October 6, 2022
From the East to the West
Your Sins Have Been Removed
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. (Psalms 103:11-12 NIV)
My child, there are mysteries that I would have you understand such as why the east and west are so significant. In Hebrew the word ‘kedem’ means east. It is the most important direction. In Jerusalem, the temple was built according to the ‘kedem east. It had to face the east! Why? The altar of sacrifice was on the east side. He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west. (Psalms 103:12) The Holy of Holies was on the west side. (Exodus 26:33-34) Everything in the temple existed on an east-west range or scale. On the Day of Atonement, (the holiest day of the year) (Leviticus 16:3, 23:26,27) sacrifices were made by every family on the east side of the temple and at the closing of the day, the sins of every family were symbolically removed as far as the east to the west. Why is that so important?
The earth is a sphere; it sits on an axis and rotates from the east to the west. Why are the east and west more significant than the north and south? The north and south can be measured by the North Pole and the South Pole but the east and west have no pole to measure the distance. The poles limit the distance, but the east and west are immeasurable, and they go on forever, never-ending. ‘Kedem’ also means everlasting! All this is a shadow of the atonement of Jesus the Messiah, My Son who died on an old rugged cross for your sins, you no longer must make sacrifices and you have been given access to come boldly to the throne of God and there you will receive mercy and find grace in the time of trouble. (Hebrews 4:16) Stop a moment and think of the love, mercy, and grace I have extended to you because of the cross. Jesus the Messiah is inviting you and me to come to Him today in quietness and spend time with Him alone. (Mark 6:31) Spend time in humble gratitude praising and thanking Jesus for the great price He paid for you and me to be FREE! (Psalms 103:17-22)
