I have asked this question in a different way before but i am still a little confused on it. Ok, so i know that Jesus suffered on the cross and died. But was that God’s plan for him? If so, then God would have to plan people to kill him right? So would those people be guilty of killing Jesus? or would they just be following God’s Will for them? I dont think God’s will for them could be anything but good, so how would God’s will for them be killing? I am confused but if anyone could clear this up that would be great!
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That’s a good question:
In the days of Moses the offerings of the lamp for sin the child of Israel would offer, would put his hand on the head of the lamb confess his sin and kill the lamb then the priests would do the bleed out, clean it, and dress it and place it on the fire. The killing was ether before the door of the tabernacle or the north side of the alter, which was before the door of the tabernacle.
The plan for Jesus to die on the Cross was expressed by the Lord:
Gen:3:15: And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Because Adam could not, or did not seek to, (that one is another subject) die and live should he fulfill God’s Commandment:
Gen:2:16: And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
17: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it:
for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
So the only one who could experience death in human existence, and live, is the Lord Himself.
As far as God’s Will of the Israelites to offer up one of their own, (amongst the heard, without blemish) by the authority of the priesthood (Pharisees, Sadducees, that sot for error in Him) for the whole congregation of men. And it was the world power at that time (Rome) that kill the lamb. Yes it was God’s Will, Jesus even said to the Father:
Mt:26:39: And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
So Jesus has expressed in the manor pleasing to the Father, that Adam did not. Men seek after the fulfillment of what is in their own hearts, and their judgements are in their view of what is good and not good, for themself or what they are given charge of. But the Truth the Way and the Life is the Lord God’s view of us, in the fulfillment of what is in His heart, that is good, which is His Judgement.
