Forgiveness in the NT

ilaskomai-- "propitiation" or "forgivneness"
Exodus 32:14-- Because of Moses' intercession, the Lord "ilasthe" (was pursuaded/relented) to preserve his people
Deuteronomy 21:8-- The town nearby a murder will be "eksilasthestetai" (forgiven) of any guilt by proclaiming their innocence and asking for "ileos" (forgivness)
II Kings 5:18-- Naaman is asking for "ilasetai" (be pardoned) for having to bow in the house of Rimmon with his master.
II Kings 24:4-- Because of the innocent blood which Manassah shed, the Lord would not "ilasthevai" pardon it
II Chron 6:30-- A request for the Lord to hear the requests of the people during a famine or plague as they lift their hands toward the temple of God and to "ilase" forgive them according to their hearts.
Luke 18:13-- The tax collector is asking for mercy from God because he is a sinner.
Hebrews 2:17-- The high priest is asking for forgiveness for the sins of the people


ilastrepion-- "mercy seat" "means of forgiveness" "place of forgiveness"
Exodus 25-- Mercy seat-- the throne of God in the tabernacle. "I will meet you above the ilastrerion and I will speak to you about all that I will give ou in commandment for the sons of Israel" (25:22)
ex. 31:7-- The mercy seat
Ex 35:12-- the mercy seat
Ex 37-- mercy seat
Leviticus 16-- mercy seat; if Aaron does not approach the mercy seat in just the right way, he will die.
Numbers 7:89-- A voice spoke from above the mercy seat
Amos 9:1-- mercy seat
Ezekiel 43-- mercy seat
Hebrews 9:5-- mercy seat
4Maccabees 17:22-- The blood of the martyrs provided a ilastreriou means of forgiveness
Romans 3:25-- whom God displayed publically as a ilastrerion

ilasmos
Lev. 25:9-- day of atonement
Num. 5:8-- ram of atonement-- price paid to a relative or a priest to make restitution for a wrong done-- accompanied with confession
II Mac 3:33-- the high priest was asking for recovery for a man so the king did not think the Jews were doing wrong. He offered a sacrifice with it, which was called a "ilasmon"
Psalm 130:4-- There is ilasmos forgiveness with you
Amos 8:14-- Hebrew-- sin Greek- ilasmou/forgivness-- in an oath
Ezekiel 44:27-- On that day he shall offer his ilasmon--
sin offering or means of purificaiton
I John 2:2-- He is the ilasmos for our sins and for the whole world's
I JOhn 4:10-- God sent his son to be the ilasmon of our sins.

eksilaskomai
Gain forgiveness through sacrifice-- not used in NT

Blood in the Law

Shedding of blood = death-- Gen 9; Gen 37:22

No eating of blood-- Gen 9; Lev 3:13; 7:26-27; 17:10-14; 19:26; Deut 12:16, 23; 15:23; Acts 15:20, 29; 21:25

Eating blood connected with occultism-- Lev 19:26

blood calls out-- Gen 4

blood=life-- Gen 9:4; Lev 17:14; Deut 12:23

Justice for shedding man's blood is having blood shed-- Gen 9:6

kill then cover up blood (hide blood from God so there won't be a repeat of Cain?)-- Gen 37:26

Blood as a sign-- Ex 12

Blood spinkled on people for establishing covenant-- Ex 24

Atonement through blood-- Ex 30:10

In sacrifices, blood is to be sprinkled around the altar-- Ex 29; Lev 1, 3, 4, etc.

The blood of birth causes a woman to need purification for 33 days-- Lev. 12

Blood mixed with hyssop will purify-- Lev 14:51

Menstrual blood causes impurity-- Lev 15

The blood is the life of the flesh-- Lev 17:11

Blood is given on the altar for atonement-- Lev. 17:11

Blood avenger-- one who acts in vengeance of a killing-- accidental or otherwise-- Num 35; Deut 19

Blood pollutes the land-- Num 35:31ff

No expiation can be made for land in which blood was shed on, except by the blood of the one who shed it-- Num 35:33; Deut 19:13

The blood of animals is to be poured out on the ground-- Deut 12:16

Innocent blood must be avenged if the land is to be pure-- Deut 19

Purification from the shedding of innocent blood-- Deut 21:1-9

Deut 32:42-- Yahweh will avenge the blood of his servants, thus will atone for his land and people

People eating with blood-- I Sam 14:32f.

Sin against innocent blood-- I sam 19:5

Sinning by shedding blood and taking vengeance by one's own hand-- I Sam 25:26, 31

Require blood when wicked men kill a righteous man-- II Sam 4:11

flesh and blood-- physical life-- eph 6:12; Gal 1:16; I cor 15:50; Heb 2:14;

All things are cleaned through blood and without the shedding of blood there is no forgivness-- Heb 9:22

God's Provison of Food

God provided bread for the Israelites in the wilderness—but no one knew what this bread was—Ex. 16; it was special bread that fell from heaven

Jesus spoke of giving bread in the wilderness—his flesh and blood was what would sustain one for eternal life-- John 6

Jesus provided bread in the wilderness—He fulfilled God’s promise of food

Leviticus 26:3-6—God’s promise to provide abundant food if they obeyed commandments; Lev 26:26—There will be famine if the people disobey God

Psalm 37:5; Isa. 33:15-16—God provides bread for the righteous and their children

God takes away bread of those in judgment—Isa 3:1

God will provide bread for the exile from the land—Isa. 51:14

Abraham’s "bread" was a wonderful feast—Gen 18:5-8

Bread is what people seek in famine—Gen 41

To eat is to be one people with—Gen 43, I Cor 5, Gal 2

Eze 36:27-30—God will grant abundance of food when the kingdom comes

Deut 8:3—Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God; God allowed them to be hungry and then fed them so that they would understand that one’s bread comes as a result of obedience to God’s word and that God directly provides bread.