The new covenant was made with Israel & Judah. What about Christians?
Jeremiah 31:31,"Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah."
This is one scripture that is surely worth noting, because this scripture, at least the phrase "new covenant" is the center of debate. Most Christians that I have spoken with believe that they are in the new covenant, and that this new covenant was made with them... without the law. They insist on believing that this new covenant was made with them, and that they do not have to follow the law of Yahweh.
But, the truth is, this new covenant was not made with Christians(Gentiles), rather, as Yahweh said in Jeremiah,"I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah."The Hebrew people are the ones that Yahweh has made the covenant with, and no one else. This covenant concludes the following:
1) I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people(verse 33). This actually means that your life will be directed, controlled, and governed by the law. The "heart" in the Hebraic understanding is the seat of one's moral and ethical decisions, the place where one decides. The phrase "I will be their God, and they my people" is a familiar phrase that is also in the book of revelation. Revelation 21:3,"And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God." How do man become Yahweh's people? It is by being under the new covenant WITH its three keys, and that truly includes obedience to the law.
2) And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord(verse 34). To "know the Lord" utilizes the word "know" (yadah) in a technical sense relative to covenant making. To "know the Lord" does not mean to "know about the Lord," but to "know" Him in a covenant sense, i.e., to be loyal to Him in regard to the covenant stipulations. In short, to "know the Lord" means to be obedient to Him by keeping the commandments of the covenant He has made.
3) For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more(verse 34). This was done, of course, when Yahshua came, for his blood covers our sins, never to be remembered anymore. Yahshua said in Matthew 26:27-28,"And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins."
The above three keys are included in this new covenant, and were only made with Israel & Judah. But what about Gentiles, you may ask? Well, Gentiles who convert to the Jewish faith will be under the three keys of the new covenant. Yahweh will write the laws on the Gentiles hearts and minds, they will know the Lord, and He will forgive them of their sins.
Exodus 12:49,"There shall be one law for the native and for the stranger who sojourns among you."There is one law for the Hebrew, and one law for the Gentile. Two laws do not exist. Christians love to hold to the belief that they do not have to keep the law, but that means they are not being faithful to the covenant decrees.
Christians cannot come into the covenant of Yahweh, and change the laws and times. The only spirit that does this is the spirit of the anti-Christ. Daniel 7:25,"He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and shall think to change the times and the law." When the covenant was made, the three keys would be here to stay, and no one can change them.
Where does a Christian fit into this covenant, someone may ask again? Let us look at what Sha'ul said in Romans 11:19-20,"Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in', That is true."Christians, here the words of Yahweh. If you claim to be under the new covenant, then you cannot come in there with the spirit of anti-christ, and try to change the times, and law. You are commanded to keep Yahweh's laws. If you do not want to keep his laws, then you are not in the covenant, and you are none of his.
Sha'ul says another thing, Eph 2:12,"remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world." This was the state of Gentiles before they came to Yahshua. They were aliens from Israel, and strangers to the covenant. Those who believe that you do not have to keep the law under the new covenant are still strangers to to the covenant. Do not be deceived.
In closing, Yahshua said something very great. Matthew 7:21-23,"Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’
Those who claim that the law is abolished, done away, and do not need to be practiced under the "new covenant", needs to take a look back at Jeremiah 31, and repent of their law breaking, or else they will be told to depart from the Lord. Repent(turn to Yahweh via his law), place your faith in Yahshua for salvation, and live a holy life by keeping the law. LIVE!!!!!!
Shalom Aleichem,
Moreh Yaakov
This is one scripture that is surely worth noting, because this scripture, at least the phrase "new covenant" is the center of debate. Most Christians that I have spoken with believe that they are in the new covenant, and that this new covenant was made with them... without the law. They insist on believing that this new covenant was made with them, and that they do not have to follow the law of Yahweh.
But, the truth is, this new covenant was not made with Christians(Gentiles), rather, as Yahweh said in Jeremiah,"I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah."The Hebrew people are the ones that Yahweh has made the covenant with, and no one else. This covenant concludes the following:
1) I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people(verse 33). This actually means that your life will be directed, controlled, and governed by the law. The "heart" in the Hebraic understanding is the seat of one's moral and ethical decisions, the place where one decides. The phrase "I will be their God, and they my people" is a familiar phrase that is also in the book of revelation. Revelation 21:3,"And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God." How do man become Yahweh's people? It is by being under the new covenant WITH its three keys, and that truly includes obedience to the law.
2) And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord(verse 34). To "know the Lord" utilizes the word "know" (yadah) in a technical sense relative to covenant making. To "know the Lord" does not mean to "know about the Lord," but to "know" Him in a covenant sense, i.e., to be loyal to Him in regard to the covenant stipulations. In short, to "know the Lord" means to be obedient to Him by keeping the commandments of the covenant He has made.
3) For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more(verse 34). This was done, of course, when Yahshua came, for his blood covers our sins, never to be remembered anymore. Yahshua said in Matthew 26:27-28,"And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins."
The above three keys are included in this new covenant, and were only made with Israel & Judah. But what about Gentiles, you may ask? Well, Gentiles who convert to the Jewish faith will be under the three keys of the new covenant. Yahweh will write the laws on the Gentiles hearts and minds, they will know the Lord, and He will forgive them of their sins.
Exodus 12:49,"There shall be one law for the native and for the stranger who sojourns among you."There is one law for the Hebrew, and one law for the Gentile. Two laws do not exist. Christians love to hold to the belief that they do not have to keep the law, but that means they are not being faithful to the covenant decrees.
Christians cannot come into the covenant of Yahweh, and change the laws and times. The only spirit that does this is the spirit of the anti-Christ. Daniel 7:25,"He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and shall think to change the times and the law." When the covenant was made, the three keys would be here to stay, and no one can change them.
Where does a Christian fit into this covenant, someone may ask again? Let us look at what Sha'ul said in Romans 11:19-20,"Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in', That is true."Christians, here the words of Yahweh. If you claim to be under the new covenant, then you cannot come in there with the spirit of anti-christ, and try to change the times, and law. You are commanded to keep Yahweh's laws. If you do not want to keep his laws, then you are not in the covenant, and you are none of his.
Sha'ul says another thing, Eph 2:12,"remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world." This was the state of Gentiles before they came to Yahshua. They were aliens from Israel, and strangers to the covenant. Those who believe that you do not have to keep the law under the new covenant are still strangers to to the covenant. Do not be deceived.
In closing, Yahshua said something very great. Matthew 7:21-23,"Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’
Those who claim that the law is abolished, done away, and do not need to be practiced under the "new covenant", needs to take a look back at Jeremiah 31, and repent of their law breaking, or else they will be told to depart from the Lord. Repent(turn to Yahweh via his law), place your faith in Yahshua for salvation, and live a holy life by keeping the law. LIVE!!!!!!
Shalom Aleichem,
Moreh Yaakov
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