Satisfied: Understanding Christ's Propitiation for Our Sins

Satisfied: Understanding Christ’s Propitiation for Our Sins He shall see the labor of His soul, [and] be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many, For He shall bear their iniquities. (Is 53:11) The 3 Propitiation Terms in the New Testament 1. VERB (hilaskomai – ἱλάσκομαι – bring about reconciliation, make acceptable to) 2x in 2 verses (NT) • 1x – be merciful • 1x – to make propitiation 12x in 11 verses (LXX – Septuagint) • 5x – pardon | 3x – provide atonement | 2x – forgive | 1x – relent • 1x – in extra text in Esther 2. NOUN (hilasmos – ἱλασμός – expiation, sin offering) 2x in 2 verses (NT) • 2x – propitiation 5x in 5 verses (LXX – Septuagint) • 1x – forgiveness | 1x – sin offering | 1x – sin (the idol of Samaria) | 2x – atonement (1x day of “atonement”) 3. NOUN (hilastrion – ἱλαστήριον – means of expiation) 2x in 2 verses (NT) • 1x – propitiation • 1x – mercy seat 27x in 20 verses (LXX – Septuagint) • 21x – mercy seat | 5x – ledge | 1x – doorpost The 6 Occurrences of the 3 Propitiation Terms 1. The Old Testament _______________________ of Propitiation Heb 9:1-8 Then indeed, even the first covenant had ordinances of divine service and the earthly sanctuary. 2 For a tabernacle was prepared: the first part, in which was the lampstand, the table, and the showbread, which is called the sanctuary; 3 and behind the second veil, the part of the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of All, 4 which had the golden censer and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which were the golden pot that had the manna, Aaron's rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant; 5 and above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail. 6 Now when these things had been thus prepared, the priests always went into the first part of the tabernacle, performing the services. 7 But into the second part the high Pastor Kevin Subra – Rapids Street Baptist Church – April 2, 2023 priest went alone once a year, not without blood, which he offered for himself and for the people's sins committed in ignorance; 8 the Holy Spirit indicating this, that the way into the Holiest of All was not yet made manifest while the first tabernacle was still standing. (#2 – noun – hilasterion) 5 ὑπεράνω δὲ αὐτῆς Χερουβὶν δόξης κατασκιάζοντα τὸ ἱλαστήριον· περὶ ὧν οὐκ ἔστιν νῦν λέγειν κατὰ μέρος. 2. An Old Testament _______________________ to Propitiation Heb 2:17 Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. (#1 – verb – hilaskomai) ὅθεν ὤφειλεν κατὰ πάντα τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς ὁμοιωθῆναι, ἵνα ἐλεήμων γένηται καὶ πιστὸς ἀρχιερεὺς τὰ πρὸς τὸν θεὸν εἰς τὸ ἱλάσκεσθαι τὰς ἁμαρτίας τοῦ λαοῦ. 3. A New Testament _______________ for the Meaning of Propitiation Lk 18:13 "And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, `God, be merciful to me a sinner!' (#1 – verb – hilaskomai) ὁ δὲ τελώνης μακρόθεν ἑστὼς οὐκ ἤθελεν οὐδὲ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς ἐπᾶραι εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν, ἀλλ᾽ ἔτυπτεν τὸ στῆθος αὐτοῦ λέγων· ὁ θεός, ἱλάσθητί μοι τῷ ἁμαρτωλῷ. 4. The _______________________ for the Propitiation of Jesus Rom 3:25 whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, (#2 – noun – hilasterion) ὃν προέθετο ὁ θεὸς ἱλαστήριον διὰ [τῆς] πίστεως ἐν τῷ αὐτοῦ αἵματι εἰς ἔνδειξιν τῆς δικαιοσύνης αὐτοῦ διὰ τὴν πάρεσιν τῶν προγεγονότων ἁμαρτημάτων 5. The _______________________ of the Propitiation of Jesus 1 Jn 4:10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. (#3 – noun – hilasmos) ἐν τούτῳ ἐστὶν ἡ ἀγάπη, οὐχ ὅτι ἡμεῖς ἠγαπήκαμεν τὸν θεόν, ἀλλ᾽ ὅτι αὐτὸς ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς καὶ ἀπέστειλεν τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἱλασμὸν περὶ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν. 6. The _______________________ of the Propitiation of Jesus 1 Jn 2:2 And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world. (#3 – noun – hilasmos) καὶ αὐτὸς ἱλασμός ἐστιν περὶ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν, οὐ περὶ τῶν ἡμετέρων δὲ μόνον ἀλλὰ καὶ περὶ ὅλου τοῦ κόσμου.