week of 11/16

Unit 15  Session 3

GOD'S COVENANT RENEWED

JEREMIAH 17:5-8 ; 31:31-37

 

Key Concept:

A new covenant will establish followers of Jesus.

Jeremiah was called to speak for the Lord in the waning days of the kingdom of Judah. Most of his messages warned of the coming judgment, which he witnessed with his own eyes, but a few promised hope for a ruined people. For a time, Judah was looking to put their trust in Egypt to fight the Babylonians, but Jeremiah's warning was to put their trust in God alone. In Jeremiah 17:5-8, which sounds like a psalm or proverb, the prophet addressed Judah's misplaced trust. And in Jeremiah 31:31-37, the prophet foretold the new covenant that God would make with His people to deal with their sin and ours once and for all.

As you examine Jeremiah 17:5-8 ; 31:31-37:

 

✞   Understand that trusting in humankind leads to desert places without life.

     

✞   Dwell upon the promise that God will write His law on His people's hearts,

    call us His people, and forgive our sins.