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A Broken Promise
Commentators stress that the first covenant failed not because God's law was flawed, but because the people broke their promise. Despite God's tender care—leading them "by the hand" out of Egypt and being a faithful "husband" to them—they were unfaithful. As John Calvin notes, the fault lay entirely with the people's fickleness. This human failure demonstrated the absolute necessity for a new and better covenant, one that would change the heart.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 31:27–34
18th Century
Theologian
The prophet shows that the happiness of Israel and Judah, united in one prosperous nation, will rest upon the awareness that their discipline has b…
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 31:32
19th Century
Bishop
Not according to the covenant ... — Our familiarity with the words hinders us, for the most part, from recognizing what m…
Charles Spurgeon
On Jeremiah 31:31–33
19th Century
Preacher
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: not according to …
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John Calvin
On Jeremiah 31:31–32
16th Century
Theologian
Jeremiah proceeds with the same subject but shows more clearly how much more abundant and richer the favor of God would be towards his people than …
John Gill
On Jeremiah 31:32
17th Century
Pastor
Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers, &c.] Meaning not Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; but the ancesto…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 31:27–34
17th Century
Minister
The people of God shall become numerous and prosperous. In Hebrews 8:8-9, this passage is quoted as the sum of the covenant of grace made with beli…