Lesson 126 Amplified -- SACRIFICE

 THUSIA

American: animal sacrifice

Hebrew Aramaic: zebach

THUO

American: to sacrifice or to kill an animal

 

Hebrew Aramaic: chataah

American: offering for sin

 

The Old Blood Covenant (Old Testament) was ratified with the slaughter of animals. Genesis 15.9 And He [YHWH] said to him [Abram], “Take for Me a three-year-old heifer, and a three-year-old she-goat and a three-year-old ram and even a nestling dove.” And he took for Him all these and he divided [split] them in the middle and he laid each piece opposite its neighbor, but the bird he not divided. And down came the birds of prey on the carcasses and Abram drove them away. And it was the sun setting and a deep sleep fell on Abram. And LO! A terror of great darkness falling on him. And HE said to Abram, “You must surely know that alien [Israelites living in Egypt] shall your zera [sperma] be in a land not to them [theirs] and your seed will serve them. And they will afflict them for four hundred years. And (also), I will judge the nation whom they shall serve and after that [400 years] they will come out with great substance. And you shall know [come to] your forefathers in shalom [safety, peace, health, happiness, prosperity, friendship]; you shall be buried in a good old age. And [Then] in the fourth generation, they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full [complete]. And LO! The sun had gone down, and it was dark. LO! [Abram saw] A small furnace and a torch of fire that passed between the pieces of these animals in the day that YHWH cut a covenant with Abram. 

So, the shedding of the blood of animals ratified the Old Testament, but the New Testament [New Blood Covenant] was ratified with the blood of our Lord Jesus the Christ [Anointed One, Messiah], the Only-given-birth, Son of Theos. 

Almost Greek: [Words in italics are translator’s additions.] 

1^st Corinthians 5.6: Your boast is not good. Don’t you know that a little leaven leavens the whole mass of dough? Then thoroughly cleanse away the old leaven in order that you may be a new mass of dough, just as if you are unleavened. For our Passover Lamb, the Christos, ethuthe [was sacrificed] for us. So, let us keep feast, not with old leaven; not with leaven of kakia [worthlessness] and of ponerias [depravity]; conversely, with the unleavened bread of clarity and of truth.

 

1^st Corinthians 10.15: Distinguish what I say. Isn’t the cup of eulogias [fine speaking, commendation, blessing, eulogy] that with which we eulogoumen [speak well of, praise, bless] a koinonia [sharing, partnership] in the blood of the Christou? Isn’t the bread which we break a koinonia in the somatos [body] of the Christou? Because of the One Bread, we many are one soma, for we all share the One Bread. Look at Israel. Down to flesh, aren’t those eating the thusia koinonia in the altar. What then, do I say that an eidolon [image for worship, idol] is something? but what an ethne thuo, they thuo to demons and not to Theos. I not want you to be caused to be koinonia of demons. You can’t drink the cup of the Kuriou [Lord. Master] and the cup of the demon! You can’t share of the table of the Kuriou and the table of the demon! Or do we incite the Kurion  to rivalry? We aren’t stronger than Him, are we?

 

Luke 22.7: Now, came the day of unleavened bread (in which thuesthai [must be sacrificed] the Passover Lamb). And He sent forth Rock and John, saying,

“Go to prepare for us the Passover meal in order that we may eat it.”

 

Acts 7.42: [YHWH] ….. As it has been written in the Biblio [sheets, rolls, scrolls, book] of The Prophetoni [The Prophets], “Victims and thusias [sacrifices] you not brought to Me (for forty years in the wasteland) O house of Israel. Also, you took up from Egypt the tent of Moloch [in Greek; “Molek” in Hebrew; “An Idol” in American] and the constellation of your theou [god] Remphan [incorrect Greek transliteration of Kijun, an Egyptian idol]; the die-made [cast] statues which you plunged [poured, cast] proskunein [to worship, as a dog licks his master’s hand] them and I will exile you to the other side of Babylon.”

