Psalm 51:1-12 / Jeremiah 31:31-34

This week, as we continue the Lenten theme of covenant, we come to a new covenant that God foretells in Jeremiah 31:31-34.

Jeremiah is a complex book, leaving scholars in lively disputation about its structure. However, the theme of covenant — given, broken, and restored — is woven throughout.

Why do you think God promises a new covenant? What problem might such a new covenant address?

What do you think Jeremiah points to when God says, “…when I took them by the hand…”? (Jeremiah 31:32)

The new covenant will be written on people’s hearts, and will render instruction obsolete. What does this say about a new relationship of people to the Law?