Iniquities Into The Depths Of The Sea

Micah 7:19-20 - You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea. You will be true to Jacob, and show mercy to Abraham, as you pledged on oath to our fathers in days long ago.

Jeremiah 31:34 - No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest," declares the LORD. "For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more."

Isaiah 38:17 - Surely it was for my benefit that I suffered such anguish. In your love you kept me from the pit of destruction; you have put all my sins behind your back.

Deuteronomy 7:8 - But it was because the LORD loved you and kept the oath he swore to your forefathers that he brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the land of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

Luke 1:54-55 - He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful to Abraham and his descendants forever, even as he said to our fathers."

Galatians 3:10,21,28 - All who rely on observing the law are under a curse, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law."… Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law…There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Conclusions:

• When the Lord has done His new work, there will no longer be among His people those who are ignorant of Him and His will for human lives
• God not only puts our sins out of sight, He also puts them out of reach, out of mind and out of existence
• All believers are ultimately included in the promise to Abraham
• The covenant of love stems from God's love for His people, based on His character and embodied in His covenant; it does not stem from the numerical greatness of the people or any virtue of theirs
• God's blessing has never been earned, but has always been freely given
• The reason the law is not opposed to the promise is that, although in itself it cannot save, it serves to reveal sin, which alienates God from man, and to show the need for the salvation that the promise offers

All Scripture verses taken from NIV

Conclusions derived from NIV Study Bible