Chizuk Emunah Under the Microscope: Chapter 24

And when you have multiplied and been fruitful in the land, in those days, declares the Lord, they shall no more say, “The ark of the covenant of the Lord.” It shall not come to mind or be remembered or missed; it shall not be made again. (Jeremiah 3:16)

Troki recalls from this the Christian argument that the Law of Moses would one day be annulled. I can agree here, since I have stated in my post A Messianic Look at Roman Catholic Claims that the Law of Moses had no expiration date or terms of expiration. It was a covenant between God and the nation of ancient Israel. This was a covenant between God and a sovereign nation-state. It is not a covenant between God and a mere people group, nor is it a covenant between God and a group of religious observers. It is a system of national law, not a system of religious observance.

This means that the law does not govern a people group. It governs a sovereign nation and none of it is applicable outside that nation's borders. This is why God did not give the full Mosaic covenant until after the exodus from Egypt. The law was not meant as personal observance, and would have been meaningless to the Israelites in Egypt.

That nation of Ancient Israel no longer exists, and hence no one is bound to observe this covenant. This does not mean that the covenant is dead, but that the nation is dead. Hopefully, God will bring it back to life one day. He has not yet, as Modern Israel is not a theocracy, and hence, cannot be the same nation as Ancient Israel. God's Mosaic covenant does not apply to Modern Israel.

Troki interprets the passage to mean that the whole of Jerusalem will be so holy that Gentiles will not come into it. This interpretation ignores the fact that the passage is talking about Jews, not Gentiles, who do not enter the passage until verse 17.