“He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.””
1 Peter 2:24
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Connection with Jacob the shepherd
Jacob told Laban he bore the loss of every sheep torn by wild beasts himself (Genesis 31:39). Jesus is the good shepherd who "lays down His life for the sheep" (John 10:11). Jacob paid for torn sheep; Jesus paid for His people with His life.
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By his wounds you have been healed
“Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.”
By his wounds you have been healed — suffering for our healing
“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 stripes we are healed.”
Scapegoat carrying sins — he bore our sins in his body on the cross
“Then he is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man appointed for the task.”
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