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Psalm 65:3-4

Psalm 65:3-4

Psalm 65:3-4, “When iniquities prevail against me, you atone [ἱλάσκομαι/כָּפַר] for our transgressions. Blessed is the one you choose and bring near, to dwell in your courts! We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness of your temple!” Notice the transition into verse 4, “Blessed is the one…” We move almost …

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Exodus 17:15 + Numbers 21:8 + Isaiah 11:10-12 + John 3:14-15

Exodus 17:15 + Numbers 21:8 + Isaiah 11:10-12 + John 3:14-15

    Notice the repeated Hebrew word for Banner/Signal (נס) in the following verses: Exodus 17:15, “And Moses built an altar and called the name of it, ‘YHWH Is My Banner (נס)” – YHWH as נס Numbers 21:8, “And YHWH said to Moses, ‘Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole (נס), and …

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Exodus 34:6 + Proverbs 16:6

Exodus 34:6 + Proverbs 16:6

  Exodus 34:6, “YHWH, YHWH, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness…” Proverbs 16:6, “By steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for…” Final atonement comes when the Holy God revealed on Mt. Sinai shows the fullness of His steadfast love and faithfulness toward His sinful people …

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Exodus 25:11 + Romans 3:25

Exodus 25:11 + Romans 3:25

Exodus 25:22, “There I will meet with you…above the mercy seat (Hilasterion).” Romans 3:25, “God put [Christ] forward as a propitiation (Hilasterion) by His blood, to be received by faith.”The cherubim around the earthly “throne” of YHWH “watched” in awe as blood was sprinkled on the Hilasterion–the place where YHWH would appear to the His …

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Exodus 3:24-25

Exodus 3:24-25

  “During those many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God. And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. God saw the …

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  Exodus 33:20, “…man shall not see me and live.”   When Moses asks to see YHWH’s glory on Mount Sinai, the Lord responds by telling Moses that he cannot see His face, since to see the face of God means death for a sinful human. However, John tells us that—with the incarnation of the …

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