Genesis 3:1-7
“Now the serpent was more subtle than all the wild beasts that YAHWEH ELOHIM had made. And the serpent said to the woman, Truly has ELOHIM said that you shall not eat of any tree of the garden? And the woman said to the serpent, we may eat of the fruit of all the trees of the garden; but the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, ELOHIM has said, You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die. And the serpent said to the woman, you shall not surely die; for ELOHIM knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be like mighty ones, knowing good and evil. So when the women saw that the tree was good for food, and that was pleasant to the eyes, and that the tree was delightful to look at, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and she also gave to her husband with her; and he did eat. Then the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew they were naked; and they SEWED FIG LEAVES TOGETHER, AND MADE THEMSELVES APRONS.”
By Eve listening to the voice of Satan and Adam then listening to the voice of his wife versus what YAHWEH commanded, they made a covenant with death, and death and iniquity entered into the world. They went from being immortal to mortal.
Wisdom 2:23-24
“For ELOHIM created man to be immortal and made him to be an image of His own eternity. Nevertheless through the envy of Satan, death came into the world: and those that take his side find it.”
Eve saw that the tree was good for food and able to make one wise, so Satan makes iniquity look and feel good by tempting you, but the action is all yours as he cannot make you act.
James 1:13-15
“Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of ELOHIM; for ELOHIM cannot be tempted with evil, neither does He tempt any man; but every man is tempted by his own lust; he covets and is enticed. Then when lust has conceived, it brings forth iniquity; and iniquity when it has matured, bring forth death.”
As we see, Adam and Eve covered themselves with fig aprons which shows they tried to cover their own transgression, but we know that man cannot save themselves, we all need a Savior, and YAHWEH showed them that.
Genesis 3:21
“And YAHWEH ELOHIM made for Adam and for his wife COATS OF SKIN AND CLOTHED THEM.”
Man cannot cover his own transgressions only YAHWEH can, and it requires a blood sacrifice; therefore, an innocent animal had to be sacrificed in order to COVER THEIR TRANGRESSION and their nakedness.
Leviticus 17:11
“For the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for yourselves; for it is the blood that makes an atonement for the SOUL.”
This was a foreshadow of YESHUA the innocent Lamb, The Son of YAHWEH, Who would be slain to COVER our iniquities.
Isaiah 53:9-10
“He made His grave with the wicked, and with the rich in His death, although He had done NO INIQUITY NEITHER WAS THERE ANY DECEIT IN HIS MOUTH. Yet it pleased YAHWEH to afflict Him; He has put Him to grief; He laid down His life as an offering for iniquity…”
Isaiah 61:10
“I will greatly rejoice in YAHWEH and my soul shall be joyful in my ELOHIM; for He has CLOTHED ME with the GARMENTS OF SALVATION, HE HAS COVERED ME WITH THE ROBE OF RIGHTOEUSNESS, as a bridegroom decks himself in splendor and as a bride adorns herself with jewels.”
The same way YAHWEH clothed Adam and Eve to COVER their transgressions is the same way YAHWEH has COVERED US with the blood of His Son YESHUA! He has clothed us with salvation as YESHUA literally means “YAHWEH is Salvation” AND He has covered us with a “ROBE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.” This is the same language that we see in Daniel:
Daniel 9:1-2
“In the first year of Darius, the son of Ahasuerus, a descendant of the Medes who became king over the realm of the Chaldeans, in the first year of his reign I, Daniel, understood by the scriptures the number of the years, seeing that the word of YAHWEH came to pass which the prophet Jeremiah said, that seventy years would elapse before the desolations of Jerusalem would come to an end.”
So Daniel fasted and prayed in sackcloth and Ashes to our ELOHIM to determine when the 70 years of Babylonian captivity would be over for he knew the 70 years was almost up according to Jeremiah’s prophecy. Then Gabriel comes to Daniel and answers him, but instead of showing him the release from Babylonian captivity he shows Daniel a release from another captivity, which is the release of our iniquities through YESHUA!
Daniel 9:23-24
“At the beginning of your prayer, the word came forth and I have come to make it known to you, for you are greatly beloved; therefore discern the matter, and understand the vision. Seventy times seven weeks are determined upon your people and upon your set-apart city, TO FINISH THE TRANGRESSIONS AND TO MAKE AN END OF INIQUITIES AND FOR THE FORGIVNESS OF THE INIQUITY AND TO BRING IN EVERLASTING RIGHTEOUSNESS and to fulfill the vison of the prophets and to give the most set-apart to Messiah.” Verse 26 After sixty-two times seven weeks, Messiah shall be SLAIN…”
Notice how Gabriel says to fulfill the vison of the prophets? One of the prophets was Isaiah which I quoted from Isaiah 53 which is clearly YESHUA and also Isaiah 61:10. Isaiah and Gabriel both say that YESHUA’s sacrifice would bring forgiveness of iniquities and EVERLASTING RIGHTOUSNESS, meaning that the blood of YESHUA would make many righteous who believe in Him.
