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How many here have studies theHebrew Concept of ga'al
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I ask because I did a study 10 years ago or so but lost it when hackers bricked my laptop. It took me months to complete the study in both the Bible and the SOP. I had at lreast a 1000 hours into it by the time I finished.
Anyone interested in seeing a new study?
ga'al is the concept originally found in the law given by Moses that allowed the closest relative of someone who had become poor and had to sell themselves, their land, kids, and/or wife into slavery. The book or Ruth is a very good example of this law put into action. This law is symbolic of Jesus coming to earth to redeem us. It's the legal foundation for Christ's substitutionary sacrifice on Calvary.
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Re: How many here have studies theHebrew Concept of ga'al
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Good. I'll start posting some basics on it.
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Re: How many here have studies theHebrew Concept of ga'al
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Here is the first Hebrew word used in this study. In this instance it is translated as redeem. As you can see below it is used in several ways. It's translated 18 times as redeemer and every one is a prophetic use looking forward to Christ. [*StrongsHebrew*] 1350 ga'al gaw-al' a primitive root, to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.):--X in any wise, X at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger. Leviticus 25: 23 ?The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.*n4 Leviticus 25: 24 And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land. Leviticus 25: 25 ?If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold. Leviticus 25: 26 And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it;*n5 Leviticus 25: 27 Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; that he may return unto his possession. Leviticus 25: 28 But if he be not able to restore it to him, then that which is sold shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it until the year of jubile: and in the jubile it shall go out, and he shall return unto his possession.
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Re: How many here have studies theHebrew Concept of ga'al
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Here is a good illustration of this concept from the SOP. This concept is found throughout the SOP. When I did this study the first time I saved my data using an open source software Bible program and it had a feature for saving data the saved it in html. I ended up with 50 megs of files from scripture and the SOP. This first quote is from DA p. 327. Of Christ?s relation to His people, there is a beautiful illustration in the laws given to Israel. When through poverty a Hebrew had been forced to part with his patrimony, and to sell himself as a bondservant, the duty of redeeming him and his inheritance fell to the one who was nearest of kin. See Leviticus 25:25, 47-49; Ruth 2:20. So the work of redeeming us and our inheritance, lost through sin, fell upon Him who is ?near of kin? unto us. It was to redeem us that He became our kinsman. Closer than father, mother, brother, friend, or lover is the Lord our Saviour. ?Fear not,? He says, ?for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art Mine.? ?Since thou wast precious in My sight, thou hast been honorable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.? Isaiah 43:1, 4. This second quote is from Patriarchs and Prophets p. 154. This quote is one of the other ways ga'al is translated into English, ransom. Through type and promise God ?preached before the gospel unto Abraham.? Galatians 3:8. And the patriarch?s faith was fixed upon the Redeemer to come. Said Christ to the Jews. ?Your father Abraham rejoiced that he should see My day; and he saw it, and was glad.? John 8:56, R.V., margin. The ram offered in the place of Isaac represented the Son of God, who was to be sacrificed in our stead. When man was doomed to death by transgression of the law of God, the Father, looking upon His Son, said to the sinner, ?Live: I have found a ransom.?
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Re: How many here have studies theHebrew Concept of ga'al
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Here is the way this concept is found in the NT.
Here is the Greek word translated as redeemed.
[*StrongsGreek*] 3085 lutrosis loo'-tro-sis from 3084; a ransoming (figuratively):--+ redeemed, redemption. see GREEK for 3084
Luke 24: 21 But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.
Revelation 14: 4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
Here is more usage from this concept using a different Greek word.
[*StrongsGreek*] 59 agorazo ag-or-ad'-zo from 58; properly, to go to market, i.e. (by implication) to purchase; specially, to redeem:--buy, redeem. see GREEK for 58
1Corinthians 7: 23 Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.
2Peter 2: 1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
There is another concept too. It's that we have been sold under sin found in both OT and NT.
20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the Lord.
