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Concise Bible Dictionary
:
This
is an unconditional
covenant
that
God
has declared He will
make
with
the
houses of
Judah
and
Israel
: He will
put
His laws into their minds and
write
them upon their hearts; He will be their God, and will be
merciful
to their unrighteousness, and
remember
their sins no more (
Jer. 31:31-34
31
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
32
Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord:
33
But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
34
And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. (Jeremiah 31:31‑34)
). The foundation
for
this was laid in the
cross
. This is obscured in the AV by
the word
(διαθήκη) not being uniformly translated.
Sometimes
it is rendered “
testament
” and sometimes “covenant.” At the institution of the
Lord
’s
supper
the Lord spoke of His
blood
as “the blood of the
new
covenant” (
Matt. 26:28
28
For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. (Matthew 26:28)
;
1 Cor. 11:25
25
After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. (1 Corinthians 11:25)
); and “He is the
mediator
of the new covenant” (
Heb. 9:15
15
And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. (Hebrews 9:15)
;
Heb. 12:24
24
And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel. (Hebrews 12:24)
). From which we
gather
that though the making of this covenant with Israel is still future, the principle of it, namely, that of sovereign
grace
, is that on which God is now acting as setting forth the terms on which He is with His people,
the Lord
Jesus
being the Mediator, through whom
all
the
blessing
is secured. See
inter alia
Romans 5:1-10
1
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
2
By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
3
And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
4
And patience, experience; and experience, hope:
5
And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
6
For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
7
For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
8
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
9
Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
10
For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. (Romans 5:1‑10)
, and 2 Corinthians 3 where
Paul
speaks of himself and those with
him
as “able ministers of the new covenant,” not of
the
letter
which killeth, but of the
spirit
which giveth
life
(
2 Cor. 3:6
6
Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. (2 Corinthians 3:6)
). The word διαθήκη is better always translated “covenant,” except in
Hebrews 9:16-17
16
For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
17
For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth. (Hebrews 9:16‑17)
, where the “will or testament” of a
man
is referred to.
Related Books and Articles:
The New Covenant: Hebrews 8
From:
The Epistle to the Hebrews
By:
Hamilton Smith
The Ministry of New Covenant
From:
Christian Friend: Volume 7
Call: 1-630-543-1441
“Study to show thyself approved unto God, … rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15).
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