Part 2
In last month’s *Yavoh* magazine (October, 2026), I shared with you an overview and a general introduction to the ministry of reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:18–19). While the article went into some detail, it was still an overview and a general introduction to the subject. In truth, reconciliation and restoration are a central theme of the entire Bible. This is because things in the Bible follow a repeated pattern that is introduced to us at the principal level in the Garden of Eden. The pattern is as follows:
Man (mankind) is given a choice to follow the ways of the God of Israel (the Torah) or follow the ways of the world (idolatry and mixed worship) – Genesis 2:9, 16–17, Deuteronomy 11:26–28, 30:19.
Man (mankind) makes a wrong choice (called “sin”) – Romans 3:23, 1 John 3:4. He follows what he believes to be what is “right in his own eyes” – Judges 21:25, Proverbs 12:15 (This is the ways of the world – “the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life” – 1 John 2:16 - and the ways of human reasoning also called the “carnal mind” – Romans 8:7). Sin (which is being “unholy” – Leviticus 10:10) causes “separation” from a (holy) God of Israel (Isaiah 59:2) and thus fractures the relationship with Him (Deuteronomy 28:23, Isaiah 1:15, Jeremiah 7:16, 11:14).
Man (mankind) and/or the nation of Israel become separated from the God of Israel. One way of expressing this separation is “exile” (Genesis 3:24, Deuteronomy 4:27, 28:64. In marriage, it is called a divorce (Jeremiah 3:8, Ezekiel 16:38).
The God of Israel offers reconciliation (Leviticus 8:15, 2 Chronicles 29:24, Romans 5:10, Colossians 1:20) and restoration (Isaiah 49:6, Jeremiah 30:17, Joel 2:25, Matthew 17:11, Acts 1:6). Reconciliation is through “Teshuvah” (which comes from the Hebrew word, “Shuv” which means “return” to where you were originally – Deuteronomy 30:1–3, Jeremiah 3:22, 24:7, Malachi 3:7), which is more commonly called Repentance (Ezekiel 14:6, 18:30, Mark 6:12, Acts 2:38).
Reconciliation has two primary aspects to it. First, there is some type of covering (Genesis 3:21, Exodus 32:30, Leviticus 16:6, 24, Numbers 4:5), which is some form of a temporary appeasement (Genesis 32:20). This is the main idea regarding Yom Kippur. Forgiveness is given (Leviticus 4:20, 6:7, Numbers 14:19–20, 2 Chronicles 7:14) and restoration is made; however, there is still the penalty for the consequence of the sin, which caused the separation of the relationship (Leviticus 5:16, 6:5, Numbers 5:6–7).
Secondly, there is a promise of a full and complete reconciliation (Deuteronomy 30:5–9, Jeremiah 31:34, Ezekiel 37:21–27, Micah 7:18–20) wherein things are restored to how they were in the beginning before the sin which caused the separation (Genesis 2:25, Psalm 8:5, Revelation 21:23–26). At this level, the temporary covering (represented by Yom Kippur) becomes a complete removal, representing as if the offense or sin never occurred. At this point, the relationship is fully restored (Isaiah 25:8, Hosea 13:14, 1 Corinthians 15:54–55, Revelation 21:4, 22:3–5), including the penalty (sin, which results in death – Genesis 2:16–17), which caused the separation in the relationship.
Adam and Eve, in the Garden of Eden, represent all mankind (Romans 5:12, 19). When Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:6–11), there needed to be reconciliation between the God of Israel and the nations (Psalm 22:17–18, 27, Isaiah 42:1, 6, 49:6, Amos 9:11–12, Acts 15:13–17, 1 John 2:1–2). What Adam and Eve did in the Garden of Eden (sinned) got repeated by the nation of Israel (Deuteronomy 31:16, Jeremiah 11:10). Meanwhile in this entire process, the God of Israel was calling out a people within a people (Genesis 24:2–4, 28:1–5), who would be a special people unto Himself, (Deuteronomy 14:2, Psalm 135:4) from whom He would take a “Bride” (Isaiah 62:1–5), with whom He would marry, dwell, and rule and reign with for all eternity (Revelation 21:1–3, 9–26).
