Jeremiah 31:31-34 with Jonathan Morgan

Mar 11, 2024

Join Jonathan Morgan, a Professor of historical and systematic theology, as he dives deep into Jeremiah 31:31-34. He discusses the shift from external obedience to an inward desire for God, invoking C.S. Lewis on transforming Christian desires. The conversation unveils layers of fulfillment in the return from exile and explores individual accountability in knowing God. Jonathan also offers intriguing sermon starters, framing shame and renewal and creatively using refinancing as a metaphor for the new covenant.

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Layers Of Fulfillment In Prophecy

The exile-return (Ezra/Nehemiah) offers an early, public fulfillment of Jeremiah's promise through Torah exposition.
John Drury warns prophecy often has layered fulfillments, so immediate and ultimate fulfillments can coexist.

INSIGHT

From Communal To Personal Accountability

Jeremiah anticipates personal knowledge of God from least to greatest, shifting responsibility onto individuals.
This move reframes communal punishment toward individual accountability in Israelite theology.

ANECDOTE

Student Question Sparks Debate

John recounts a student's question about John 9 and Job, illustrating how readers wrestle with suffering and sin.
He uses the exchange to show Pharisees followed Deuteronomic logic even when Job complicates it.

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This week tune in to John and Jonathan Morgan as they start to come to a close in the time of lent. In this episode they exegete the passage and start to give helpful preaching illustrations.

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John Drury

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Tyler Sanders (@tylerwsanders) and The Called Collective (@thecalledcollective)

Edited by:

Nathan York and Haley Fouts

Graphics created by:

Hannah Harris (@hannahrae.of.sunshine)

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Indiana Wesleyan University

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