I am making this covenant and this oath not only with you,
Parallel translations
- WEB Neither do I make this covenant and this oath with you only,
- KJV Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath;
- NKJV “I make this covenant and this oath, not with you alone,
- NASB “Now it is not with you alone that I am making this covenant and this oath,
- NLT “But you are not the only ones with whom I am making this covenant with its curses.
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Quick answer
This covenant is not made with the present generation alone. God's covenant binds future generations as well.
Overview
Moses stresses that the covenant extends beyond those physically present that day. God's purposes are generational, reaching to descendants not yet born. This forward-looking scope assures that God's covenant faithfulness endures across time, a continuity ultimately realized in Christ, in whom the promise embraces believers of every age.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Jer 31:31–34Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.
- Heb 8:7–12For if that first covenant had been without fault, no place would have been sought for a second.
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Moses promised a Prophet like himself to whom Israel must listen (18:15); Jesus is that Prophet, the one who keeps the covenant we broke and becomes the curse for us by hanging on a tree (Gal 3:13).
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