In all these things, the God of Israel wanted a people who would be faithful to Him and obey Him (which means to follow His instructions called His Torah) with all their heart (Exodus 19:5–6, Jeremiah 7:23). This desire included wanting His people to be faithful in their service (“avodah”) unto Him and His Kingdom (Exodus 3:12, Leviticus 25:55, Deuteronomy 6:13, 10:12). In being faithful to Him and His Torah, they would receive an eternal reward (Matthew 24:45–47, 25:21, 23, Luke 19:17, Revelation 22:12).
In unfaithfulness (sinning), there can be sin against the God of Israel (Deuteronomy 20:18, Jeremiah 16:10) and sin against other people (Genesis 4:8, Deuteronomy 15:9, Psalm 50:19–20, Obadiah 1:10, Ezekiel 18:18, Zechariah 7:10, Malachi 2:10). In sinning against other people, the God of Israel requires in His Torah that you be first reconciled with the people whom you sinned against in the process of being reconciled unto Him (Matthew 5:22–24). Thematically, this is Yom Kippur.
The Process of Reconciliation
The sin of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden (which represents all of mankind) occurred before there was a nation of Israel who sinned against Him. As a result, the God of Israel reconciles with the nations (world) before He fully reconciles with the nation of Israel (called the “house of Jacob”). The reconciliation process begins in the outer court of the tabernacle at the brazen altar (Leviticus 4:20, 8:15, 17:11). The seventy bullocks slain during the Feast of Tabernacles represented the nations of the world (Genesis 46:27, Numbers 29:12–32, Deuteronomy 32:8).
In order to be reconciled to the God of Israel, the nations of the world must join themselves to the covenant that the God of Israel made with the house of Jacob. This was originally done at Mount Sinai when the children of Israel were redeemed out of Egypt (Exodus 12:37–38). At that time, those who did so were called “strangers” or “foreigners” (Numbers 15:15–16). Later, after the nation of Israel was scattered into the nations of the world in breaking the covenant made at Mount Sinai, the nations of the world are reconciled with the God of Israel through the new or renewed covenant that was made with the house of Israel (Northern Kingdom) and the house of Judah (Southern Kingdom). When accepting the terms of the new or renewed covenant, the nations of the world are adopted or grafted into this covenant (Ephesians 1:5, Romans 11:17). This is done through the blood of Yeshua when He died upon the tree (Ephesians 1:7, Colossians 1:14).
It is the house of Jacob who is in covenant relationship with the God of Israel (Exodus 19:3–6). The new or renewed covenant is made with both the house of Israel (Northern Kingdom), known also as the house of Joseph (1 Kings 11:28), and the house of Judah in being part of the house of Jacob (Jeremiah 31:31, Hebrews 8:8). Yeshua will reign over the redeemed house of Jacob forever (Luke 1:32–33) who is reconciled and restored unto Him (Romans 3:23–30, 11:26–27).
National reconciliation and restoration of the house of Jacob from the sins committed against the God of Israel, and among brothers within the family of the house of Jacob, is associated with Yom Kippur or the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 23:26–32). This took place in the Holy of Holies, when the blood was sprinkled upon the mercy seat of the Ark of the Covenant (Leviticus 16:14–17).
This national reconciliation of the house of Jacob is associated with the prophecy of Ezekiel 37:15–17. When national reconciliation is made between the house of Joseph and the house of Judah (Ezekiel 37:15–17), then the God of Israel will restore the house of Jacob by ending their exile in the nations (Ezekiel 37:21–27). The national reconciliation of the house of Jacob (Ezekiel 37:15–17) results in the coming of King Messiah, known in Judaism as “Messiah ben David,” who ends the exile of the house of Jacob. The joy of the end of the exile of the house of Jacob is associated with the Feast of Tabernacles and the Messianic Era.