 

AMOS 5.26: [YHWH] “Did you bring near to Me zebach and portion [tithing] (driving for forty years in the desert) O house of Israel? Yes, you lifted [bore] the booth of your king and Kijun; your images; the stars of your elohiym [gods] which you made for yourselves. Therefore, I will metoikio [move as settlers or captives; exile] you to the distance of Damascus, Syria,” says YHWH. The Elohiym of Shamayin [Ouranos, Heaven] is His name.

 

Hebrews 5: For every high priest (having been taken out of men) is appointed on behalf of men (in the matters as to Theos) in order that he may offer both gifts and thusias on behalf of hamartion [misses of the mark or goal; errors, offenses, sins]; being able to feel in due measure for those not knowing and being led astray, since he also is encompassed by feebleness. For this reason, he ought to offer (on behalf of hamartion) as concerning the people; so also, concerning himself. No one takes the timen [value, esteem, dignity] to himself, except the one being called by Theos [Father God; Hebrew: El]; in fact, even as Aaron was called. So also, the Christos [Mashiyach] not glorified Himself to be caused to be a high priest but the One speaking to Him did so: “YOU ARE My Son! Today I gegeneka [have created, have given birth to] You.”

 

Hebrws 7.26: For such a High Priest was fitting to us; hagios, akakos [without worthlessness], undefiled, having been separated from hamartolon and being caused to be higher than the ouranon [heavens, skies], Who hasn’t need (as do the high priests) to offer thusias down day by day (firstly, for their own hamartion, then for those of the people). For He did this once for everyone, offering Himself up. For The Law [Pentateuch, 1^st Five Books of the Old Testament, Books of Moses] appoints men (having infirmity) high priests but the logos of the oath-taking, after the giving of The Law, appoints a Son having been perfected to the age.

 

Hebrews 8: Now, a summary of the words being said: “We have such a High Priest, Who sat [sits] at the right of the throne of the Megalosunes [Majesty] in Ouranoi [Heavens]; a minister of the hagion [holy ones, sacred ones, consecrated ones; saints] and of the true tabernacle which the Kurios (and not man) raised up. For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and thusia, from which it is also necessary for this One to have something that He may offer. For if (in fact) He were on earth, He wouldn’t even be a priest; there being those priests offering gifts down to The Law.

[Only descendants of Levi were earthly priests; Jesus was a descendant of Judah.]

 

Hebrews 9.21: Likewise, he sprinkled both the tabernacle and all the service vessels with blood. Almost all is cleansed by blood down to The Law and no remission comes without blood-shedding; thus, it was needful for the articles to be truly examples of those in the Ouranois [Heavens], to be cleansed with these [blood] but the heavenly articles themselves are cleansed by better thusiais [sacrifices] than these. For the Christos entered the “Hagia of Hagion” not made with hands (which are figures of the true entities) but He entered into Ouranon itself, now to appear in the presence of Theos, for us. Not that He should offer Himself often, even as the high priest enters into the “Hagia of Hagion” down to year by year with blood of others (since He must have [would have] often suffered from the founding of the kosmou) but now once! at the completion of the ages. He has been revealed for the putting away of hamartias via thusias of Himself. As it is reserved to men once to die and after this, krisis [decision, judgment rendered, verdict], so the Christos (having been offered once to bear the hamartias of many) will appear a second time (without bearing hamartias) to those expecting Him into [for] soterian [rescue, safety, salvation].

 

Hebrews10: For having The Law is having a shadow of the coming good; not itself the eikona [image, likeness, statue, icon] of those things. Not even one of them [the priests] is able to perfect those drawing near with the same thusia which they continually offer down to year by year, otherwise, wouldn’t they have ceased being offered because those serving not still having conscience [consciousness] of hamartion, having once been cleansed? But in them is a remembrance of hamartian, down to year by year. It is impossible for blood of bulls and goats to take away hamartias. For this reason, He says,

“Thusia and prosphoran [a presentation, an offering] You not desired but You prepared a human soma for Me. You weren’t pleased with whole-consumed [burnt offerings] and thusia as to hamartias. Then I said, ‘LO! I come’ (It has been written about Me In the heading of the Bibliou [Bible].), ‘Theos, to do Your thelema [determination, choice, decision, decree].’”

