1. Copyright © Cecilia Perh 2006 www.2Tim2-2.com Copyright © Cecilia Perh 2006 www.2Tim2-2.com The New Covenant Truths in the Old TestamentTruths in the New Testament 1. Jeremiah 31:31-37 The Terms of the New Covenant (v31-34) The Permanence of Israel (v35-37) 2. Jeremiah 32:36-44 Return to the Land (v36-37) Spiritual Blessings (v38-41) Physical Blessings (v42-44) 3. Jeremiah 33:14-26 The Righteous Branch (v14-16) King and Priest (v17-18) Permanence of the Covenant (v19-26) 4. Ezekiel 11:17-21 Return to the Land (v17) Removal of Idols (v18) New Heart & New Spirit (v19) Result: Obedience (v20) Judgment on Idolaters (v21) 5. Ezekiel 36:24-28 - Physical & Spiritual Blessings 6. Deuteronomy 30:1-10 The Repentance (v1-2) The Results of Repentance (v3-10) The Inauguration of the New Covenant 1. Matthew 26:26-29 - for the forgiveness of sins 2. Luke 22:14-20 – in His Blood 3. 1 Corinthians 11:23-34 The Memorial (v23-26) The Judgment (v27-34) 4. 2 Corinthians 3:1-18 – From Glory to Glory Tablets of Stone on Human Hearts (v1-3) The Letter vs The Spirit (v4-6) Ministry of Death vs Ministry of the Spirit (v7-8) Ministry of Condemnation vs Ministry of Righteousness (v9-11) Veiled Face vs Unveiled Face

2. Copyright © Cecilia Perh 2006 www.2Tim2-2.com Copyright © Cecilia Perh 2006 www.2Tim2-2.com The New Covenant in the Old Testament 1. Jeremiah 31:31-37 The Terms of the New Covenant (v31-34) 1. I will make the covenant with the house of Israel after those days 2. I will put My law within them and on their heart I will write it 3. I will be their God, and they shall be My people 4. I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more Result: they shall all know Me from the least to the greatest The Permanence of Israel (v35-37) If the fixed order of the sun, moon and starts departs from before the Lord, then the offspring of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before Him forever and if the heavens above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out below, then He will also cast off all the offspring of Israel for all that they have done 2. Jeremiah 32:36-44 Return to the Land (v36-37) 1. after the Babylon captivity 2. God will gather them out of all the lands He has driven them and will bring them back to this place and make them dwell in safety Spiritual Blessings (v38-41) 1. they shall be My people, and I will be their God 2. I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me always, for their own good, and for the good of their children after them 3. I will make an everlasting covenant with them that I will not turn away from them, to do them good 4. I will put the fear of Me in their hearts so that they will not turn away from Me 5. I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul Physical Blessings (v42-44) 1. I am going to bring on them all the good that I am promising them 2. men shall buy fields for money, sign and seal deeds, and call in witnesses in the land of Benjamin, in the environs of Jerusalem, in the cities of Judah, in the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the Negev 3. I will restore their fortunes 3. Jeremiah 33:14-26 The Righteous Branch (v14-16) 1. days are coming ‘when I will fulfill the good word which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and the house of Judah 2. In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch of David to spring forth and He shall execute justice and righteousness on the earth 3. In those days Judah shall be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell in safety 4. this is the name by which she shall be called: the Lord is our righteousness King and Priest (v17-18) 1. David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel 2. the Levitical priests shall never lack a man before Me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to prepare sacrifices continually Permanence of the Covenant (v19-26) 1. If you can break My covenant for the day, and My covenant for the night, so that day and night will not be at their appointed time, then My covenant may also be broken with David My servant that he shall not have a son to reign on his throne, and with the Levitical priests, My ministers 2. As the host of heaven cannot be counted, and the sand of the sea cannot be measured, so I will multiply the descendants of David My servant and the Levites who minister to Me 3. If My covenant for day and night stand not, and the fixed patterns of heaven and earth I have not established, then I would reject the descendants of Jacob and David My servant, not taking from his descendants rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob 4. I will restore their fortunes and will have mercy on them 4. Ezekiel 11:17-21 Return to the Land (v17) 1. I shall gather you from the peoples and assemble you out of the countries among which you have been scattered, and I shall give you the land of Israel Removal of Idols (v18) 1. When they come there, they will remove all its detestable things and all its abominations from it New Heart & New Spirit (v19) 1. I shall give them one heart 2. I shall put a new spirit within them 3. I shall take the heart of stone out of their flesh and give them a heart of flesh Result: Obedience (v20) 1. that they may walk in My statutes and keep My ordinances, and do them 2. Then they will be My people, and I shall be their God Judgment on Idolaters (v21) for those whose hearts go after their detestable things and abominations, I shall bring their conduct down on their heads 5. Ezekiel 36:24-28 Physical & Spiritual Blessings 1. I will take you from the nations, gather you from all the lands, and bring you into your own land 2. I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean 3. I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols 4. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you 5. I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh 6. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances 7. you will live in the land that I gave to your forefathers 8. you will be My people, and I will be your God 6. Deuteronomy 30:1-10 The Repentance (v1-2) 1. all the blessing and the curse have come upon you 2. you call them to mind in all nations where the Lord has banished you 3. you return to the Lord your God and obey Him with all your heart and soul according to all that Moses has command you, you and your sons The Results of Repentance (v3-10) 1. then the Lord your God will restore you from captivity, and have compassion on you, and will gather you again from all the peoples and from the ends of the earth and He will bring you back\ 2. the Lord your God will bring you into the land which your fathers possessed, and you shall possess it 3. He will prosper you and multiply you more than your fathers 4. the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, in order that you may live 5. the Lord your God will inflict all these curses on your enemies and on those who hate you, who persecuted you 6. you shall again obey the Lord, and observe all His commandments which Moses commanded you

