You keep telling us there is no covenant. No new covenant that would cover Gentiles.
You are wrong and Hebrews points that out.
BELIEVE ME, I KNOW YOU WILL NOT AGREE OR SEE THINGS AS THEY ARE WRITTEN AND INCLUDED IN THE NEW TESTAMENT...
The New Covenant is a transformative agreement that emphasizes grace, personal relationship, and internal change, marking a new era in God's interaction with humanity. It fulfills the promises of the Old Covenant while providing a more profound connection with God through Jesus Christ.
It is not God's "transformative agreement that emphasizes grace, personal relationship, and internal change, marking a new era in God's interaction with humanity." It has nothing to do with humanity. It has to do with Israel and only Israel as the New Covenant prophecy of Jeremiah declares. The New Covenant is between God and the ten northern kingdom tribes of the House of Israel and the two southern kingdom tribes of the House of Judah. There is no mention of "humanity" in this covenant.
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:
Jeremiah 31:31.
You are adding to the Bible something that is not there in the text. And for it you come up with a false gospel, a false teaching.
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- The New Covenant is initiated by Jesus through His sacrifice. At the Last Supper, He referred to the cup as "the new covenant in my blood" (Luke 22:20).
The book of Hebrews is included in the New Testament because it was recognized by early church leaders as a profound and insightful text that reflects the teachings of Jesus and the apostles, despite its uncertain authorship. It addresses key themes such as the superiority of Christ and encourages believers to remain faithful amid persecution, which resonated with the early Christian community.
Israel did not put together what is today called the New Testament. Gentiles did this, and without God's blessing or permission. Gentiles knew that the Hebrew Scripture was wholly Hebrew in language, people, religion, culture, covenant, and relationship with God and in order to emphasize the false teaching among Gentiles that elevated them as equals with Israel and their long relationship with the God of Abraham gathered copies of many gospels, letters by the several apostles of Jesus Christ, a prophecy of John, and other letters by lesser known Jewish Christians and yes, even some forgeries, and made a bible in order to force themselves into Israel's relationship with Yahweh, the National God of Israel, to give themselves validity while they re-interpret the gospels and letters they decided to be included in their Gentile bible to support their theft and replacement of Israel's heritage and their inheritance they had with the God of Abraham resulting a whole new religion onto the world that usurps Israel's relationship with their God while at the same time falsely supporting the Hebrew people's right to their God and passing it off as being part of Israel's covenants with God.
The Book of Hebrews is a treatise written by a Jewish Christian who has rightly understood the New Covenant era Israel found herself in with the advent of the Holy Spirit of Promise PROMISED TO ISRAEL by one of their own prophets named Joel before the time of Judah's defeat, captivity, and exile by Babylon. This book contains many references to the Law, to Abraham, to the Patriarchs of Israel, their covenants, the rituals, the culture, and the understanding that helped Jewish Christianity which was an outgrowth of the Hebrew covenants with Jesus Christ being recognized as Israel's Promised Messiah, Lord, and King. One important and encouraging part of Hebrews is chapter 11 which is also called the "Hall of Faith." Nowhere in this list of men and women of the Hebrew peoples' past ever name one Gentile. This is wholly a Hebrew text and it accompanies nicely the things that was taking place among the Jews by the Holy Spirit of Promise who coming was prophesied by Hebrew prophets and promised by God to and for the Hebrew people.
Apostolic Authority
- The early church valued apostolic authority when determining which texts to include in the New Testament.
- Although the authorship of Hebrews is uncertain, it is believed to be connected to the teachings of the apostles.
- The letter is thought to have been written for Jewish Christians, emphasizing its relevance to the early church.
The 39 "books" of the Hebrew Scripture is the final authority of God and the Hebrew people. It is a record of how all things began, how Abraham was chosen by God to be part of God's plan to have a people in relationship with Him and it records many important people and events that center on the Hebrew people and their journey from one man and one woman - both born from Eber - with whom God makes covenant with Abraham and these Scriptures chronicle his life and times and the future of the Hebrew people that would follow. The Hebrew Scripture contains the Pentateuch, the Prophets, and Psalms. It is a record of the preparation of Israel's Promised Redeemer and a history of the Hebrew people ending with their last prophet, Malachi, before Messiah's arrival. The Hebrew Scripture stands out alone as the authorized telling of God's relationship with the Hebrew people. While I accept the four gospels, the letters by the various apostles, and end time prophecy which is centered around Israel, they are still copies letters that the Jewish Church of the first century read, circulated among the churches, copied, read, and re-circulated among the churches they are still letters by various Jews and Jewish Christians who through study of the Hebrew Scripture were able to understand the New Covenant era Israel found herself in shortly after Jesus' ascension. The advent of the Holy Spirit of Promise sent to Israel once Jesus Christ arrived back with His Father was testified, discerned, witnessed, and discussed among themselves in the Jewish Church of the things God's Spirit was doing among the Jews. They are to be held up as an accurate interpretation of the Hebrew Scriptures but to elevate them as equal to the Hebrew Scripture which was authorized by God to and for the Hebrew people is unauthorized by God. Nowhere in these writings is there any record or command by God to make a bible utilizing their letters and other personal communication.
Theological Significance
- Hebrews presents a profound analysis of the Mosaic Law in light of Jesus' sacrifice, arguing that the Old Testament sacrificial system is no longer effective.
- The text elevates Jesus as superior to angels, Moses, and the priesthood, making a strong case for his role as the ultimate mediator between God and humanity.
- It addresses the challenges faced by early Christians, encouraging them to remain faithful despite persecution.
The book of Hebrews says nothing about God having any covenant with all of humanity or the Gentile world. It is a Hebrew text specifically written to the Hebrew people about Hebrew theological and religious business between the Hebrew people and the God of the universe.
