From: Yochanan Mascaro
To: heb_roots_chr@hebroots.org
Subject: The ReNEWed Covenant

NOTE FROM EDDIE:

In Jeremiah 31:31 it is wrtten:

KJV Jeremiah 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will
make a NEW (Strong's 2319) covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of
Judah:

In Hebrews 8:8 it is written:

KJV Hebrews 8:8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the
days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the
house of Israel and with the house of Judah:

We have been led to believe in traditional Christianity that the
NEW covenant means 'totally new' and replaced the "old". However, the
Hebrew word actually means that this is a ReNEWed covenant. A couple
of years ago, I was attending a Torah study with Jews (not believers
in Yeshua/Jesus as Messiah) and the Rabbi at the study made reference
to Jeremiah 31:31 and made the statement:

"The new covenant does not mean 'new' as in the traditional
Christian interpretation but actually means reNEWed."

Below is a more detailed explanation by Yochanan Mascaro.

END OF NOTE

Chadashah or Hadashah contain the Hebrew word Chadash or Hadash (Strongs
H-2319) meaning 'new' but also can mean 'renewed' because it comes from a
Hebrew root (Strongs H-2318) which means renewed or refreshed. This is why
when YermiYahu (Jer.) prophesies about the covenant which is to come at
31:31-38 the expression 'new' there could mean either 'new' but also mean
'renewed' in a deeper sense. The 'new moon' (rosh chodesh) for example is
really a renewed moon in that the moon hasn;t changed it just has gone
around its cycle. I beleive that this analogy applies to the covenants as
well. It is not so much a new covenant but a renewed covenant.

Yochanan

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