3. Copyright © Cecilia Perh 2006 www.2Tim2-2.com Copyright © Cecilia Perh 2006 www.2Tim2-2.com Truths of The New Covenant in the New Testament The Inauguration of the New Covenant 1. Matthew 26:26-29 - for the forgiveness of sins 1. Jesus took some bread, and after a blessing, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is My body” 2, when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you; for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins. 2. Luke 22:14-20 – by His Blood 1. when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He said, “Take this and share it among yourselves 2. when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 3. in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood.” The Four Cups of Passover 1. Cup of Salvation 2. Cup of Instruction 3. Cup of Redemption 4. Cup of Praise 3. 1 Corinthians 11:23-34 The Memorial (v23-26) 1. the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it, and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 2. In the same way He took the cup also, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” 3. For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes. The Judgment (v27-34) 1. Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord 2. For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself, if he does not judge the body rightly Before Taking the Lord’s Supper: 1. let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.. 2. when you come together to eat, wait for one another. If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, so that you may not come together for judgment 3. judge yourselves rightly, so you should not be judged What Happens if Someone Takes the Lord’s Supper Unworthily 1. when we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord in order that we may not be condemned along with the world 2. For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep 4. 2 Corinthians 3:1-18 – From Glory to Glory Tablets of Stone on Human Hearts (v1-3) The Letter vs The Spirit (v4-6) Ministry of Death vs Ministry of the Spirit (v7-8) Ministry of Condemnation vs Ministry of Righteousness (v9-11) Veiled Face vs Unveiled Face

4. Jesus’ Ministry Jesus’ Death at Passover (AD 30) Jesus’ Ascension Holy Spirit Outpoured on Pentecost AD 70 Acts traces the Transition from Old Covenant Living to New Covenant Living Window Period from AD30-70 In the OT, People were saved by Faith in a Messiah who is to Come In the NT, People are saved by Faith in a Messiah who HAS Come Copyright © Cecilia Perh 2005 vvvww.2Tim2-2.com