The earthly tabernacle in the wilderness is a blueprint of the heavenly tabernacle (Hebrews 8:5). Therefore, heaven is a tabernacle (Psalm 46:4, Revelation 15:5, 21:3, 22:1–2). The earthly tabernacle had levels of holiness (Exodus 26:33, 1 Kings 8:6, Ezekiel 41:4, 42:1). These levels were called the outer court (Exodus 27:19), the Holy Place (Exodus 26:33), and the Holy of Holies (Exodus 26:34). Since the earthly tabernacle is a blueprint of the heavenly tabernacle (Hebrews 8:5), the heavenly tabernacle (which represents eternity) consists of levels of holiness. As a result, the heavenly tabernacle (those people who live for eternity with the God of Israel) has levels of holiness (Revelation 21:24–26).
The lowest level of holiness in the heavenly tabernacle is the outer court. The outer court is associated with the spiritual level of the nations (Revelation 21:24–26). The nations are associated with mixed worship of the God of Israel (2 Kings 17:32–33, Ezekiel 5:7, 11:12). In Yeshua, at this level, you are reconciled with the God of Israel, but you are unfaithful in your service (in Hebrew – avodah) unto Him and His Kingdom (Matthew 25:29–30, Luke 12:47–48, 1 Corinthians 3:12–15). For not following Torah, those in the outer court of the heavenly tabernacle are not spiritual priests unto the God of Israel (Hosea 4:6). As a result, in the outer court, you are least in the Kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 5:19).
The next higher level of holiness in the heavenly tabernacle is the holy place. The holy place is associated with the spiritual level of Israel or the house of Jacob. At this spiritual level, you have overcome living according to the carnal mind, the ways of the world, and mixed worship of the God of Israel. You follow the Torah of the God of Israel (Matthew 19:16–20, John 4:23–24). Furthermore, at this spiritual level, you are faithful (in part) in your service (avodah) to the God of Israel and His Kingdom by loving Him and keeping His commandments (in part), but you didn’t completely devote and dedicate your life to the full service (avodah) of the God of Israel and His Kingdom. In other words, the God of Israel and His ways were an important part of your life; however, He wasn’t completely and totally the purpose of your life.
The highest level of holiness in the heavenly tabernacle is the holy of holies. It is associated with the Heavenly Jerusalem. People at this spiritual level are regarded as being spiritually mature (“tamim”- H8549 in Hebrew and “telios” - G5046 in Greek). They have the fruit of the Spirit manifested in their lives (Galatians 5:22–24). They bear much fruit for the Kingdom of God through their spiritual service unto Him (John 15:4–5). They seek to do God’s Divine Will (for their life) (Matthew 19:27–29, Mark 3:33–35), even as Yeshua said, “I seek not to do my own will but the Will of my Father who sent me” (John 5:30). These people seek first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness (Matthew 6:33) in living their lives. Furthermore, they are willing to lay down their lives (1 John 3:16) for the benefit and to be a blessing to others. They serve Yeshua by doing His Divine Will (2 Timothy 1:9), as well as by serving others. Therefore, they are the greatest in the Kingdom of God (Matthew 20:26–27, Galatians 5:13). This is the dwelling Bride of Yeshua who lives and dwells in the Heavenly Jerusalem (which is Mount Zion) (Revelation 21:9–10).
In order to understand the ways of His Kingdom, the God of Israel laid out His tabernacle from the lowest level of holiness (the outer court) to the highest level of holiness (the holy of holies). Therefore, there is a spiritual progression in the tabernacle from the outer court to the holy of holies. Adam represents the nations of the world or the outer court of the tabernacle. The nations are called the “sons of Adam” (Deuteronomy 32:8). In the first century, the outer court of the Temple was called the court of the Gentiles.
