Forgiveness

  It strikes me that people do not know what forgiveness is.  My first stop was to visit the Gospels and find the Greek word for what Yahusha said about forgiveness.   A similar word in English is to Omit, as to Omit the sin.  The word Atonement in the old testament is similar in action, to cover sin.  I then looked at the Hebrew letter pictures of this word.  It is spelled kaph pey resh.  We see open palms, the word of man's head.  Open palms is shin on the cross.   The word is the Word of Yahuah.  Man's head is Yahusha, the Way, the Truth and the Life.  This is a picture of Yahusha omiting, covering man's sins.  Yahusha called to Yahuah Father, forgive them, they don't know what they are doing.  This was an act of atonement, the message of the Gospels.  

  We see the word Atonement many times in the old testament.  Sometimes it is translated into other English words as in Jeremiah 18:23

  Yet, Yahuah, you know all their counsel against me, to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from your sight, but let them be overthrown before you; deal thus with them in the time of your anger.

  Chapter 18 of Jeremiah is interesting.  It speaks of the House of Israel and of Judah.  In this verse we see Jeremiah asking Yahuah not to forgive Judah.  I believe not just for Judah hating Jeremiah's politically incorrect message, but the things Judah did for hundreds of years.  

  Northern Israel called out for Judah's help when they were being attacked by Assyria.  Judah said no.   Northern Israel should have repented band asked Yahuah for help.  But Judah's sin was saying no.  Northern Israel's sin was anger towards Judah so they attacked Judah.  Assyria did conquer Northern Israel but Yahuah is not done with Northern Israel.  Assyria attacked Judah repeatedly.  It's not that Judah was better than Northern Israel, it's because there was enough people in Judah praying for Judah.  Babylon took over Assyria.  It is said Babylon used Northern Israelites in invading Judah.  

  Besides the point of this blog, Jeremiah and King Zedekiah's daughter Princess Teia, soon to be High Queen of Ireland, Spain and other peoples, brought prosperity to Her Kingdom.  I believe it was her that gave birth to the Covenant people, in Hebrew they would be called, Brit-ish. 

  But Judah was taken into Babylon.  But Yahuah did not forget them.  They did have Daniel the Prophet.  However he was mostly a witness to the Babylonians.  Ezekiel was taken into captivity.  Other prophets stayed in Judah.  But why does this have to do with forgiveness?  Judah is still not forgiven.  You can tell that by her spiritual fruit.  They killed the last two Prophets of the Old Testament.  They were John the Baptist and Yahusha son of Mary.  They don't recognize them as prophets.  When Judah called Israel does repent, it will be the most horrible time in history politically.  However this is birth pains of a New Israel.  Northern Israelites who have forgotten who they were shall help their sister nation.  Judah and Ephraim will become one.  No longer Northern Israelites will be called goyim.  

  The most damaging thing to forgiveness is self centeredness.  It's when lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh and pride of self makes a person blind and unable to here people in need.  Lusts and pride leads them to their own Babylonian captivity of sorts.  This doesn't say you must ignore the abuse people place upon you just because we must not judge.  That is twisted English.  We must shine a light on abuse.  Make their sin placed upon you known.  Not to judge is not saying live and let live or sin and let sin happen. Not to Judge is saying not to condemn.  It's saying forgive and let forgiveness happen.