THE SACRIFICE OF YESHUA.
Isaiah 53 v 5,10 “He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: ……thou shall make his soul an offering for sin…”
Sin— Soul
Transgression— Body
Iniquity— Spirit
God the Father made Yeshua’s soul an offering for sin. Our Soul is the Battle ground between the Spirit and the Flesh where our emotions and desires are born.
V 5 – says that he was wounded for our transgressions. A wound, by definition, is a break in the skin. A transgression, by definition, is a break in the law (James 2:11). This is visible to all.
V 5 – The Lord was bruised for our Iniquities. A bruise is not a break in the skin but rather a general area of discoloration under the skin. It is not seen as are our attitudes. This fits the term iniquity as a general attitude or spirit of a collective people (Psalms 32:2; Leviticus 10:17).
The Sacrifice of Yeshua was complete. Like the two goats of Atonement –He covered sin and he was the lamb that takes away the sin of the world. Total dealings with our sins, iniquities and transgressions. All three had to be accounted for, for our salvation to be complete (Colossians 2:9).
FORGIVE, PARDON AND BLOT
These three words correspond with sin, iniquity and transgression respectively.
Forgive— To send an offense away, to reject it and not impute it. This word applies to all three of our words of study in both testaments. It is used in conjunction with sin three times more often than iniquity and transgression combined. By definition forgive talks more about the offense than the offender.
Proverbs 30:8 “Remove far from me vanity and lies… feed me with food convenient for me:”
Micah 7:19 “Thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.”
Blot Out— To obliterate writing or letters with ink as to render them invisible or indistinguishable.
Except for one verse (Psalms 51:9), blot is used exclusively in reference to transgression, but never for sins. It, by definition, deals with letters and words linking it directly to the law:
Colossians 2:14 “Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross.”
Psalms 51:1 “Blot out my transgressions.”
Pardon— To excuse or release the offender from penalty or punishment.
This word, and all its derivatives, also applies to all our words of concern, but is used three times more with iniquity than it is with the others by themselves. This definition moves from the offense to the offender himself.
Numbers 14:19 “Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy,…”
Psalms 25:11 “O Lord, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.”
Isaiah 40:2 “Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem… that her iniquity is pardoned…”
CONCLUSION
The Lord Jesus Christ will “Finish the transgression, and… make an end of sins, and… make reconciliation for iniquity, and… bring in everlasting righteousness” (Daniel 9:24). This is mans oldest problem
Genesis 3 v 6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the
- tree was good for food and – Sin
- pleasing to the eye, and also – Transgression
- desirable for gaining wisdom, – Iniquity
she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
1 John 2 v 16 For everything in the world
- the cravings of sinful man, – Sin
- the lust of his eyes and – Transgression
- the boastful pride of life – Iniquity
comes not from the Father but from the world.
May “the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (I Thessalonians 5:23).
He will save our Spirit, Soul, and body from death.
May “the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (I Thessalonians 5:23).