Galatians 7: 14 For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
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Re: How many here have studies theHebrew Concept of ga'al
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This concept is related to other concepts in the plan of salvation such as dominion, inheritance, and the cities of refuge.
Now comes some on dominion.
[*StrongsHebrew*] 7287 radah raw-daw' a primitive root; to tread down, i.e. subjugate; specifically, to crumble off:--(come to, make to) have dominion, prevail against, reign, (bear, make to) rule,(-r, over), take.
How did we come to have rulership over the earth and who now has it?
Genesis 1: 26 ?And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
John 14: 30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
We lost the dominion of this world when Adam sinned. And we lost it to the devil. He claimed the dominion of this world after Adam fell to him. It's why Jesus said the following.
John 8: 34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
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Re: How many here have studies theHebrew Concept of ga'al
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Now let's move on to a word study of redemption.
In the OT it is translated from gullah.
[*StrongsHebrew*] 1353 gullah gheh-ool-law' feminine passive participle of 1350; redemption (including the right and the object); by implication, relationship:--kindred, redeem, redemption, right. see HEBREW for 01350 ]box] 9 He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name. [/box] In the NT it is translated from apolutrosis.
[*StrongsGreek*] 629 apolutrosis ap-ol-oo'-tro-sis from a compound of 575 and 3083; (the act) ransom in full, i.e. (figuratively) riddance, or (specially) Christian salvation:--deliverance, redemption. see GREEK for 575 see GREEK for 3083
1Corinthians 1: 30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
Interestingly enough the word righteousness is translated from the following.
[*StrongsGreek*] 1343 dikaiosune dik-ah-yos-oo'-nay from 1342; equity (of character or act); specially (Christian) justification:--righteousness. see GREEK for 1342
The word sanctification comes from the following.
[*StrongsGreek*] 38 hagiasmos hag-ee-as-mos' from 37; properly, purification, i.e. (the state) purity; concretely (by Hebraism) a purifier:--holiness, sanctification. see GREEK for 37
So Jesus ransomed us so that we might have equity of character and so we might be pure.
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Now we will step into the concept of inheritance.
Deuteronomy 33: 4 Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.
God identifies with His people as He calls their land His inheritance.
18 And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with the carcases of their detestable and abominable things.
This draws in the statement on Israel being His firstborn son.
Exodus 4: 22 And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:
It is called primogeniture when the firstborn son inherits the largest share of the father's wealth.
Exodus 12: 29 ?And it came to pass, that at midnight the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.*n8
Notice that God's angel killed not only the firstborn of all the Egyptians but the firstborn of all their livestock too. This will become an important point later on in this study.
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Re: How many here have studies theHebrew Concept of ga'al
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So now let's dig into the relationshio between ga'al and Jesus.
[*StrongsHebrew*] 1350 ga'al gaw-al' a primitive root, to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.):--X in any wise, X at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger.
Job 19: 25 For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
Psalm 19: 14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.*n8
Psalm 78: 35 And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.
Isaiah 43: 14 ?Thus saith the Lord, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.*n4
Isaiah 49: 7 Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.*n5
Isaiah 54: 5 For thy Maker is thine husband; the Lord of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.*n1
There are a lot more prophetic verses but this is enough to demonstrate the truth.
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Here is a quote from DA p. 752 and 753 on Jesus ransoming us. [*StrongsHebrew*] 1350 ga'al gaw-al' a primitive root, to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.):--X in any wise, X at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger. And now the Lord of glory was dying, a ransom for the race. In yielding up His precious life, Christ was not upheld by triumphant joy. All was oppressive gloom. It was not the dread of death that weighed upon Him. It was not the pain and ignominy of the cross that caused His inexpressible agony. Christ was the prince of suf- ferers; but His suffering was from a sense of the malignity of sin, a knowledge that through familiarity with evil, man had become [753] blinded to its enormity. Christ saw how deep is the hold of sin upon the human heart, how few would be willing to break from its power. He knew that without help from God, humanity must perish, and He saw multitudes perishing within reach of abundant help.
