MSJ 10:2 (Fall 99) p. 253 days are coming … when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah” (Jer 31:31, emphasis added). In parallel passages, the parties involved are always the Lord and the nation of Israel.5 Some blessings relate to the Gentile nations, but even these are “spill-over” blessings from Israel. Why the concern that this covenant is to be made with Israel? Because, the covenant is amazing in what it offers. It presents the solutions to all of life’s