Yēlìmǐshū 31:34

34 Tāmen gèrén bú zaì jiàodǎo zìjǐ de línshè hé zìjǐ de dìxiōng shuō , nǐ gāi rènshi Yēhéhuá , yīnwei tāmen cóng zuì xiǎo de dào zhì dà de dōu bì rènshi wǒ . wǒ yào shèmiǎn tāmende zuìniè , bú zaì jìniàn tāmende zuìè . zhè shì Yēhéhuá shuō de .

Yēlìmǐshū 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.

Yēlìmǐshū 31:34 In-Context

32 Bú xiàng wǒ lā zhe tāmen zǔzong de shǒu , lǐng tāmen chū Āijí dì de shíhou , yǔ tāmen suǒ lì de yuē . wǒ suī zuò tāmende zhàngfu , tāmen què bēi le wǒde yuē . zhè shì Yēhéhuá shuō de .

33 Yēhéhuá shuō , nàxiē rìzi yǐhòu , wǒ yǔ Yǐsèliè jiā suǒ lì de yuē nǎi shì zhèyàng , wǒ yào jiāng wǒde lǜfǎ fàng zaì tāmen lǐmiàn , xiĕ zaì tāmen xīn shang . wǒ yào zuò tāmende shén , tāmen yào zuò wǒde zǐmín .

34 Tāmen gèrén bú zaì jiàodǎo zìjǐ de línshè hé zìjǐ de dìxiōng shuō , nǐ gāi rènshi Yēhéhuá , yīnwei tāmen cóng zuì xiǎo de dào zhì dà de dōu bì rènshi wǒ . wǒ yào shèmiǎn tāmende zuìniè , bú zaì jìniàn tāmende zuìè . zhè shì Yēhéhuá shuō de .

35 Nà shǐ taìyáng bái rì fāguāng , shǐ xīng yuè yǒu dénglì , hēi yè fā liàng , yòu jiǎ dòng dà hǎi , shǐ hǎi zhōng bō làng hōng de , wàn jūn zhī Yēhéhuá shì tāde míng . tā rúcǐ shuō ,

36 Zhèxie dénglì ruò néng zaì wǒ miànqián feìdiào , Yǐsèliè de hòuyì yĕ jiù zaì wǒ miànqián duàn jué , yǒngyuǎn bú zaì chéng guó . zhè shì Yēhéhuá shuō de .