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"All shall know Me..."

Text: Hebrews 8:11

WONDERFUL FEATURES OF THE NEW COVENANT

How wonderful it is to read about these features of the New Covenant. We have another glorious feature described in the following text.

“None of them shall teach his neighbour, and none his brother,
saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ for all shall know Me, from the least
of them to the greatest of them.”
Hebrews 8:11

1. The lack of knowledge (Old Covenant)

The ignorance of God was decried by at least two prophets. Hosea and Jeremiah rebuked Judah for their blatant disdain of the knowledge of God (Cf. Hosea 4:6; Jeremiah 4:22).

a) There was scant interest in the knowledge of God.

b) Indeed there was rejection of the word of God (Cf. Jeremiah 6:19).

c) Special efforts had to be made to teach

i) A neighbour

ii) A brother

But none of these efforts proved effective! Israel continued to reject the knowledge of God!

2. All shall know Me

a) From the least (a reference to the social scale… a reference to the lowly).

b) To the greatest of them (reference to the more highly esteemed).

c) All would know God!

3. Application in the context of the New Covenant

a) This would be a reference to the special ministry of the Spirit of God.

b) The apostles of Christ would be a classic example of how “the least of them” came to possess great knowledge of God (Cf. Acts 4:13… the disciples were seen as “uneducated and untrained men” and yet they wielded so much spiritual power).

c) The Book of Acts details and confirms the power of the New Covenant.