God finds fault in the first covenant, in the priests who represent God’s people (8:8a), and by extension Israel and Judah (8:8b). They didn’t uphold their end of the contract—they failed to follow God. The covenant is flawed because people are flawed. We are all flawed. God could walk away, but He doesn’t (8:9). He creates a new contract, where He is the guarantor. In this contract, the people “shall not teach” each other about the Lord; instead “they shall all know” Him (8:11). Why is the first