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Re: How many here have studies theHebrew Concept of ga'al
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So how did Paul view salvation?
Galatians 3: 13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
The word translated here as redeemed from Greek means:
[*StrongsGreek*] 1805 exagorazo ex-ag-or-ad'-zo from 1537 and 59; to buy up, i.e. ransom; figuratively, to rescue from loss (improve opportunity):--redeem. see GREEK for 1537 see GREEK for 59
Galatiand 4: 5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
Now notice that Paul brings in the concept of inheritance which we see in the OT,
16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. 18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. 19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
The word inherit comes from a Greek word meaning the following.
[*StrongsGreek*] 2816 kleronomeo klay-ron-om-eh'-o from 2818; to be an heir to (literally or figuratively):--be heir, (obtain by) inherit(-ance). see GREEK for 2818
So Paul agrees with the OT on both the concepts of inheritance and and the concepts of being redeemed as well as the concept of being sold to do sin.
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Here is more from Ellen White's comments on Romans 2: 4 from SDABC. 4 (Acts 5:31). Repentance the First Fruits of the Spirit?s Working?Repentance for sin is the first fruits of the working of the Holy Spirit in the life. It is the only rocess by which infinite purity reflects the image of Christ in His redeemed subjects. In Christ all fullness dwells. Science that is not in harmony with Him is of no value. He teaches us to count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus our Lord. This knowledge is the highest science that any man can reach (Manuscript 28, 1905). Our ransom has been paid by our Saviour. No one need be enslaved by Satan. Christ stands before us as our divine example, our all-powerful Helper. We have been bought with a price that it is impossible to compute. Who can measure the goodness and mercy of redeeming love (Manuscript 76, 1903)? From comments on Romans 6: 23 from SDABC. 23. A Voice Heard in Heaven?Transgression placed the whole world in jeopardy, under the death sentence. But in heaven there was heard a voice saying, ?I have found a ransom? (Letter 22, 1900).
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Re: How many here have studies theHebrew Concept of ga'al
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The idea behind to redeem is to ransom as they are synonyms. The scriptures use them interchangeably. Here are a bunch of times scripture uses the word ransom.
Exodus 30: 12 When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the Lord, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them.*n7 13 This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the Lord.
Psalm 49: 6 They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; 7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: 8 (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
Isiah 49: 10 And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Matthew 20: 28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
1Timothy 2: For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
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Re: How many here have studies theHebrew Concept of ga'al
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Now I have a question for you. I ran across this studying ga'al the first time and I don't believe I fully understand this yet. Proverbs 21: 18 The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright. Isaiah 41: 3 For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. The Hebrew word translated as ransom in both verses is not ga'al but another word. [*StrongsHebrew*] 3724 kopher ko'-fer from 3722; properly, a cover, i.e. (literally) a village (as covered in); (specifically) bitumen (as used for coating), and the henna plant (as used for dyeing); figuratively, a redemption-price:--bribe, camphire, pitch, ransom, satisfaction, sum of money, village. see HEBREW for 03722 God said He paid a price for Israel. A price that by implication says He bargained with the devil. That doesn't go along with what I know of the character of God, but the wording is too clear to really question as He paid a redemption price for Israel that consisted of idolaters, the devil's subjects. in exchange for Israel,
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Re: How many here have studies theHebrew Concept of ga'al
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No -- there's no bargaining with the devil, it's about God working with justice.
Proverbs 21:18 has the same thought as Prov. 11:8. 21:18 The wicked [shall be] a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright. 11:8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
While the "righteous" who were facing destruction, are delivered, the wicked, on the contrary, fall to the same danger that threatened the righteous, and by their fall open the way for the righteous to be delivered.
Sinful human beings all have the death sentence against them. This brings to the godless destruction, while it opens the way for the righteous to be delivered. The atonement of Christ brings satisfaction to the law's required death penalty for sin, thus redeeming those who come to Him for forgiveness and cleansing. This delivers the upright from the wrath which passes them by, but the very fact they needed to be ransomed in order to escape the wrath, means those who rejected the atonement, the wicked, must receive the wrath.
