Jesus Is Our Redeemer
“The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.”
John 1:29
Study the word of God in order to understand the role of a redeemer. The bible tells us who our redeemer is and that our redeemer has been with His creation through out all time!
“I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.” Isaiah 44:22
2 blot out = obliterate from the memory, מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמַיִם from under heaven e.g. the name Deuteronomy 9:14; Deuteronomy 29:19; 2 Kings 14:27; the remembrance Exodus 17:14 (twice in verse) (J), Deuteronomy 25:19; the name for ever Psalm 9:6; transgressions (פשׁע; no more remembered by God against sinner) Psalm 51:3; Isaiah 43:25; Isaiah 44:22; עָון Psalm 51:11.
Strong’s Concordance
gaal: to redeem, act as kinsman
Original Word: גָּאַלPart of Speech: VerbTransliteration: gaalPhonetic Spelling: (gaw-al’)Definition: to redeem, act as kinsman
“As for our redeemer, the LORD of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.” Isaiah 47:4
Strong’s Concordance
gaal: to redeem, act as kinsman
Original Word: גָּאַלPart of Speech: VerbTransliteration: gaalPhonetic Spelling: (gaw-al’)Definition: to redeem, act as kinsman
“For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:” Job 19:25
Same as above.
“Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.” Psalms 19:14
Same as above.
“Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;” 1 Peter 1:18
Strong’s Concordance
lutroó: to release by paying a ransom, to redeem
Original Word: λυτρόωPart of Speech: VerbTransliteration: lutroóPhonetic Spelling: (loo-tro’-o)Definition: to release by paying a ransom, to redeemUsage: I release on receipt of ransom; mid: I redeem, release by paying ransom, liberate.
“Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;” Galatians 3:13
Strong’s Concordance
exagorazó: to buy up, i.e. ransom, fig. to rescue from loss
Original Word: ἐξαγοράζωPart of Speech: VerbTransliteration: exagorazóPhonetic Spelling: (ex-ag-or-ad’-zo)Definition: to buy up, ransom, to rescue from lossUsage: I buy out, buy away from, ransom; mid: I purchase out, buy, redeem, choose.
“And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.” Hebrews 9:15
Strong’s Concordance
apolutrósis: a release effected by payment of ransom
Original Word: ἀπολύτρωσις, εως, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, FeminineTransliteration: apolutrósisPhonetic Spelling: (ap-ol-oo’-tro-sis)Definition: a release effected by payment of ransomUsage: release effected by payment of ransom; redemption, deliverance.
“And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;” Revelation 5:9
Strong’s Concordance
agorazó: to buy in the marketplace, purchase
Original Word: ἀγοράζωPart of Speech: VerbTransliteration: agorazóPhonetic Spelling: (ag-or-ad’-zo)Definition: to buy in the marketplace, purchaseUsage: I buy.
As our redeemer, the bible tells us Jesus accomplishes a work for us. He refers to this work as a propitiation and a reconciliation. Now let’s examine the word of God in order to understand the meaning of propitiation and reconciliation.
“Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” 1 John 4:10
Strong’s Concordance
hilasmos: propitiation
Original Word: ἱλασμός, οῦ, ὁPart of Speech: Noun, MasculineTransliteration: hilasmosPhonetic Spelling: (hil-as-mos’)Definition: propitiationUsage: a propitiation (of an angry god), atoning sacrifice.
HELPS Word-studies
2434 hilasmós – properly, propitiation; an offering to appease (satisfy) an angry, offended party. 2434 (hilasmós) is only used twice (1 Jn 2:2, 4:10) – both times of Christ’s atoning blood that appeases God’s wrath, on all confessed sin. By the sacrifice of Himself, Jesus Christ provided the ultimate 2434 /hilasmós (“propitiation”).
“Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;” Romans 3:25
Strong’s Concordance
hilastérion: propitiatory
Original Word: ἱλαστήριον, ου, τόPart of Speech: Noun, NeuterTransliteration: hilastérionPhonetic Spelling: (hil-as-tay’-ree-on)Definition: propitiatoryUsage: (a) a sin offering, by which the wrath of the deity shall be appeased; a means of propitiation, (b) the covering of the ark, which was sprinkled with the atoning blood on the Day of Atonement.
HELPS Word-studies
2435 hilastḗrion (a substantival adjective, derived from 2433 /hiláskomai, “to propitiate”) – the place of propitiation; the lid of the golden ark (the mercy-seat) where the blood of a vicarious lamb appeased God’s wrath on sin. See also 2434 (hilasmós).
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“And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.” 1 John 2:2
Strong’s Concordance
hilasmos: propitiation
Original Word: ἱλασμός, οῦ, ὁPart of Speech: Noun, MasculineTransliteration: hilasmosPhonetic Spelling: (hil-as-mos’)Definition: propitiationUsage: a propitiation (of an angry god), atoning sacrifice.
HELPS Word-studies
2434 hilasmós – properly, propitiation; an offering to appease (satisfy) an angry, offended party. 2434 (hilasmós) is only used twice (1 Jn 2:2, 4:10) – both times of Christ’s atoning blood that appeases God’s wrath, on all confessed sin. By the sacrifice of Himself, Jesus Christ provided the ultimate 2434 /hilasmós (“propitiation”).
“Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.”
Hebrews 2:17
Strong’s Concordance
hilaskomai: to be propitious, make propitiation for
Original Word: ἱλάσκομαιPart of Speech: VerbTransliteration: hilaskomaiPhonetic Spelling: (hil-as’-kom-ahee)Definition: to be propitious, make propitiation forUsage: (a) I have mercy on, show favor to, (b) trans. with object of sins: I forgive, pardon.
HELPS Word-studies
Cognate: 2433 hiláskomai (akin to 2434 /hilasmós, “propitiation, appeasement/satisfaction of divine wrath on sin”) – properly, to extend propitiation, showing mercy by satisfying (literally, propitiating) the wrath of God on sin; “to conciliate, appease, propitiate (so the LXX; see also Thackeray, Gr., 270f quoting from inscriptions and Deiss., BS, 224f)” (Abbott-Smith). See 2434 /hilasmos (“propitiation”).
“To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.” 2 Corinthians 5:19
Strong’s Concordance
katallassó: to reconcile
Original Word: καταλλάσσωPart of Speech: VerbTransliteration: katallassóPhonetic Spelling: (kat-al-las’-so)Definition: to reconcileUsage: I change, exchange, reconcile.
HELPS Word-studies
2644 katallássō (from 2596 /katá, “down to an exact point,” intensifying 236 /allássō, “to change”) – properly, decisively change, as when two parties reconcile when coming (“changing”) to the same position.
2644 /katallássō (“decisively changed, reconciled”) is applied to marriage partners (1 Cor 7:11), but usually in the redemptive sense of a sinner reconciling to the Lord.
[2644 (katallássō) was originally used for the exchange of coins; “properly, to change, exchange (especially of money); hence, of persons, to change from enmity to friendship, to reconcile” (A-S).]
After having studied the word of God, we now have an understanding that Jesus is our redeemer. We come away from this study understanding that Jesus has always been the redeemer of mankind according to the plan of God, starting at point of creation. Next, we will study the word of God to see how Jesus fulfills His role as our redeemer.
“For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” 2 Corinthians 5:21
ἁμαρτία (hamartia)
Strong: G266
GK: G281
error; offence, sin, Mt. 1:21; a principle or cause of sin, Rom. 7:7; proneness to sin, sinful propensity, Rom. 7:17, 20; guilt or imputation of sin, Jn. 9:41; Heb. 9:26; a guilty subject, sin-offering, expiatory victim, 2 Cor. 5:21
“Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.” 1 Peter 2:24
Strong’s Concordance
anapheró: to carry up, lead up
Original Word: ἀναφέρωPart of Speech: VerbTransliteration: anapheróPhonetic Spelling: (an-af-er’-o)Definition: to carry up, lead upUsage: (a) I carry up, lead up, (b) I offer up (on a high altar) as a sacrifice, offer up to God on high.
HELPS Word-studies
399 anaphérō (from 303 /aná, “up” and 5342 /phérō, “bring, carry”) – properly, bring up to the goal (end point), i.e. carrying something through its sequence to reach its needed consummation (note the prefix, ana).
“But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5
Strong’s Concordance
musar: discipline, chastening, correction
Original Word: מוּסָרPart of Speech: Noun MasculineTransliteration: musarPhonetic Spelling: (moo-sawr’)Definition: discipline, chastening, correction
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom yasarDefinitiondiscipline, chastening, correctionNASB Translationchastening (3), chastise (1), correction (3), discipline (18), disciplines (1), instruction (20), punishment (2), reproof (1), warning (1).
Now let’s examine scripture to understand why Jesus had to redeem His creation.
“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8
God loved His perfect creation. The sin of Adam did not affect His love for man. The plan of salvation would reconcile man’s relationship with God.
19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. Colossians 1:19-22
πλήρωμα (plērōma)
Strong: G4138
GK: G4445
that which fills up; full measure, entire content, Mk. 8:20; 1 Cor. 10:26, 28; complement, full extent, full number, Gal. 4:4; Eph. 1:10; that which fills up a deficiency, a supplement, a patch, Mt. 9:16; fulness, abundance, Jn. 1:16; full measure, Rom. 15:29; a fulfilling, perfect performance, Rom. 13:10; complete attainment of entire belief, full acceptance, Rom. 11:12; full development, plenitude, Eph. 4:13; Col. 1:19; 2:9
With the fullness of God the Father is there room for sin.
“How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?” Hebrews 9:14
Jesus shed His blood in order to purge your conscience of your sin.
Jesus offered himself to the Father, taking our place on the cross.
Jesus remained sinless throughout the entire sacrifical process.
I suggest that the phrase “became sin” is a figurative figure of speach. The literal term is “sin-offering”
“And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.” Hebrews 9:15
The first testament placed man under the authority of the Law. The new testament restored our position under the Grace of God, that through the death of Christ we receive the forgiveness of sin. The wrath of God has been satisfied.
“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:20
1. Christians are crucified with Christ in the spirit that we may live in newness of life. It’s this process of being born again that brings life to our dead spirit.
2. Christains live by Faith in Christ.
3. Christians are loved by the Father. The Father sent His son to die the death we deserve.
“Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.” Romans 5:9
Jesus’s death, burial and resurrection saves us from the wrath to come.