(a) State the content of the New Covenant in (i) Jeremiah; (ii) Ezekiel. [10 marks] (b) Outline five benefits of the Covenant to Israel. [5 marks]

(a) The content of the New Covenant:

(i) In Jeremiah (Jeremiah 31:31-34):

• The Lord will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and Judah, not like the old covenant made at the Exodus which they broke.
• God will put His law within them and write it upon their hearts, rather than on tablets of stone.
• He will be their God, and they shall be His people.
• They shall all know the Lord, from the least to the greatest, without needing to teach one another to know Him.
• God will forgive their iniquity and remember their sin no more.

(ii) In Ezekiel (Ezekiel 36:24-28):

• God will gather them from the nations and bring them back into their own land.
• He will sprinkle clean water upon them to cleanse them from their uncleanness and idols.
• He will give them a new heart and put a new spirit within them.
• He will remove the heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh.
• He will put His Spirit within them and cause them to walk in His statutes; they shall be His people, and He their God.

(b) Five benefits of the Covenant to Israel:

• Forgiveness of sins, for God promised to remember their sins no more.
• Inner renewal, receiving a new heart and a new spirit in place of the heart of stone.
• Personal knowledge of God, so that all would know the Lord directly.
• Restored relationship, as God pledged, "I will be their God, and they shall be My people."
• The indwelling and empowering of God's Spirit, enabling them to obey His laws written on their hearts.