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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, 32 not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, my covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, declares the LORD. 33 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD: 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. 34 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. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more." 35 Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day and the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar-- the LORD of hosts is his name: 36 "If this fixed order departs from before me, declares the LORD, then shall the offspring of Israel cease from being a nation before me forever." 37 Thus says the LORD: "If the heavens above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth below can be explored, then I will cast off all the offspring of Israel for all that they have done, declares the LORD."

Talk Sheet Question

  1. KQ: This is the last story we are telling before the New Testament. Retell what has happened so far.

  2. How is the House of Israel defined “after those days”? (33-34)

  3. What does it mean for the Lord to write the Law on their hearts? How is that different than the Mosaic Covenant?

  4. What is the difference between knowing about the Lord and knowing the Lord?

  5. In your day-to-day, do you put your trust in this promise of God or some other action? Explain.

  6. What could help you remember God’s faithfulness when your circumstances or feelings make His promises difficult to trust? Look to verses 35-37.

(KQ is a Kid Question that could be used to invite children into discussion, but also works well for adults)

Prayer

If you don’t know the Lord, ask him to fulfill this promise in you. If you do, pray for trust in his work in you over your own efforts.

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Scott Reavely