Jeremías 31:34

34 Y no enseñará más ninguno a su prójimo, ni ninguno a su hermano, diciendo: Conoced al SEÑOR: porque todos me conocerán, desde el más pequeño de ellos hasta el más grande, dijo el SEÑOR; porque perdonaré su iniquidad, y no me acordaré más de su pecado

Jeremías 31:34 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 31:34

And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and
every man his brother
Which is not to be understood of the outward ministry of the word; in heaven indeed there will be no need of it, nor in the New Jerusalem state; but in every period of time before it. In the first times of the Gospel, persons were appointed and qualified by Christ to be pastors and teachers; and in the latter day men shall run to and fro, and increase knowledge; besides, the saints in the present state stand in need of teaching; since they know but in part, and there is room for a growth in grace, and in the knowledge of Christ: nor does this contradict brotherly teaching, or the private instructions of saints in religious conversation and Christian conference, which are very useful; but is rather opposed to pretended revelations of private men; or to the magisterial dictates of persons in public office; the word of God being the only rule of instruction in righteousness: or this may be not absolutely, but comparatively said; setting forth the abundance of knowledge under the Gospel dispensation, that, in comparison of former times, there would be no need of the means of further knowledge: saying, know the Lord:
not naturally, or as by the light of nature; but spiritually; nor in a general way, as the God of nature and providence, as a Creator, Preserver, and Benefactor; but in a special manner, as the God of grace, as the God and Father of Christ, and his people in him; not legally, but evangelically; not speculatively, but practically, and in a saving way and manner: this kind of knowledge now under the Gospel dispensation is greater than under the former; as the knowledge of God in his persons, in his perfections, in his titles and characters, and in his Son; and as to the manner of it, clearly, with open face as in a glass; and as to the persons to whom it is communicated, not to Judah only, but to men of all nations; all which is owing to a greater effusion of the spirit, as it follows: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest
of them, saith the Lord:
not all mankind; but all the house of Israel, all the family of God, all the children of God being taught by him; not all alike, but all with the same kind of knowledge. This is frequently applied to the times of the Messiah by the Jews ^F14: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no
more;
there was forgiveness of sin under the former covenant, but the blood of Christ was not then actually shed for it; it was held forth under types; and there was a remembrance of sin made every year; and saints had not such a clear and comfortable sight of pardon in common as now; and it was known and applied but to a few. This is the staple blessing of the covenant, and the evidence of all the rest.

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 Zohar in Lev. fol. 10. 1. & 24. 3. and on Numb. fol. 54. 4. Vid. Chizuk Emunah, p. 51.

Jeremías 31:34 In-Context

32 No como el pacto que hice con sus padres el día que tomé su mano para sacarlos de la tierra de Egipto; porque ellos invalidaron mi pacto, y yo aunque fui el marido de ellos, dijo el SEÑOR

33 Mas éste es el Pacto que haré con la Casa de Israel después de aquellos días, dijo el SEÑOR: Daré mi ley en sus almas, y la escribiré en su corazón; y seré yo a ellos por Dios, y ellos me serán por pueblo

34 Y no enseñará más ninguno a su prójimo, ni ninguno a su hermano, diciendo: Conoced al SEÑOR: porque todos me conocerán, desde el más pequeño de ellos hasta el más grande, dijo el SEÑOR; porque perdonaré su iniquidad, y no me acordaré más de su pecado

35 Así dijo el SEÑOR, que da el sol para luz del día, las leyes de la luna y de las estrellas para luz de la noche; que parte el mar y sus ondas braman; el SEÑOR de los ejércitos es su Nombre

36 Si estas leyes faltaren delante de mí, dijo el SEÑOR, también la simiente de Israel faltará para no ser nación delante de mí todos los días