In Adam (the nations), there is a people within a people. The name of this people is Israel, or the house of Jacob. The nation of Israel is associated with the holy place of the tabernacle. The nation of Israel is called “Adam” in Ezekiel 34:31. Abraham, the father of the nation of Israel (Romans 4:16), came from Ur of the Chaldees (Genesis 15:7, Nehemiah 9:7). Isaac and Jacob took wives who were from Syria or Padanaram (Genesis 28:1–5). Therefore, Abraham or the house of Jacob are a people that are taken from those among the nations, or Adam. Furthermore, in the first century, the holy place of the Temple was called the court of Israel.
In Israel, there is a people within a people. Within Israel, there are Priests and Levites (Deuteronomy 18:1). In the first century, the holy of holies of the Temple was called the court of the Priests. Spiritually, the dwelling Bride of Yeshua is a royal priesthood (1 Peter 2:5, 9). Spiritually, the name of the dwelling Bride of Yeshua, who rules and reigns with Him and is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven, is called the (spiritual) Melchizedek Priesthood (Revelation 1:6, 5:10). At this spiritual level, you have the spiritual title of a king, priest, and firstborn (Hebrews 12:23) before the God of Israel. This is the dwelling Bride of Yeshua – the holy of holies represented in the heavenly tabernacle by the New Jerusalem (Revelation 21:2). Spiritually, the New Jerusalem is associated with the City of David, which is Zion (1 Kings 8:1). Alternatively, the New Jerusalem is called Mount Zion (Revelation 21:10). Mount Zion is the dwelling place of the God of Israel and the place of His throne of Glory where He rules and reigns over the Universe (Psalm 48:2, Jeremiah 3:17). The dwelling Bride of Yeshua is spoken of via the phrase, “I will be their God and they shall be My people” (Exodus 6:7, Leviticus 26:11–12, Jeremiah 24:7, 31:33, Ezekiel 11:19–20, 37:27, Revelation 21:1–3). As a result, the eternal home of the dwelling Bride of Yeshua is the Heavenly Jerusalem (Revelation 21:9–23).
At this point, let’s understand how the God of Israel reconciles the nations of the world from the sin of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. As explained already, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden represent the nations of the world and the outer court of the tabernacle.
Adam and Eve lived in a place called the Garden of Eden. Eden in Hebrew symbolizes paradise. Paradise is a term which is associated with Heaven. In the state of paradise, Adam and Eve were clothed in glory and honor. Spiritually, this represented obedience to the God of Israel (following His Torah) and His presence being with them.
Adam and Eve were given a task of being servants of the God of Israel and His Kingdom. In this calling, they could choose to obey the God of Israel (the tree of life) or live according to their own will and desires (the tree of the knowledge of good and evil). When Adam and Eve chose to live according to their own will and desires, this resulted in death and being separated from the presence of the God of Israel. As a result, the presence (which is associated with their clothing) of the God of Israel left them.
As a result, Adam and Eve were left (spiritually) naked. When you are spiritually naked, it means that you are without the presence of the God of Israel because of disobedience to His Torah. Obedience to the Torah of the God of Israel is honoring the God of Israel and recognizing His sovereignty and Kingship over your life and over the world which He created for you.
While the God of Israel was disappointed with the choice made by Adam and Eve, He did not want to be permanently separated from them. Instead, the God of Israel wants an eternal personal relationship with Adam and Eve, or all of mankind.
As a result, the God of Israel chose to provide a covering for the sin of Adam and Eve and offered them reconciliation and restoration. This would require that Adam and Eve would repent of their sin and desire to return to the ways of the God of Israel. While giving a covering to Adam and Eve because of their sin and promising them an opportunity for reconciliation and restoration, Adam and Eve had to pay a consequence for their actions (physical and spiritual death and exile from the Garden of Eden) until full reconciliation and restoration could be made from their repentance.
This full reconciliation and restoration would come through the redemptive work of the Messiah. The redemptive work of the Messiah would be thematically associated with a holiday or a Festival which the God of Israel would mandate in His Torah, called Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement. The Festival of Yom Kippur became the Ministry of Reconciliation from the God of Israel unto all mankind.
