Did the New Covenant Replace All God’s Covenants with Israel?
Many claim “Yes.” They argue:
•The “Old Covenant” is gone, and with it all God’s promises to Israel.
•The Church has inherited Israel’s blessings.
•National Israel has no future role in God’s plan.
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Refuting the Error with Scripture
The Bible never calls the Abrahamic, Land, or Davidic covenants “old.”
Only the Mosaic is described that way: “In speaking of a new covenant, He makes the first one obsolete” (Heb. 8:13).
God has not rejected Israel.
Paul thunders: “I ask, then, has God rejected His people? By no means! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin” (Rom. 11:1).
The Abrahamic Covenant is everlasting.
“And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you. And I will give to you… all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession” (Gen. 17:7–8).
No passage ever revokes this. Israel’s possession of the land is tied to God’s eternal faithfulness.
The Davidic Covenant is eternal.
“Your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before Me. Your throne shall be established forever” (2 Sam. 7:16).
“I will not violate My covenant or alter the word that went forth from My lips. Once for all I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David. His offspring shall endure forever, his throne as long as the sun before Me” (Ps. 89:34–36).
God ties David’s throne to cosmic permanence. If the sun and moon endure, so will David’s royal line—in Messiah.
The continuity of Israel is guaranteed by creation itself.
“If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, then also My covenant with David My servant may be broken… If the heavens above can be measured and the foundations of the earth below can be explored, then I will cast off all the offspring of Israel” (Jer. 33:20–26).
God anchors Israel’s permanence to the very cycles of creation.
The New Covenant itself is explicitly made with Israel.
“Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah” (Jer. 31:31).
“I will put My law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be My people” (Jer. 31:33).
The Church partakes spiritually in this blessing through Christ’s blood (Luke 22:20), but the full covenant is still awaiting Israel’s national salvation (Rom. 11:26–27).
Abrahamic → Land, nation, blessing. Fulfilled only in part, still awaiting Israel’s total inheritance.
Land Covenant → Scattering & regathering. We witness Israel’s return today as prophecy in motion (Ezek. 36:24; 37:12).
Davidic → Messiah’s throne in Jerusalem, fulfilled at Christ’s Millennial reign (Luke 1:32–33; Rev. 20:4).
New Covenant → Forgiveness, Spirit, heart renewal, ultimately poured out on Israel in the last days (Ezek. 36:27; Zech. 12:10).
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Israel’s Future in the Millennial Kingdom
•“Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising” (Isa. 60:3).
•“Ten men from the nations… shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you’” (Zech. 8:23).
•“From Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. He shall judge between the nations…” (Isa. 2:3–4).
•“They shall dwell in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob… forever. David My servant shall be their prince forever” (Ezek. 37:25).
Spurgeon
“Let the Church take heed lest by spiritualizing away the promises of God she rob herself of the sweetest hope. Israel is Israel. The Covenant is not canceled. The Jew is yet to be restored.”
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The New Covenant doesn’t erase Israel’s story—it brings every covenant promise to its glorious climax in Messiah’s reign from Jerusalem.
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