Jeremiah 30-31, Proverbs 12:1-14

Today, the Lord offers consolation and hope for those in exile. After 70 years of living outside of the land the Lord has given them, the Lord will bring judgment upon those nations which brought destruction. His people will once again return to the land of promise. Though their land had been decimated by war, it will be brought back to life. The Lord then expresses His everlasting love for His people, promising to rebuild them and make them joyful once more. A new covenant is coming, one in which the Lord will put his teaching within his people and write it on their hearts. When that covenant comes he will forgive their iniquity and never again remember their sin.