So, the things which happened to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden are Torah instruction from the God of Israel to the nations. At the same time, what happened to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden became a prophecy or a prophetic pattern of what would happen to the nation of Israel in the future. So, let’s see from the Biblical narrative of the events in the Garden of Eden how these things are so.
Adam and Eve lived in a place called the Garden of Eden. In Genesis 2:8, it is written:
And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden
(H5731) and there he put the man whom he had formed.
The Hebrew word, Eden (pronounced, “Ayden”) is the Strong’s number (H5731) in the Strong’s Hebrew dictionary and it means “delight or pleasure.” The Hebrew word, “Eden,” symbolizes the delight or pleasure of Heaven. In Ezekiel 28:13–14, 16, we are told that Lucifer was in the Heavenly Jerusalem as it is written:
You have been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering … You are the anointed cherub that covers … you were upon the holy mountain of God
(mount Zion) … you have sinned: therefore I will cast you as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub
The holy mountain of the God of Israel is Mount Zion. In Joel 3:17, it is written:
So shall you know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain …
In Zechariah 8:3, it is written:
… and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.
The Heavenly Jerusalem is the city where Yeshua lives. In Psalm 48:2, it is written:
Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
In Revelation 21:10–11, 23, it is written:
And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem … Having the glory of God … And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
Heaven is regarded as a paradise. In Luke 23:43, it is written:
And Yeshua said unto him, Verily I say unto you, today, you will be with me in paradise.
In Revelation 2:7, it is written:
… To him that overcomes will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
The tree of life is located in the Heavenly Jerusalem. In Revelation 22:1–3, it is written:
And he showed me a pure river of water of life … proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life … and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations … but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it …
The Garden of Eden was located eastward. This is the Hebrew word, “Kedem.” It is the Strong’s number [H6924] in the Strong’s Hebrew Dictionary. It is often translated as “old, ancient, or east.” This word, “Kedem,” is associated with the God of Israel and His Kingdom and Heaven.
In Psalm 69:22–23, it is written:
Sing unto God … To him that rides upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old
[H6924] – ‘Kedem’ …
In Psalm 74:12, it is written:
For God is my King of old
[H6924] – Kedem …
So, the Garden of Eden represents the Kingdom of God and Heaven. In the Garden of Eden, the God of Israel gave Adam the task of being a servant unto Him and His Kingdom. In doing so, Adam was expected to be an obedient and faithful servant unto Him and His Kingdom. In Genesis 2:5, 15, it is written:
… and there was not a man to till
[H5647] the ground … And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it[H5647] and to keep it.
The Hebrew word translated as “till” and “dress” is the Strong’s number [H5647] and is the Hebrew word, “avad.” It means to “serve” or be a “servant.” This word is associated with “serving” the God of Israel in His Kingdom by keeping His Torah or His commandments. In Exodus 3:12, it is written:
… when you have brought forth the people out of Egypt, you shall serve
[H5647] God upon this mountain(mount Sinai) .”
In being servants of the God of Israel and His Kingdom, the children of Israel are called, “eved” [H5650], which is linked to the Hebrew word, “avad” [H5647]. In Leviticus 25:55, it is written:
For unto me the children of Israel are servants
[H5650] – ‘“eved;” they are my servants[H5650] – “eved” whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
Being an obedient and faithful servant of the God of Israel and His Kingdom is likened to eating of the tree of life. Disobedience to the God of Israel and His Kingdom is likened to eating of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The God of Israel gave Adam and Eve a choice to either obey Him (which means to follow His Torah) or to disobey Him (symbolized by eating of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil). In Genesis 2:16–17, it is written:
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, of every tree of the garden thou may freely eat. But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat of it: for in the day that you eat thereof you shall surely die.
