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Israel had broken covenant with the Lord. Jer. 31:32 Hos. 5:7 The Lord considered Israel to be His wife. He had joined them unto Himself in holy matrimony. Jer. 3:14 As the One who was their creator, in creating mankind and in creating a nation, it was the Lord who had brought them into existence. Isa. 54:5 In acting treacherously against the Lord they separated themselves from Him like an unfaithful wife leaves her husband, therefore He had given them a bill of divorcement and totally departed from them. Jer. 3:8.
After all their unfaithfulness and deplorable spiritual condition, the Lord has seen fit to include Israel, the ten lost tribes, in the New Covenant. The true covenant, made by and sealed by the blood of the Lord Jesus. The promises of reconciliation and restoration are not after the flesh nor of a particular race. Jer. 3:14-17 These are the people who are spiritually Jews, the natural must be exchanged for that which is spiritual and embraces all peoples. Rom. 2:29 The covenant, the kingdom of God in the end of the age is to be related to a new nation, comprised of all the nations of the world who have been born of the Spirit of the Lord. The covenant is revealed and consummated in the new birth. The kingdom of God is invisible to those who are not born again. It is a spiritual kingdom and not of this world. John 3:3 The old covenant is just that, it is old and decayed. It no longer has value nor will it ever be restored as far as the Lord is concerned. Heb. 8:13.
The Lord promised that in restoring, as individuals, not the entire nation, and as a nation that He would give them pastors who have the heart of God. Men who are dedicated to the Lord who have the good of the flock at heart. They will feed the sheep with the knowledge and understanding of the word of the Lord. The revelation of the Spirit will rest upon them. Jer. 3:15 It is worthwhile to consider that at that time, the most vital piece of furniture in both the tabernacle and temple will not be in use, nor even be remembered. Jer. 3:16 Which is another indication that the old order will not be restored nor can it ever be accepted by the Lord again. The Lord Jesus Christ is the end, the completion, the consummation, the conclusion of the Law, all for us. Rom. 10:4 The most important cause for the exclusion of the old and the inauguration of the new is that the mercy seat is no longer a lid on a box but now it is found to be the most important person in the universe. The Lord Jesus is our propitiation ( Gr. hilasterion, mercy seat) the one who has made atonement for all. He is our mercy seat and none other. Redemption is by His blood and by His blood alone. There is no other acceptable sacrifice. Rom. 3:25 The Law and faith are in conflict and void out one another. Rom. 4:14 The two covenants, the old and the new, cannot be mixed.