The story of Haman and Mordecai in the book of Esther, illustrates this concepts. Haman, suffering the fate he planned for Mordecai, opened the way for Israel's deliverance. The story of the plagues illustrate it as well -- blood on the doorposts shielded the Israelites, but the plague fell on the Egyptians and this opened the way for Israel's deliverance. Cyrus put an end to Babylon, but this opened the way for Israel's release from captivity.
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No -- there's no bargaining with the devil, it's about God working with justice.
Proverbs 21:18 has the same thought as Prov. 11:8. 21:18 The wicked [shall be] a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright. 11:8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
While the "righteous" who were facing destruction, are delivered, the wicked, on the contrary, fall to the same danger that threatened the righteous, and by their fall open the way for the righteous to be delivered.
Sinful human beings all have the death sentence against them. This brings to the godless destruction, while it opens the way for the righteous to be delivered. The atonement of Christ brings satisfaction to the law's required death penalty for sin, thus redeeming those who come to Him for forgiveness and cleansing. This delivers the upright from the wrath which passes them by, but the very fact they needed to be ransomed in order to escape the wrath, means those who rejected the atonement, the wicked, must receive the wrath.
The story of Haman and Mordecai in the book of Esther, illustrates this concepts. Haman, suffering the fate he planned for Mordecai, opened the way for Israel's deliverance. The story of the plagues illustrate it as well -- blood on the doorposts shielded the Israelites, but the plague fell on the Egyptians and this opened the way for Israel's deliverance. Cyrus put an end to Babylon, but this opened the way for Israel's release from captivity.
But your explanation is in conflict with the definition of ransom and a lot of scripture. Noun: ransom ran-sum
Money demanded for the return of a captured person - ransom money Payment for the release of someone The act of freeing from captivity or punishment
Verb: ransom ran-sum
(crime) exchange or buy back for money; under threat - redeem
Derived forms: ransomed, ransoms, ransoming
Type of: change, cost, defrayal, defrayment, exchange, interchange, payment, recovery, retrieval Isaiah 41: 3 is pretty hard to ignore. Isaiah 41: 3 For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. The entire law in Leviticus is about buying back that which was sold. Your explanation also is in conflict with the entire wording of the reason for, and effect of, the law in Leviticus. Scripture is very specific as it names different the nations involved. Also, scripture tells us that God required that the Isrelites were to redeem the first born of all their children and livestock because God had killed the first born of all the people and livestock in Egypt in the final plague as they were holy to Him because of the slaughter .of the first born of Egypt.
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Well if you see my explanation wrong -- What are you trying to say? Are you then interpreting scripture as saying the death of the wicked is the redemption price paid to save the forgiven, in Prov. 21:18 and 11:8 and that a righteous God would bargain with the Devil.?????? Are you saying God would offer the Devil nations x y z to destroy in exchange for other sinners He'd like to save??????
That' s not what I read in scripture. That's twisting the meaning into common sinful way of understanding what God's redemption is all about.
The atonement of Christ (the sinless One taking the penalty of the guilty) brings satisfaction to the law's required death penalty for sin, and it is ONLY this that redemption is offered to those who come to Him for forgiveness and cleansing. This is the ONLY thing that delivers the forgiven from the wrath that falls on sinners. That wrath passes them by because they are covered by the righteousness of Christ, but the very fact they needed to be ransomed in order to escape the wrath, means EVERYONE who rejected Christ's atonement, are not ransomed, and they will receive the wrath and face destruction.
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10/25/23 08:22 PM
10/25/23 08:22 PM
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Well if you see my explanation wrong -- What are you trying to say? Are you then interpreting scripture as saying the death of the wicked is the redemption price paid to save the forgiven, in Prov. 21:18 and 11:8 and that a righteous God would bargain with the Devil.?????? Are you saying God would offer the Devil nations x y z to destroy in exchange for other sinners He'd like to save??????
