For today's bible study we see a fit man pictured above sending a scapegoat carrying all the sins of the children of God into an uninhabited wilderness never to return again. The fit man would then return to the camp of Israel without the goat while the people shouted praise because their sins were gone for ever. The people in the camp would rejoice and shout fit man's comin' and he ain't got the goat. The people celebrated because the goat and the peoples' sins were gone for ever.
Jesus is the fit man that bore our sins on the cross of Calvary, was buried, and rose again, who will return to His saints a second time without sin unto salvation. Hebrews 9:28 says So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for Him shall He appear the second time without sin unto salvation. The fit man Jesus took His own blood to take away our sins for ever and will soon take His saints to the kingdom of God where their sins will never be remembered. Isaiah 65:17 says For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
The story about the fit man and the scapegoat pictured above can be found at Leviticus 16:7 and says And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for the scapegoat. And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the Lord's lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering. But the goat on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.
Leviticus 16:20 goes on to say And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat: And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness. Leviticus 16:26 then says And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp.
Take time to read my good friend Sonny Mull's description of how the fit man took away our sins for ever. The fit man would take the scapegoat into the wilderness, a place not inhabited, and where the goat could never return. Then the fit man left the scapegoat and came back to the camp by himself. A watchman on a mountaintop would holler to another watchman fit man's comin' and he ain't got the goat. Then the second watchman would holler to another watchman on a mountaintop, fit man's comin' and he ain't got the goat. Many watchmen would holler from one mountain to another mountain fit man's comin' and he ain't got the goat till it got back to the camp. And when the people in the camp heard fit man's comin' and he ain't got the goat, the people of the camp shouted and rejoiced for seven days.
The people of the camp shouted praises for seven days because the goat carried away their sins into the wilderness never to be heard of, never to return, never to be brought back, as far as the east is from the west, where their sins were gone for ever. The Lord Jesus is the fit man that bore our sins in His own body on the tree, and Jesus is coming back a second time for those who look for Him without sin unto salvation. Jesus is comin' again and He ain't got the goat, He ain't got our sins, and Jesus has taken away our sins for ever to an uninhabited place where the goat can never bring them back to the saints' camp in the new Jerusalem.
For our next picture notice the Lord Jesus who is the daysman (judge and mediator) between God and men. The word daysman appears only once in the bible at Job 9:33 where Job said Neither is there any daysman (judge and mediator) betwixt (between) us, that might lay his hand upon us both. Job felt that he could not argue his case against God without an impartial mediator who could bridge the gap between God and men. The apostle Paul proclaimed that the Lord Jesus is our daysman (judge and mediator) that reconciled God to men and stated at 1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.
The daysman was empowered by mutual consent to hear and decide a cause, metaphorically laying his hand on both parties to enforce a decision. When something is described metaphorically, the words are not intended to be taken in their ordinary, real world sense, but rather as an image or symbol that helps to understand an abstract concept or idea. The daysman was a neutral, respected person empowered by mutual consent of both parties to make a final decision in a dispute, effectively imposing their authority on both to enforce a sentence or bring about reconciliation. The informal process of arbitration by a daysman, often called a "loveday" in medieval England, was a common way to resolve disagreements and avoid formal litigation.
The word of the daysman stood for ever like a judge's decision as the final word for a dispute. The Lord Jesus is our daysman that holds onto us and onto God and brings us together to the Father when He washes away all our sins with His own precious blood. Everyone praise the Lord Jesus for saying to the Father as our daysman that my word is final, and my saved saints are cleansed from all their sins by my blood and can enter and live for ever in peace in the kingdom of God. 1 John 1:7 says But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin.
1 Peter 1:18 says Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you. Redeem means to recover something by paying a price. The Lord Jesus paid the ransom price demanded by God for the release of sinners with His own precious blood that bought back and delivered sinners from the captivity and punishment of hell and the lake of fire.
A kinsman redeemer (called a go'el in Hebrew) was, in ancient Israelite culture, a close male relative who was responsible for coming to the aid of family members in desperate circumstances and restoring their well-being, property, and family name. It was a legal and social obligation, not just an act of charity. If a man died without leaving a son, the kinsman redeemer would marry the widow to produce an heir who could carry on the deceased husband's name and inherit his property, thus preventing the family line from dying out.
The biblical book of Ruth provides the most famous illustration of the kinsman redeemer. After her husband and sons died, Naomi and her daughter in law Ruth were left destitute and without a male protector. Boaz, a wealthy relative, was willing and able to act as their kinsman redeemer. He purchased the family land and married Ruth, securing their future and continuing the family lineage, which ultimately led to King David and the Lord Jesus Christ.
The role of the kinsman redeemer is a powerful symbol in the bible that foreshadows the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ. Just as the go'el had to be a near relative, willing, and able to pay the price for redemption, so Jesus, by taking on human flesh, became our kinsman redeemer, was willing to die for us, and was uniquely able to pay the full price, (His own precious sinless blood shed at the cross of Calvary), to redeem humanity from the bondage of sin and spiritual death.
The Difference Between Expiation, Atonement, And Propitiation
Expiation means cleaning up and removing the sins of mankind that occurred when Jesus took away our sins at the cross of Calvary. Expiation involves performing an action by offering a sacrifice to correct a past wrong that removes any guilt. The primary focus of expiation is taking away or nullifying the guilt incurred by a transgression. Jesus' death on the cross of Calvary is the ultimate, one time sacrifice that pays the penalty for sin and removes the guilt of believers, allowing for reconciliation with God. Hebrews 10:14 says For by one offering He (Jesus) hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified (free from the guilt of sin).
Atonement means fixing a relationship that occurred when Jesus made peace between God and men because Jesus died on the cross of Calvary. Expiation is the specific act of paying the penalty to cleanse sin and guilt. Atonement is the larger outcome or state of being reconciled and at one with God because Jesus died for our sins at the cross of Calvary. Expiation is a means to achieve atonement.
Propitiation means satisfying and appeasing God's anger against sin that occurred when Jesus took sinners' punishment for sins at the cross of Calvary, thereby satisfying, appeasing, and removing God's anger against sin. Propitiation refers to the specific belief that Jesus Christ's death on the cross of Calvary was an atoning sacrifice that appeased God's righteous wrath against sin, thereby reconciling humanity to God. In this view, God Himself provided the means of propitiation, demonstrating both His justice (which demands sin to be punished) and His love (providing a way for sinners to be saved).
Now that you understand the meaning of propitiation rejoice while you study the three scriptures with the word propitiation. Romans 3:24 says Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in His blood, to declare His righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God. 1 John 2:2 says And He is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. 1 John 4:10 says Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Remission means removal of guilt and a penalty where the offender is treated as though the offense had never been committed, freeing them from the divine punishment they would otherwise face.
Christians Are Blessed By Expiation, Atonement, And Propitiation
Because Of Grace; God's Redemption At Christ's Expense
Get saved, repent, decide to stop sinning,
Confess that Jesus is God, and believe the gospel
That Jesus died on the cross for you, was buried, and rose again
I pray in Jesus name that this bible study blesses multitudes everywhere with great joy, peace, and strength. Feel free to email Brother Bob anytime at rz9tlm@gmail.com or write to Brother Bob Malkin, 2233 Pinetree Lane, Apt. N., Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068. (614) 746-7071. Till we all meet again soon to lift up our Lord Jesus, everyone have a blessed day in Jesus name.
Blessings for this article brother Bob. Kenny Invercargill New Zealand-www.beholdmessiah.com
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