1. Behold The Days are Here Jeremiah 31:31-34 31 “Behold, days are coming,” declares the L ORD, “when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah…”

2. Introduction  Jeremiah 30-31 is a mixture of sorrow and joy  The text emphasizes that the Old Covenant would pass away

3. Introduction  Why was the Old Covenant to be replaced?  How does the new covenant differ?  What is the effect of this change?

4. Why was the covenant replaced  It was a shattered covenant

5. Why was the covenant replaced  It was a shattered covenant  It became an obsolete covenant

6. Why was the covenant replaced  It was a shattered covenant  It became an obsolete covenant  It was a more “physical” covenant

7. How does the New Covenant Differ  It was a “new” covenant  “new” – denotes the state of being different, new and superior to a previous state

8. How does the New Covenant Differ  With a new foundation  No longer built on physical promises  Built upon the promise of forgiveness

9. How does the New Covenant Differ  With a new priesthood  A perfect and unchangeable high Priest  Who entered the true holy place  With a new order of priests

10. How does the New Covenant Differ  With A new requirement  A spiritual basis  Entered into by faith  No longer based on the Physical

11. The Effect of the New Covenant  Anything specific to the Levitical order has passed away  “God is spirit…”  True worship is now characterized by an offering of the heart and soul

12. The Effect of the New Covenant  The need for worship with musical instruments has passed  instruments were tied to the Levitical Priests (2Chron 29:25-26; 1Chron 23:3-6)  In Spiritual Worship the heart becomes the instrument (Eph 5:19)

13. The Effect of the New Covenant  the value of Sacraments have passed away  Baptism is not a sign of salvation but a condition  The Lord’s supper is a memorial not a sign  No value in “christening” “Eucharist” “last Rites” etc.