Forgiveness In The Old Testament

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I intend on informing you of the ways, manors, and actions of forgiving others and showing forgiveness. The act of forgiving is represented well multiple times throughout the Old Testament, while making its importance well known. In Isaiah 1:18 God tells us how our sins are scarlet red but through “forgiveness” they can be washed white as snow (Alburger, Shaunta). One of Gods most significant examples of forgiveness is shown through Noah and the ark in Exodus. Even though the main point of the story is not highlighted, we can clearly see the example of forgiveness, this forgiveness being the ark. The ark offered salvation for all those who would listen and get aboard the craft. We also see throughout the Old Testament the hint of a future, final sacrifice. This ultimate sacrifice would be the son of God and was the true perfect sacrifice. Forgiving others and showing acts of forgiveness truly is important in our lives, and is why it is a reoccurring theme in the Old Testament but also the new.
FORGIVENESS SHOWN TO ADAM AND EVE
Throughout the Old Testament the act of forgiving is highlighted multiple times. When man was first created, the idea of forgiveness was nonexistent. Sin had no place in the world and had only been recently introduced, this was when Satan tempted Adam and Eve. When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he

Miles 2 ate it. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. (Alburger, Shaunta) Even though both partook in sin,...

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... is only mentioned a few times in the Old Testament. The reason this is so special is because the man who took on sin and became the ultimate sacrifice was Jesus. Who else could be so worthy than the son of God? Without Jesus the only way to receive redemption was through animal sacrifice but now under new law it requires faith and carrying out Gods word. Forgiving is something all Christians should exemplify daily and remember the one who made the ultimate sacrifice for us, so we too may be saved.

Works Cited

"Bible Gateway." BibleGateway.com: A Searchable Online Bible in over 100 Versions and 50 Languages. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 May 2014.

Alburger, Shaunta. "Facts About Adam & Eve in the Bible." EHow. Demand Media, 22 May 2011. Web. 08 May 2014.

"The Death Of Christ: Fulfillment of the Old Testament Sacrifices." Shawn Hall :. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 May 2014.

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