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Series: Unveiling the Bible Story – Seeing Glory & Walking in Grace Today: What’s So New & Special @ the New Covenant? (Jer 31:31-34)
Intro:
*** In Jer 31:31-34 God promises the “New Covenant” which will empower us to ______ God & ______ His commandments. The “New Covenant” empowers us to ______ God & ______ His commandments:
I. ….by being the complete _______________ of all God’s OT ____________ (Jer 31:31-32).
II. … by writing God’s
instructions in our ________ & on our ________ (Jer 31:33). III. … by transforming us into those who ______ God intimately (Jer 31:34a-b).
The “New Covenant” empowers us to fear God & keep His commandments:
IV. … by developing us into a __________ family of God-_____________ (31:31-34).
V. … by bringing us total ____________ for all our ______ (Jer 31:34c).
Digging Deeper into Jer 31:31-34 & context by Pastor Jeff
Here are a few suggestions: 1. There is no substitute for reading & rereading the whole book of Jer. Pick a 6 month period to read & reread Jer numerous times in a row.
2. Reflect on what Jer has to say about the human “heart” in Jer 3:10, 17, 6:10, 9:12-16, 12:2, 13:10, 17:9-10, 19:15, 22:21, 23:17 & 23; see also Dt 29:4. & Ps 40:8.
3. Reflect on what Jer has to say about our need to “hear” (“listen”) & “obey” God in Jer 4:4, 6:19, 9:13-14, 11,6-8, 16:11, 18:18, 19:15, 22:21, 26:1-9, 12, 32:23; see also all over Dt (Dt 28:45 is one of many; remember “obey” usually = “hear” in Hebrew).
3. Reflect on what Jer has to say about our need for a new or “circumcised heart” in Jer 4:4, 9:25-26, 24:7, 31:33, 32:39-41, Ezek 11:19, & 36:26-27. See also Dt 6:5-6, 10:16, 29:4, 30:1-6; & Rom 2:28-29.
3. Reflect on where Jer 31:31-34 is quoted in the NT – Mt 26:28, Lk 22:30, Rom 11:27, 2 Cor 3:1-14, Heb 8:8-10, 10:16-17 & 100’s of allusions. |