 

PSALM 40.6: “Zebach and minchah [apportionment] You didn’t desire. You have opened ears to Me. Zebach and chataah You haven’t requested. Then I said, ‘LO! I come;’ in the Megillach [Roll, Scroll, Bible], it is written of Me. ‘I delight to do Your delight, My Elohiym.’”

 

[Hebrews continues] Saying above,

“You not desired, nor were pleased with thusia and prosphoran as to hamartias (which are prospheran [borne toward, brought near to an altar] according to The Law),” then He said, “LO! I come to do Your thelema, Theos.”

He takes away the first [1^st Blood Covenant, Old Testament] in order that He may set up the second [2^nd Blood Covenant, New Testament], by which Will and Testament we hegiasmenoi [are made holy, are sanctified] via the prosphoras of the somatos of Jesus, the Christou [Mashiyach]; once for everyone. Every priest stands (down to day by day, as a public servant), serving and often prospheron the same thusia of which not even one can take away hamartias. But He, prosenelkas [having offered] One thusia on behalf of hamartion, in perpetuity sat down at the right of Theos; from then, accepting [awaiting] until His enemies are placed as a stool for His feet. For by One prosphora He has perfected (in perpetuity) those hagiazomenous [being made holy,being sanctified]. The Hagios Pneuma also testifies to us. For after having said before,

“After these days, this is the blood covenant which I covenant to them,” says the Kurios, “Giving My laws on their hearts and I will write them on their dianoion [deep thought, understanding] and not (in no way) will I still remember their hamartion and their lawless deeds.”

Now, where there is aphesis [forgiveness] of these, there is no longer prosphora concerning hamartias. 

End of One Hundred Twenty-sixth Lesson

Lesson 125 Amplified -- EKDIKOS

 EKDIKOS

American: One meting out punishment, Avenger (Theos) 

EKDIKESIS

American: vindication, retribution, punishment

Hebrew Aramaic: shillem 

EKDIKESAI

American: to vindicate, to retaliate, to punish, to avenge

Hebrew Aramaic: naqam 

It seems inborn (in human nature) to seek retribution over a wrong received. But we are instructed in the Bible not to do so. In fact, we are told to bless those, even materially, who wrong us. Nevertheless, when the offender is to be punished, Theos will do the punishing. 

Almost Greek: [Words in italics are translator’s additions.] 

1^st Thessalonians 4: Finally then, brothers, we request of you and parakaloumen [call near, invite, urge, exhort, encourage, console] you in the Kurios [Lord, Master] Jesus, even as you received from us how it is necessary to walk and to please Theos [Father God] in order that you superabound the more. For you know what commands we gave to you via the Kurios Jesus. For this is the thelema [determination, choice, decision, decree] of Theos -- your purification: for you to abstain from porneia [whoring, incest, non-marital sexual intercourse], for each one of you knows how to possess his own vessel [body] in hagiasmos [holiness, purity] and time [value, esteem], not in passion of forbidden desire as the ethnoi [nations, races, non-Jews, gentiles] not knowing Theos. Not shall you climb over or be covetous of your brother in a deed because the Kurios is the Ekdikos concerning all these as indeed we earnestly testified and forewarned you. For Theos not called us to impurity, but in hagiasmos [holiness, purity]. So those despising you, not despise man but Theos, the One giving His Hagios [Holy, Sacred, Consecrated] Pneuma [Breath, Spirit, Ghost] to You. 

