Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
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Gill's Exposition
Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers,.... The ancestors of the Jews at Mount Sinai:
in the day when I took then, by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; which is…
Barnes' Notes
Not according to the covenant ... - An arrangement or dispensation relating mainly to outward observances, and to temporal blessings. The meaning is, that the new dispensation would be different from…
Adam Clarke
Not according to the covenant - The new covenant is of a widely different nature to that of the old; it was only temporal and earthly in itself, though it pointed out spiritual and eternal things. The…
In this part of the chapter, the apostle illustrates and confirms the superior excellency of the priesthood of Christ above that of Aaron, from the excellency of that covenant, or that dispensation of…
Cambridge Bible
I took them by the hand See note on Heb 2:16.
because they continued not in my covenant The disobedience of the Israelites was a cause for nullifying the covenant which they had transgressed (Jdg…
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