{"id":6743,"date":"2024-10-10T14:36:30","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T19:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/?p=6743"},"modified":"2024-10-10T14:40:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T19:40:39","slug":"the-essence-of-atonement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/the-essence-of-atonement\/","title":{"rendered":"The Essence of Atonement…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Many of our deepest anxieties come from the fear of death, whether we are conscious of this or not… Death represents fear of the unknown, fear of being abandoned, fear of being rejected, fear of being separated from others, and so on. I am so glad Yeshua gives us eternal life, which for me is not so much about immortality of the soul as it is being loved and accepted by God… That is what “at-one-ment” means, after all (John 17:22-23).<\/p>\n

Because God loves and accepts us, we trust Him to be present for us, even in the darkest of hours, on the other side of the veil, where he there \u201cprepares a place for us\u201d (John 14:2). As Yeshua said, “I tell you the solemn truth, the one who hears my message and believes the One who sent me has eternal life (\u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd) and will not be condemned, but has passed (i.e., \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u1f71 + \u03b2\u03b1\u1f77\u03bd\u03c9, lit., “crossed over” [\u05e2\u05b8\u05d1\u05b7\u05e8]) from death to life” (John 5:24). God’s love \u201ccrosses over\u201d from death to life and now forever sustains me.<\/p>\n

Torah reading Acharei Mot<\/a>\u00a0provides details about Yom Kippur, or the “Day of Atonement,” a special service that gave ritual expression of God’s love by making purification for our sins. As I\u2019ve explained before, the word for love (i.e., ahavah<\/em>: \u05d0\u05d4\u05d1\u05d4) equals the number thirteen (1+5+2+5=13), but when shared it is multiplied: 13 x 2 = 26, which is the same value for the Sacred Name (\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4), i.e., (10+5+6+5=26). Likewise the Hebrew word for “life” is chayim<\/em> (\u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd), is written in the plural to emphasize that life cannot be lived alone but must be shared. Notice that within the word chayim are embedded two consecutive Yods (\u05d9\u05d9), representing unity in plurality (Yod-Yod is an abbreviation for YHVH, also indicating the \u201cdeep Akedah\u201d of Father and Son). God gave up His life so that we can be in relationship with Him, that is, so that we can be “at-one” with His heart for us. Whatever else it may mean, then, the Hebrew word for \u201catonement\u201d (i.e., kapparah<\/em>, \u201ccovering,\u201d \u201cprotection,\u201d \u201cpurification,\u201d \u201ccleansing,\u201d \u201cforgiveness,\u201d and so on) is about accepting God\u2019s heart for you – being unified in his love – and if you miss that, you\u2019ve missed the point of the Torah’s teaching… Thank God we are “sealed” in the book of life by the love of Yeshua!<\/p>\n

Blessed are You, LORD, Giver of the Atonement, Amen…<\/em><\/p>\n

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