Isaiah 61:10
“I will greatly rejoice in YAHWEH and my soul shall be joyful in my ELOHIM; for He has CLOTHED ME with the GARMENTS OF SALVATION, HE HAS COVERED ME WITH THE ROBE OF RIGHTOEUSNESS.”
Isaiah 53:10-11 (Dead Sea Scrolls Bible)
“Yet YAHWEH was willing to crush Him, and He made Him suffer. Although You make His soul an offering for iniquity and He will see His offspring and He will prolong His days, and the will of YAHWEH will triumph in His hand. Out of THE SUFFERING OF HIS SOUL HE WILL SEE LIGHT and find satisfaction. And through His knowledge His Servant, the RIGHTEOUS ONE, will MAKE MANY RIGHTEOUS AND HE WILL BEAR THEIR INIQUITIES.”
Romans 5:11-19
“And not only so, but we also esteem in ELOHIM through our Master YESHUA HA’MASHIACH, by Whom we have now received reconciliation.” Verse 16-19 “And the effect of the gift of ELOHIM was greater than the effect of the offence of Adam; for while the judgement from one man’s offence resulted in condemnation of many, the gift of ELOHIM in forgiveness of iniquities resulted in RIGHTEOUSNESS to many more. For if by one man’s offence, death reigned, how much more those who receive abundance of mercy and of the gift of RIGHTEOUSNESS shall reign in life by One, YESHUA HA’MASHIACH. In like manner as by one man’s offence, condemnation came upon all men, even so by the RIGHTEOUSNESS of one Man will the victory to life be to ALL MEN. For as by one man’s disobedience many were made transgressors, so by the obedience of one Man shall many be made RIGHTEOUS.”
2 Corinthians 5:20-21
“Now then we are ambassadors for Messiah, as through ELOHIM did beseech you by us; we beseech you for Messiah, be reconciled to ELOHIM. For He who did not know iniquity, for your sakes made Himself an iniquity offering, that we may through Him be MADE THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF ELOHIM.”
1 Peter 2:24
“And He (YESHUA) bore all our iniquities and lifted them with His body on the stake, that we, being dead to iniquity, should live through HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS; and by His wounds you were healed.”
1 Corinthians 15:20-22
“But now we know Messiah is risen from the dead and become the first-fruits of those who have died. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as In Adam all die, even so in Messiah shall all be made alive.”
Resurrection
I also want to elaborate on the rest of Isaiah 53:10 from the Dead Sea Scrolls which brings more insight:
“Out of His suffering of His soul He shall see light” is a prophecy that YESHUA be crucified, buried, and His soul would be taken from Sheol and return back to His body and be resurrected on the third day; therefore, His soul will see LIGHT. For all of those who say Isaiah 53 is not about YESHUA have been proven wrong by this ancient witness.
Sheol is a holding tank underneath the earth where all the souls of men go when they die to await judgement.
Psalms 16:10
“For You have left NOT MY SOUL IN SHEOL; neither have You suffered Your Set-Apart One to see corruption.”
Matthew 16:21
“And from that day and further on, He began to announce to His disciples that it was obligated that He should go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things by the scribes and by the chief priests, and die and STAND UP ALIVE ON THE THIRD DAY.”
1 Peter 3:18-19
“For Messiah also once suffered for our iniquities, a just Man for transgressors, that He might bring you to ELOHIM, wherefore while He died in the flesh, He lives in the Spirit. And He (YESHUA) preached to the SOULS IMPRISIONED IN SHEOL; those who in the past were disobedient; and in the days of Noah when the Spirit of ELOHIM had patience, He commanded an ark to be made in the hope of their repentance, but only eight souls entered into it, and were saved by its floating upon the water.”
