Hebrews 8:9

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Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers, In the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; For they didn't continue in my covenant, And I disregarded them," says the Lord.

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Egypt, in northeastern Africa, was the land from which God delivered Israel in the exodus. Hebrews 8:9 recalls that covenant-making event to contrast the old covenant, which Israel broke, with the promised new covenant established by God’s faithful grace.

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