is the first time this notion is expressed in the Bible. However, when the 10-tribe northern kingdom of Israel was about to be destroyed (some … Continue reading –>
Read Jeremiah 31:31-34 and answer the following questions: 1.Who instigates the covenant? 2.Whose law is being talked about here? What law is this? 3.Which verses stress the relational aspect that God wants with His people? 4.What act of God in behalf of His people forms the basis of that covenant relationship? It is clear: The new covenant is not … Continue reading –>
Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week’s Study: Jeremiah 31:31-34; Matthew 5:17-28; Hosea 2:18-20; Isaiah 56:6-7; Hebrews 8:7-8; Hebrews 10:4; Matthew 27:51. Memory Verse: “Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah” (Jeremiah 31:31, RSV). A cartoon in a magazine years ago showed a business executive in an … Continue reading –>
