Dr Clark continues the series, “The Comfort of the Covenant.” This series will show us the value of having a good covenant theology in order to help us understand the history of redemption correctly and well. And, more particularly, to help understand the gospel and how the gospel relates to the covenant of grace.
In this episode, Dr. Clark continues discussing A Firm Foundation: An Aid to Interpreting the Heidelberg Catechism by Caspar Olevianus and begins considering Olevianus’ explanation of how a believer in Christ is to exercise the prophetic, or teaching, office.
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Do you think Jesus being our Prophet through the Word illuminated by the Spirit to us, is the fulfillment of Jeremiah 31:34 that we will not need to teach our neighbors for all will know Him? That thought struck me as I listened to this.
Thanks
Richard,
This is an interesting question. I take Jeremiah’s language as hyperbole, i.e., a deliberate exaggeration to make a point. This is a rhetorical device used frequently by the prophets and by our Lord himself in his teaching (e.g., we’re not literally to cut of hands or gouge out eyes). In that case, I think we are to take his point rather than to look for a specific fulfillment of each part of the prophecy.