Jewry was not in existence when the division took place. Some centuries later God announced His intention of making a New Covenant with both sections and thus renewing the broken relationship. We note that it is a communication to both houses, that is, it is ultimately to include the whole House of Jacob in its scope. But in the detailed description of what was to be embodied in the New Covenant there is a significant omission. The subsequent rejection of the Messiah by the Jewish, section of the House of Judah gives the reason for the omission.
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A New Testament writer picks up the thread and quotes verbatim the statement made through the prophet Jeremiah. The vital implication of this has for some inexplicable reason been overlooked by the majority of Bible expositors, and as a consequence the salient point has been entirely neglected. If any statement in the Bible is unequivocally explicit and clear it is that the New Covenant is made with the same people as the Old, namely, with the House of Israel. The vital omission is again included in the citation. There can be no mistake as to what is implied and included in this New Covenant with the House of Israel.