That' s not what I read in scripture. That's twisting the meaning into common sinful way of understanding what God's redemption is all about.
The atonement of Christ (the sinless One taking the penalty of the guilty) brings satisfaction to the law's required death penalty for sin, and it is ONLY this that redemption is offered to those who come to Him for forgiveness and cleansing. This is the ONLY thing that delivers the forgiven from the wrath that falls on sinners. That wrath passes them by because they are covered by the righteousness of Christ, but the very fact they needed to be ransomed in order to escape the wrath, means EVERYONE who rejected Christ's atonement, are not ransomed, and they will receive the wrath and face destruction.
. No. I'm saying what I said before. There is something here that I have thought about off and on for a decade and still do not understand. The definition of both redeem and ransom, as they are synonyms, and Isaiah 41: 3 and both texts in Proverbs all point to the same thing as does the description of the law in Leviticus. I don't see how and why God would play games with the devil but everything to do with the law of inheritance points to that. I can't just toss that out and contradict scripture. I'm caught on the horns of a dilemma. I guess I'll just have to wait some more for God to explain it to me as He's done this for me before. I haven't understood something and have just set it aside and it's been shown me when I've been researching another subject or just reading scripture. The light has just come on at some point. One time it took 30+ years before the answer was presented to me.
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Re: How many here have studies theHebrew Concept of ga'al
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10/26/23 05:23 PM
10/26/23 05:23 PM
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Just a thought -- Christ redeemed everyone, his sacrifice is all sufficient to take away every sinners sin. He met the demands of the law for every sinners death. None need die the second death.
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Not all are ransomed. Why?
It's like this --- everyone in this world is in bondage to sin, they are "imprisoned" in sin. They are held hostage. Christ has the perfect key ready to give to everyone. The key was purchased at great price by Christ. He has redeemed them, he has met all requirements' for their release. BUT the hostages must now accept the key in order for the ransom to take effect and be released. The devil is holding them, doing his best to keep them from reaching out and taking the key of redemption. The Holy Spirit is doing His best to encourage them to take the key, accept the ransom price and be free in Christ.
When Christ made provision for redemption He took the sins of the whole world upon Himself, the ransom price was made available to free every person. But those who refused to accept the ransom Christ provided for them, must pay their own ransom price. They will "pay" not only for their own sins but be punished for all the sins they caused the redeemed to commit. The Azazel ritual on the day of atonement shows the antagonists will bear punishment for sins they CAUSED others to commit in their attempts to hold them hostage. (See PP 358+)
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Re: How many here have studies theHebrew Concept of ga'al
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10/26/23 08:34 PM
10/26/23 08:34 PM
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Just a thought -- Christ redeemed everyone, his sacrifice is all sufficient to take away every sinners sin. He met the demands of the law for every sinners death. None need die the second death.
BUT
Not all are ransomed. Why?
It's like this --- everyone in this world is in bondage to sin, they are "imprisoned" in sin. They are held hostage. Christ has the perfect key ready to give to everyone. The
I know all of that, but I don't see how it resolvel key was purchased at great price by Christ. He has redeemed them, he has met all requirements' for their release. BUT the hostages must now accept the key in order for the ransom to take effect and be released. The devil is holding them, doing his best to keep them from reaching out and taking the key of redemption. The Holy Spirit is doing His best to encourage them to take the key, accept the ransom price and be free in Christ.
When Christ made provision for redemption He took the sins of the whole world upon Himself, the ransom price was made available to free every person. But those who refused to accept the ransom Christ provided for them, must pay their own ransom price. They will "pay" not only for their own sins but be punished for all the sins they caused the redeemed to commit. The Azazel ritual on the day of atonement shows the antagonists will bear punishment for sins they CAUSED others to commit in their attempts to hold them hostage. (See PP 358+)
I know all of that but I don't see how it resolves the issue at hand.
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