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1 | Interpretation of is 1:18? | Matt 27:28 | Emmaus | 75848 | ||
Is 1:18 "Come now let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall become white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool." The usual interpretaion of this verse is that the red and crimson refer to the sins of Israel but the white refers to Israel's purification. Has anyone heard a different interpretaion of this passage? Emmaus |
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2 | Interpretation of is 1:18? | Matt 27:28 | Searcher56 | 75872 | ||
Word Study ... crimson towla - scarlet shaniy ... Emmaus, we want to make sin black. However, this is wrong. Nowhere does the Bible say sin is black. Crimson and scarlet is the color of sin. These are used with blue in the construct of the taberancle. Exodus 26:1, 31, 36 are three verses. There are two words for crimson and three words for scarlet, in the OT, so we must becareful when we equate it when we see it elsewhere. |
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3 | Interpretation of is 1:18? | Matt 27:28 | Emmaus | 75881 | ||
Searcher, Mommapbs, The reason I raised this question is that I recently heard a Scripture professor say that Is 1:18 is one of the most commonly misinterpreted verses in the bible. He indicated that what the Lord is saying to Israel in Is 1:18 is this: "If you think your sins are bad now, just wait they will get worse!" He indicated that the re and scarlet and whiteness referred to the early stages of leprosy and the later stage of leprosy as indicated in Lev 13, Ex4:6-7. In other words: "Get your act together now or your sinful state will only get worse! The sentence structure, in English at least, would seem to support his interpretation. "They will become" refers back to "your sins" not Israel. Sins do not become pure. They may be taken away or removed or forgiven or atoned for, but sin does not become good or pure. So what do you think? Emmaus |
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4 | Interpretation of is 1:18? | Matt 27:28 | Mommapbs | 75902 | ||
Hi Emmaus, this is what I think. A woman can't be just a little pregnant. Either she is with child or she is not. In the same manner, sin is sin is sin. The consequence for sin is death or eternal separation from God. The penalty for sin does not change with the degree of sin committed. I agree that sin cannot be made pure, but to suggest that sinfulness has degrees, ie the anaolgy of the progression of leprosy from crimson to white, could mislead one from grasping the eternal consequences of sin PERIOD! Dan 9:7 describes the Ancient of Days upon His throne as, "His vesture was like white snow And the hair of His head like pure wool." "Though your sins are as scarlet, They will be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They will be like wool." (Is 1:18) So, my original impression still stands that this is a foreshadowing of Christ's redemption. Blessings, mommapbs |
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