Un-Bent
May 18th, 2012
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But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.
Isaiah 53:5
The Hebrew word picture for “iniquity” is “bent”. Iniquity is the being “bent” from straight, twisted from the upright, and made crooked from the pure. While transgression are our comissions of sin, our iniquity is the propensity, or proneness to continue to sin.
Jesus, when He died, paid for our entire nature. He covered our individual sins, and our sinfulness. He, through His righteous act and sacrificial offering, made peace with God for us, by taking upon Himself the punishment we deserved.
