Dictionary of Bible Themes A person or animal that acts in God's sight in a substitutionary capacity, to whom are transferred the sins of others, together with the corresponding penalty for those sins. Leviticus 5:17The principle of accountability necessitates a sin-bearer See also All are held responsible for their own sin and its consequences Leviticus 5:1; 20:16-21; 24:15-16Ezekiel 18:19-20 Ezekiel 4:4-6 Individuals and nations come under God's judgment for their sin See also Ezekiel 16:58; 18:4Ezekiel's behaviour foreshadowed God's judgment on the sin of Israel and Judah. Matthew 11:21-24Romans 1:18-32; 6:23 pp Lk 10:12-15 Isaiah 44:22God's gracious provision of a sin-bearer in the OT See also God takes away the sin of those who repent 2 Samuel 12:13Psalms 103:12 Zechariah 3:4 Leviticus 5:5-6 See also The sacrifice of an animal to remove sin Leviticus 4:1-35; 5:14-6:7Leviticus 16:8-10 The Day of Atonement and the removal of sin See also Leviticus 16:15-19The sacrificial goat expiated the sins of the people in the sight of God; the driving away of the scapegoat into the desert symbolised the removal of the sin of the community. Leviticus 16:20-22the sin offering the scapegoat Numbers 18:1-7The function of the priests in the sin-bearing process The priests were responsible for the sanctuary Leviticus 22:9See also Strict regulations governed the performance of their service Exodus 28:42-43; 30:17-21Leviticus 16:3-4 Exodus 28:36-38 See also The priests bore the sin of the people in a representative capacity Leviticus 10:17Hebrews 9:28 Jesus Christ as sin-bearer See also Jesus Christ bore the sins of the world on the cross Isaiah 53:4-6,10-12John 1:29 Colossians 2:14 Hebrews 10:11-14 1 Peter 2:24 1 John 3:5 1 John 2:1 See also Jesus Christ's intercessory role as high priest Romans 8:34Hebrews 7:25 See also 2306 Christ, high priest2315 Christ as Lamb 5051 responsibility 6027 sin, God's remedy for 6614 atonement 6650 finding 6714 ransom 6754 union with Christ 7442 shrine 7766 priests |
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