The prophet Jeremiah foretold a change with regard to dedication when he wrote: “‘ Look! There are days coming, ’ is the utterance of Jehovah, ‘ and I will conclude with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah a new covenant; not one like the covenant that I concluded with their forefathers in the day of my taking hold of their hand to bring them forth out of the land of Egypt, “which covenant of mine they themselves broke, although I myself had husbandly ownership of them, ” is the utterance of Jehovah. ’ ‘ For this is the covenant that I shall conclude with the house of Israel after those days, ’ is the utterance of Jehovah. ‘ I will put my law within them, and in their heart I shall write it.
Prohvet Jeremija kuulutas ette muudatust seoses pühendumisega, kui ta kirjutas: ” Vaata, päevad tulevad, ütleb Jehoova, mil ma teen Iisraeli sooga ja Juuda sooga uue lepingu: mitte selle lepingu sarnase, mille ma tegin nende vanematega sel päeval, mil ma võtsin nad kättpidi, et viia nad välja Egiptusemaalt, millise mu lepingu nad murdsid, kuigi ma olin nad võtnud enese omaks, ütleb Jehoova, vaid leping, mille ma teen Iisraeli sooga pärast neid päevi, ütleb Jehoova, on niisugune: ma panen nende sisse oma käsuõpetuse ja kirjutan selle neile südamesse; siis ma olen neile Jumalaks ja nemad on mulle rahvaks! ”.