The New Covenant in Jeremiah 31 is a future covenant God will make with the house of Israel and the house of Judah — not with the Church.
Jeremiah 31:31 records God's promise, "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." Les Feldick emphasizes that this portion of Scripture called the New Covenant is not church ground — it belongs to Israel (Clip 3). It is a different covenant from the Law made at the Exodus, which Israel broke, and it remains future even from our time (Clips 1, 2, 4).
Jeremiah 31:31 — This foundational verse names the parties of the new covenant: the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
Jeremiah 31:32 — This verse distinguishes the new covenant from the covenant of Law made when God brought Israel out of Egypt, which Israel broke.
Jeremiah 31:33 — This verse reveals the nature of the new covenant: God writes His law in Israel's hearts and they become His people.
The Bible says in Jeremiah 31:31–34 that "the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah." This new covenant is expressly contrasted with "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 covenant "they brake." Under the new covenant, God declares, "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." It is a covenant in which "they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them," and in which God "will forgive their iniquity" and "remember their sin no more."
Les Feldick teaches that Jeremiah 31:31 is "that little portion of Scripture that we call the New Covenant," and he is emphatic that "the New Covenant is not church ground, it's Israel" (Clip 3). He explains that God's promise is made to "the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah" — in other words, all Israel, including the so-called lost tribes (Clip 7). Les stresses that this is a different covenant from the Law given at the Exodus; that old covenant Israel broke (Clips 1–2). Under the New Covenant, he says, God will write His law in Israel's hearts so that every Israelite will be an obedient, cleansed people — and they will be showered with material blessings, though Les notes that aspect "is not for us in the New Testament" (Clip 5).
Both Scripture and Les Feldick are clear: the New Covenant in Jeremiah 31:31 is made "with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah." Les emphasizes this includes all Israel — the ten tribes are not lost; God knows where they all are and they will all be represented in the end time (Clip 7). He says plainly that the New Covenant "is not church ground, it's Israel" (Clip 3).
The New Covenant is "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" (Jeremiah 31:32). Les identifies that earlier covenant as the Law, and he says the Law was "harsh" and "a burden" (Clip 1). Under the old covenant, Israel broke it; under the New Covenant, God will put His law in their inward parts and write it in their hearts (Clip 2). Les describes it as a covenant where no one will have to be taught the Word of God because every Israelite will have the heart of God within them (Clip 5).
Les Feldick answers this directly: the New Covenant "is not church ground, it's Israel" (Clip 3). While he does not develop what the Church's separate relationship is in these clips, he does note that the material blessing promised to Israel under the New Covenant is "not for us in the New Testament" (Clip 5).
Even though Jeremiah wrote these words around 600 B.C., Les says the New Covenant "is still future from our time" (Clip 4). The day is coming when Israel's unbelief will come to an end and the Jew will again be the apple of God's eye — the day the New Covenant becomes a reality (Clips 4, 6).
Israel Chastened Yet Still the Apple of God's Eye
Les describes Israel as a son God disciplines, but God's mercy never departs; although Israel is in unbelief tonight, it remains the nation that will one day be the apple of God's eye — the backdrop to a future New Covenant.
A New Covenant After the Old Has Run Its Course
Les explains that God will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and Judah that is not like the covenant of Law made at the Exodus — the Law was harsh and a burden.
The Law-Breaking Covenant Replaced
Les quotes Jeremiah 31:31-33 to show the New Covenant is a different covenant from the Law that Israel broke; it will see God write His law in their hearts so that they will be His people.
Not Church Ground — It's Israel
Les states plainly that the portion of Scripture called the New Covenant, Jeremiah 31:31, is not church ground but belongs to Israel.
Written in 600 B.C., Still Future Today
Les shows the New Covenant is still future from our time; the day is coming when Israel's unbelief will end and the Jew will again be the apple of God's eye.
Israel's Obedient, Blessed Future
Les describes the New Covenant as one where every Israelite will have the heart of God, will be obedient, cleansed, and materially blessed — adding that this material blessing is not for us in the New Testament.
From 'Not My People' to 'My People'
Les explains God is not calling Israel 'My people' tonight, but the day is coming when the New Covenant becomes a reality and they will be God's people with a new heart, cleansed.
All Israel, All Twelve Tribes
Les emphasizes the New Covenant is with the house of Israel and house of Judah — all Israel — so one should not believe the ten tribes are lost; God knows where they are.
Jeremiah 31:31: "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:"
This verse directly identifies who receives the new covenant — the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
Jeremiah 31:32: "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:"
This verse distinguishes the new covenant from the Mosaic Law covenant made at the Exodus, which Israel broke.
Jeremiah 31:33: "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."
This verse describes the transformation at the heart of the new covenant — God's law written on Israel's heart.
Jeremiah 31:34: "And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, 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."
This verse shows the complete forgiveness and universal knowledge of God that the new covenant brings to Israel.
Les Feldick teaches it is for Israel. He says the New Covenant is not church ground but Israel, and that God will make it with the house of Israel and the house of Judah — all Israel (Clips 3, 7).
It is still future. Les notes that although Jeremiah wrote this prophecy around 600 B.C., the promise of Jeremiah 31:31 is still future from our time (Clip 4).
The New Covenant is not like the covenant God made with Israel's fathers when He brought them out of Egypt, which was the Law and which Israel broke. Under the New Covenant, God will write His law in their hearts (Clips 1, 2; Jeremiah 31:32–33).
Israel will have God's law written in their inward parts, they will all know the LORD, and God will forgive their iniquity and remember their sin no more. Les adds that they will be cleansed, obedient, and blessed materially (Clips 2, 5; Jeremiah 31:33–34).
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