Historical Context
- The letter was likely written to a community familiar with the Hebrew Scriptures, indicating its intended audience was knowledgeable about Jewish traditions.
- It reflects the internal debates of the early church regarding the relationship between Jewish law and the new covenant established by Jesus.
The Jewish Law is the New Covenant God established with both Houses of Israel. The New Covenant is only the Mosaic Covenant Law of Moses fulfilled by Jesus Christ. While the New Covenant speaks of God forgiving the people of Israel it does not include the mechanism upon which forgiveness is based. The mechanism for God forgiving the sins of Israel is found in the Mosaic Covenant while Jesus was alive and while that Passover holy day was being celebrated by the Jews and by Jews visiting from their homes and synagogues in Gentile lands. Jesus died under the Law. He died a substitutionary sacrificial death for the sins of the children of Israel and not for Gentiles. Jesus died in accordance with the Mosaic Law. He did not destroy the Law and He did not change the Law. He obeyed it perfectly. And as the Law instructed animal sacrifice yearly for Israel's sins, God used the same covenant Law through which Jesus died, as with a animal being sacrificed, Jesus died in same fashion under the Law to redeem those who lived under the Law as Saul said in his Galatian letter:
4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
5
To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
Ga 4:4–5.
Gentiles were never given God's Law. They were not under it, did not honor it, and for the most part, were enemies of the cross being that God used a Gentile instrument of death in order to sacrifice His Son for Israel's sins.
Enduring Impact
- The eloquent Greek and intricate arguments in Hebrews have led scholars to regard it as one of the most sophisticated writings in the New Testament.
- Its themes of perseverance and faith continue to resonate with Christian teachings today, solidifying its place in the canon.
But while this is written to Jewish Christians,
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- Hebrews presents a profound analysis of the Mosaic Law in light of Jesus' sacrifice, arguing that the Old Testament sacrificial system is no longer effective.
- The text elevates Jesus as superior to angels, Moses, and the priesthood, making a strong case for his role as the ultimate mediator between God and humanity.
- It addresses the challenges faced by early Christians, encouraging them to remain faithful despite persecution.
You err when you take God's Holy Son and make Him to be a part of an unholy people and population of Gentile idol-worshipers. Gentiles were never under the Law and as such were never part of the animal sacrifices among the Jews as practiced by them in obedience to the God of Abraham. There is no covenant between the God of Abraham and non-Hebrew Gentiles. Gentiles were never under the Law and never under the economy of God. They were the enemy of God and the Hebrew people. According to Genesis 17:7 the Abraham Covenant is between God and Abraham and Abraham's biological seed. You cannot add non-Hebrew Gentiles to Israel's covenants when there is no record of non-Hebrew Gentiles ever being a part of God's Laws.
Again...
On what the NEW Covenant is in the book of Hebrews.
The New Covenant in the book of Hebrews refers to the agreement established by Jesus Christ, which offers a better relationship with God through complete forgiveness of sins and an internal desire to follow God's laws. It is seen as a fulfillment of the Old Covenant, emphasizing grace and a personal relationship with God for all believers
The New Covenant, as described in the book of Hebrews, represents a significant shift in the relationship between God and humanity. It is established through Jesus Christ and is fundamentally different from the Old Covenant made with Israel
Key Features of the New Covenant
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- The New Covenant is initiated by Jesus through His sacrifice. At the Last Supper, He referred to the cup as "the new covenant in my blood" (Luke 22:20).
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- Unlike the Old Covenant, which relied on external laws, the New Covenant emphasizes an internal change. God promises to write His laws on the hearts of His people, fostering a genuine desire to obey Him (Jeremiah 31:33).
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- The New Covenant offers full and complete forgiveness of sins. Believers are assured that they are cleansed from all impurities (Ezekiel 36:25).
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- It establishes a direct relationship between God and individuals, where each person can know God personally (Jeremiah 31:34).
Comparison with the Old Covenant
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| Basis | External laws and sacrifices | Internal transformation and grace |
| Mediator | Moses and Levitical priests | Jesus Christ as the High Priest |
| Forgiveness | Temporary atonement through sacrifices | Complete and permanent forgiveness |
| Relationship with God | National and communal | Personal and individual |
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It happened from Jesus onward. We, Gentiles, are included.
You keep saying there was none in the NT. Well, here you go.
This is the prophecy by Jeremiah given to Judah, and Israel specifically. There is no mention of non-Hebrew Gentiles being named, mentioned, or included in this covenant.
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:
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:
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.
34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour (member of a tribe living next to another tribe), and every man his brother (member of the same tribe), 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.
Jeremiah 31:31–34.
You can see for yourself there are no non-Hebrew Gentiles included in this covenant of salvation.
None. Nor did Jesus include them when He publicized a new covenant in His blood on the last Passover He observed before He died under the Law to redeem a people who were under the Law: The House of Israel and the House of Judah. All twelve tribes of the children of Jacob.
The New Covenant is a covenant joined at the hip with the Mosaic Covenant. While the Ceremonial Laws have been fulfilled by Jesus Christ in His death, He arose from His grave in newness of life and the Law God promised to put in the inward parts of the children of Israel He does through the giving of His Spirit and the commands God gave Israel through Moses once obeyed when written of stone the Holy Spirit is that Law written on fleshly tables of the heart.
And here is THAT prophecy:
22 Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes,
O house of Israel, but for mine holy name’s sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went.
23 And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.
24 For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.
25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
26 A new heart also will I give you, and fa new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
28 And
ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.
Ezekiel 36:22–28.
Strictly a prophecy given to Israel. There is no mention of non-Hebrew Gentiles included in this prophecy either.
It is only God keeping His promises to save His covenant people Israel.
... I have a stack of bibles, including Jewish