Acts 2:22-36 (Aramaic English New Testament)
“Men of Yisra’el, hear these words: YESHUA HA’MASHIACH, a Man, who by ELOHIM was shown to you with miracles and with signs and with acts of power, those that ELOHIM did among you by His hand as you know. This Man, who was Set-Apart for this, by the foreknowledge and will of ELOHIM, you delivered into the hands of the people who were without ELOHIM and you nailed upon a stake and killed! But ELOHIM loosed the cords of SHEOL and RAISED HIM because it was not possible that He be held in Sheol. For David spoke concerning Him, I FORESAW MY MASTER, for at all times He is at my right hand so that I will not be moved. Because of this my heart rejoices and my praise flourishes and also my body dwells in hope. Because you will not leave MY SOUL IN SHEOL, AND NEITHER WILL YOU ALLOW YOUR RIGHTEOUS ONE TO SEE CORRUPTION. You have revealed the road of life to me, You will fill me with gladness with your presence. Men, our brothers, allow me to speak boldly with you concerning the Patriarch David, who is dead and also buried, and whose grave is with us until today. For he was a prophet, and he had known that oaths that ELOHIM had sworn to him, that, of the fruit of your loins I will establish a King upon your throne. And he FORESAW and spoke concerning the RESURECCTION OF THE MESSIAH, THAT HE WAS NOT LEFT IN SHEOL, NOR DID HIS BODY SEE CORRUPTION. This YESHUA ELOHIM raised, and we are all of His witnesses. And this is He who is exalted at the right hand of ELOHIM, and received the promise from the Father concerning the RUACH HA’KODESH. And He has poured out this gift, which behold you see and hear. For it was not that David did ascend into Heaven, because he said, ‘Master YAHWEH said to My Master (YESHUA), sit Yourself at My right hand until I place your enemies as a footstool to Your feet. Truly therefore let all of the house of Yisra’el know that Master YAHWEH has made this YESHUA whom you have crucified both ELOHIM AND MESSIAH.”
YESHUA was anointed to be slain from the foundation of the world
As Isaiah 53:10 tells us from the Dead Sea Scrolls through YAHWEH’s knowledge meaning is foreknowledge (See: Isaiah 46:10 He declared the end from the beginning) that His Servant the Righteous One, which is a reference to His Son YESHUA would die as the perfect sacrificial Lamb and in doing so make many righteous and bear our iniquities.
Genesis in Hebrew is Bereshit which means “In the beginning” the very first word describes what YESHUA would come to do for us.
Bereshit: Beyt, Resh, Aleph, Sheen, Yod, Taw which means The Son of the Highest EL shall be destroyed by His own hand on the stake.”
1 Peter 1:19-21
“But with the precious blood of the Lamb without blemish and without spot which is Messiah, Who verily was FORORDAINED for this purpose BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD, and was manifest in these last times for your sakes, Who by Him you believe in ELOHIM, Who raised Him up from the dead and gave Him esteem, that your faith and hope might rest on ELOHIM.”
Last week we discussed that the ram caught in the thicket by its horns represented YESHUA hanging from the execution stake. And how Abraham sacrificed the ram as a substitute instead of Isaac just as YESHUA took our place and was our substitute! We see YESHUA was foreordained from the beginning to be slain for the world, just as the ram was that Abraham offered up in Genesis 22.
Jasher 23:70-71
“And Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, a ram was caught in a thicket by his horns; that WAS THE RAM WHICH YAHWEH ELOHIM HAD CREATED IN THE EARTH IN THE DAY THAT HE MADE THE EARTH AND THE HEAVENS. FOR YAHWEH ELOHIM HAD PREPARED THIS RAM FROM THAT DAY, TO BE A ASCENION (BURNT OFFERING) INSTEAD OF ISAAC.”
We all have gone astray:
We see that from the very beginning from the fall of man that we have needed a Savior because we all have fallen short, which again takes us right back to the coats of skin that YAHWEH covered them with. Are you covered with the blood of YESHUA? If not, it’s time to accept Him as your Savior and be covered with His righteousness, because without His blood you will be found guilty and will have to bear the wrath of your own iniquities! YESHUA died because we broke the commandments of a set-apart ELOHIM, so we cannot go on continuing to break His laws when that is the reason why He died. The commandments we do out of obedience because it is how we know Him and love Him.
Enoch 81:5
“And those seven set-apart ones brought me and placed me on the earth before the door of my house, and said to me. “Declare everything to your son Methuselah, and show all your children THAT NO FLESH IS RIGHTEOUS IN THE SIGHT OF THE MASTER, for He is their Creator.
Romans 3:23
“For ALL HAVE TRANGRESSED AND ARE SHORT OF THE ESTEEM OF ELOHIM…”
Isaiah 53:6
“All we like sheep HAVE STRAYED; we have turned every one to his own way, and YAHWEH has laid on Him the iniquities of US ALL.”
1 Peter 2:24-25
“And he bore ALL OUR INIQUITIES and lifted them with His body on the stake, that we, being dead to iniquity, should live through His righteousness; and by His wounds you are healed. For you had gone astray like sheep, but you have now returned to the Shepherd and the Guardian of your souls.”
As always may our Father YAHWEH bless you all in YESHUA’s Name!