2^nd Thessalonians 1.3: We ought always to eucharistein [gratefully give thanks] to Theos concerning you, brothers, as it is due because your pistis [faith, reliance] exceedingly grows and multiplies the agape [unconditional love] of each and every one of you to one another, so much so as for us to boast ourselves in you in [among] the ekklesiai [assemblies, churches] of Theos for your endurance [constancy] and pistis [faith, reliance] in all your stress that you endure. A clear indication of the dikaios [equitable, just, right] kriseths [decision, judgment rendered, verdict] of Theos is for you to be deemed entirely deserving of the Kingdom of Theos (for which, indeed, you suffer); since it’s a dikaios act from beside Theos to requite to those squeezing you, stress, and to you (those being squeezed) rest, with us, at the revelation of our Kurios Jesus from ouranos [the sky, the heavens] with aggeloi [messengers, angels] of His dunamis [force, power] in flaming fire, giving full ekdikesin to those not knowing Theos and to those not heeding the euaggelion [good news, gospel, evangel] of our Kurios Jesus, the Christos [Anointed One, Messiah, Christ]. They will pay the penalty (eternal death away from the face of the Kurios and away from the glory of His might), when He comes to be glorified in His hagioi [holy ones, sacred ones, consecrated ones, saints] and to be admired in all those pisteuousin [putting their faith in] Jesus in that Day. This is because you episteurthe [put your faith] in our testimony to you. Indeed, we constantly proseuchometh [humbly beg God, pray] concerning you that you may be deemed suitable for the calling of our Theos and may fulfill every satisfaction of goodness and work of pistis in dunamis such that the name of our Kurios Jesus, the Christos, may be glorified in you and you in Him down to the charis [graciousness] of our Theos and Kurios Jesus, the Christos. 

2^nd Corinthians 7.8: For I see that that letter (even if indeed it grieved you for an hour) has caused change. Now, I am joyful, not that you were grieved, conversely, that you were grieved to metanoian [thinking differently, turning about 180 degrees, repenting]. For you grieved down to the choice of Theos in order that you might not be injured in even one word emergent from me. For sadness down to the choice of Theos works metanoian to irrevocable soterian [rescue, safety, salvation] but worldly sadness fully works out death. Notice this same issue (for you to be grieved down to the choice of Theos), how much it fully worked out (in you) spouden [speed, alacrity, eagerness], also apologian [a plea, giving an account, a defense], also indignation, also fear, also a longing, also zelon [heat, zeal, ardor], also ekdikesin! In all you present yourselves clean of this deed [incest]. Therefore, even if I wrote to you, it was not for the one being unjust nor for the one being wronged, conversely, it was because of my spouden [speed, alacrity, eagerness] toward you before the face of Theos. 

2^nd Corinthians 10: I myself, Paul, parakalo you via the gentleness and appropriateness of the Christou. I who face to face indeed am lowly in [among] you but courageous toward you when absent. But I request that, when I am near to you, I may be not courageous with confidence which I estimate to be bold over some, those regarding me as walking down to flesh. Although walking in flesh, I not war down to flesh for the implements of my soldiering are not fleshly, conversely, dunata [forceful, powerful] to Theos toward demolishing castles [strongholds], demolishing imaginations and every elevated thing exalting itself down to [against] the knowledge of Theos and making captive the whole perception in attentive hearkening to the Christou and being ready ekdikesai all inattention [disobedience], whenever your attentive hearkening is made replete [complete].

 

Romans 12.14: Elulogeite [Speak well of, Praise, Bless] those pursuing [persecuting] you; elulogeite and not put a curse upon them. Rejoice with the rejoicing and wail with the wailing. Have the same interest into all of one another, not only having interest in the lofty; conversely, yielding to the lowly. Not be caused to be wise near yourselves [in your own estimation]. Give back to no one kakon [worthless] for kakou [worthless]. Promote the kala [beautiful, virtuous] before all men. If possible (emergent from yourselves), be peaceable to all men. Not ekdikountes [vindicating, getting retribution, punishing] yourselves, agapetoi [unconditionally beloved]; conversely, give place [space, room] for the orge [violent passion, fury, rage, wrath] of Theos for it has been written, “Ekdikesis belongs to Me. I will repay,” says the Kurios.

 

DEUTERONOMY 32.35 [YHWH] “... Shillem [requital, recompense] belongs to Me.”

