Expository Outlines Jeremiah 31:31-37 Behold, the days come, said the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:… The old and new covenants are placed in opposition to each other. The latter is represented as being — I. MORE EFFECTIVE IN ITS PROVISIONS. 1. Spiritual. 2. Loving. 3. Cheerful. 4. Diligent. 5. Persevering. II. MORE COMPREHENSIVE IN ITS RANGE. 1. An important truth implied. It is the duty of those who have tasted that the Lord is gracious, to be zealous in instructing those around them. 2. A cheering assurance given. "They shall all know Me," &c. 3. A striking reason adduced. "For I will forgive their iniquity," &c. To know God savingly, is to know Him as a sin-forgiving God, and that the enjoyment of His pardoning mercy is an evidence of our interest in all the other blessings of the Gospel covenant. III. MORE SECURE AS REGARDS ITS STABILITY. "Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun," &c. The carnal and hypocritical He would indeed cast off; but for the encouragement of the spiritual seed of Israel, the most stable things in the universe are referred to as a pledge of the immutability of His gracious purposes. (Expository Outlines.) Parallel Verses KJV: 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: |
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