The Advantages of the New Covenant

by Bob Warren

Scripture references:

Deuteronomy 4:8, 13; 5.1-3; 9.9, 11; 12.6; 18.15; 27.6

Exodus 34:28

Nehemiah 8:1, 8, 14, 18; 9:13-14

Exodus 31:13

Leviticus 11; 23:7-8, 16-21, 24-29, 34-39; 26.46; Numbers 28:26; 29.1

Ezra 8:21

1 Chronicles 23:31

Exodus 12:48; 19.8

Isaiah 11.9; 25:7

Galatians 3:10

James 2:10-11

Mark 7.18-19; 9:7

Luke 8:18

Hebrew 5:9

John 14:23

2 Corinthians 1:22

Hebrew 8.6, 13; 10:9

Romans 3:21; 4.15, 20; 7.6; 10.4

Galatians 4:4

2 Corinthians 3:6—15

Galatians 2:4

Acts 15:5

Colossians 2:16

1 Timothy 4:3-5

Commentary by David Guzik:

"The old covenant was a ministry of condemnation, but the new covenant is the ministry of righteousness. The old covenant is passing away, but the new covenant remains. No wonder the new covenant is much more glorious!"

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   "James here guards us against a selective obedience, the sort that will pick and choose which commands of God should be obeyed and which could be safely disregarded."

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown Commentary:

"Paul here ( 2Cr 3:13 ) passes from the literal fact to the truth symbolized by it, the blindness of Jews and Judaizers to the ultimate end of the law: stating that Moses put on the veil that they might not look steadfastly at (Christ, Rom 10:4 ) the end of that (law) which (like Moses' glory) is done away."