 

Romans 13: Let every psuche [soul, life, psyche, ego] be subordinate [subject] to superior [higher] authorities for there isn’t authority if not from Theos but the existing authorities exist due to having been arranged [instituted] under Theos. So too, the one opposing authority opposes the arrangement [institution] of Theos and those having opposed Him will receive a krima [decision, judgment rendered, verdict] to themselves. Rulers aren’t a cause of fears to those doing good works, but they are to the kakon [worthless]. Now, do you want not to fear authority? Do good and you will have praise emergent from the same for he is a servant of Theos for good to you but in case you do kakon, do fear! for he not eike [idly, vainly] wears the sword for he is a servant of Theos, an ekdikos [punisher, avenger] to orgen of the one practicing kakon. Because of this, it is necessary to be in subjection, not merely because of orgen, conversely, because of conscience.

 

Luke 18: Now, He also told to them a parable toward it being necessary (at all times) to proseuchesthai and not to weaken, saying,

“There was a certain judge in a city, not fearing Theos and not respecting man. Now, there was a widow in that city, and she came to him saying, ‘Ekdikeson [Vindicate] me from my adversary.’ And for a time, he ethelesen [chose, decided] not to do so but after these events, he said within himself, ‘If I not even fear Theos and not respect man, yet via [because] this widow affords me pain, I will ekdikeso her in order that coming, she not subdue me in the end.’”

Now, the Kurios said, 

“Hear what the unjust judge says! Now, not (in no way) would [wouldn’t] our just Theos do the ekdikesin [vindicating] of His chosen (those shouting to Him for help day and night) and being makrothumon [forbearing, patiently restraining] over them? I say to you that (in haste) He will do the ekdikesin of them. Yet the Son of Man coming, will He then find persistence in pistin on the earth?” 

Luke 21.20: “Now, when you see Jerusalem being encircled by a camping ground of troops, then know that its pillaging has been caused to be. Then, let those in Judea flee into the mountains and let those in the middle of it leave and not let those in the outside regions enter into it because these days of ekdikeseos [vindication, retribution, punishment] are to be fulfilled; that is all the things having been written. But woe in [to] the pregnant women and those nursing in those days for megale stress will be upon the earth and orge [violent passion, fury, rage, wrath] in [to] this people and they will fall by the mouth of the knife and will be made led captive into all the ethne, and Jerusalem will be trampled under the ethnoi until the times of the ethnon are fulfilled.” 

Acts 7.24: 7.24 “And seeing one being wronged, he [Moses] defended him and did ekdikesin for the one being beaten down, striking the Egyptian. Now, he supposed that his brothers understood that Theos would give deliverance to them via his hand, but they not understood. 

Hebrews 10.26: For if we are voluntarily [willfully] hamartanonton [missing the mark or goal; erring, offending, sinning], after receiving the full knowledge of the truth, no more thusia [sacrifice] concerning hamartion remains but some awful edoche [expectation] of kriseos [accusation, condemnation, judgment] and hot fire being about to consume the adversaries. Anyone, disregarding the Law of Moses, dies without oiktirmon [pity] upon the testimony of two or three witnesses. How much worse punishment (think you?) will he be thought worthy to receive, having trampled the Son of Theos and having deemed common the blood of the covenant by which he hegiasthe [was made holy, sanctified] and having insulted the Hagios Pneuma of charitos [graciousness]? For we know the One having said, “Ekdikesis [Vindication, Retribution, Punishment] is to Me. I will repay,” says the Kurios and again, “The Kurios krinei [will distinguish, will decide, will judge, will put on trial] His people.” 

1^st Peter 2.13: Accordingly, subordinate yourselves (via the Kuriou) to all men of the hierarchy; whether to a king as being superior; whether to leaders [governors] as having been sent via him; (in fact) ekdikesin to the kakopoion [worthless doer] but praise to well-doers because such is the thelema [determination, choice, decision, decree] of Theos. Muzzle the ignorance of mindless men by doing good. Be as free yet not holding freedom as a covering for kakias [worthlessness], yet as slaves of Theos. Timesate [value, esteem, revere] all. Agapate the brotherhood. Fear Theos. Timate the King.

 End of One Hundred Twenty-fifth Lesson