The Torah is called a “Tree of Life.” In Proverbs 3:1, 18, it is written:
My son, forget not my Torah; but let your heart keep my commandments … She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her
The tree of life, which symbolizes following the Torah, is in the Heavenly Jerusalem. In Revelation 22:1–2, it is written:
And he showed me a pure river of water of life … In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life …
The tree of the knowledge of good and evil represents mixing good and evil. This concept is associated with Babylon because the Hebrew word for Babylon, which is “babel” [H894], comes from the Hebrew word “balal” [H1101], which means “to mix.” In Hosea 7:8, it is written:
Ephraim, he has mixed himself –“balal”
[H1101] among the people …
Before Adam and Eve sinned by mixing and choosing to do things their own way by eating of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and thus rejecting the tree of life (or following the Torah), they were clothed with the glory of God and with honor. In Psalm 8:4–5, it is written:
What is man, that you are mindful of him? … and have crowned him with glory and honor.
At this time, they had fellowship with the God of Israel in the Garden. In Genesis 3:8, it is written:
And they heard
(Shema) the voice of the LORD God walking[H1980] in the garden in the cool[H7307] of the day …
Walking is associated with following the Torah. In Psalm 119:1, it is written:
Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk
[H1980] in the law[H8451] – ‘Torah’ of the LORD.
The word “cool” [H7307] is the Hebrew word “Ruach” (spirit). We are to follow the Torah by the “Ruach” or the Spirit of God. In Ezekiel 36:27, it is written:
And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and you shall keep my judgments, and do them.
Adam and Eve were clothed or crowned with glory and honor when they did their service unto the God of Israel and His Kingdom by eating of the tree of life or following His Torah. However, when they sinned by eating of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they became naked.
In Genesis 3:6–7, 9–11 it is written:
… she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where are you? And he said … I was naked; and I hid myself. And he said, Who told thee that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded you that you should not eat?
Spiritually, “nakedness” symbolizes not following Torah and being without the clothing or the presence of the God of Israel, which is His glory. For breaking Torah, the nation of Israel is regarded as being naked. In Ezekiel 16:35, 37–39, it is written:
Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD … Behold, therefore I will gather all your lovers … And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock … they shall strip you also of your clothes … and leave you naked and bare.
In Hosea 8:11–12, it is written:
Because Ephraim has made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin. I have written to him the great things of my Torah, but they were counted as a strange thing
In Hosea 2:2–3, it is written:
… let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight … Lest I strip her naked …
When Yeshua died on the tree, the Roman soldiers first stripped Him of his clothes (representing His Jewishness or His association to the Torah) and then put upon Him a scarlet robe (representing mixed worship or Babylon). This condition represents the outer court of the tabernacle. So, Yeshua dying on the tree represents the brazen altar of the outer court of the tabernacle. In Matthew 27:28, it is written:
And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet
[G2847] robe.
The Greek word for “scarlet” [G2847] is the same word describing the harlot of Babylon (which represents ‘mixed’ worship). In Revelation 17:1, 4 it is written:
Come hither; I will show unto you the judgment of the great whore that sits upon many waters … And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet
[G2847] color …
In being disobedient to the God of Israel by eating of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, Adam and Eve hid from the presence of the Lord. In Genesis 3:8, it is written:
… and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God …
Even though Adam and Eve hid themselves from the Presence of the God of Israel (symbolizing that they departed from the Torah), the God of Israel didn’t want this to be a permanent situation. Instead, He wanted to provide a temporary covering because He, ultimately, wanted reconciliation and restoration, which would come through repentance. As a result, in Genesis 3:21, it is written:
Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
This covering is thematically associated with Yom Kippur. In doing so, the God of Israel was initiating unto Adam and Eve the Ministry of Reconciliation. The agent of this Reconciliation and Restoration would be the Messiah. The Messiah is promised in Genesis 3:13–14, as it is written:
And the LORD God said unto the serpent … And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed
(the Messiah) ; it shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.
However, until the Messiah would come and until full and complete reconciliation and restoration would be made, Adam and Eve still had to endure the consequences of their disobedience. They were under a curse; they were exiled from the Garden of Eden, and they would have to die. In Genesis 3:17, it is written:
And unto Adam he said, Because you have … eaten of the tree, of which I commanded you, saying, You shall not eat of it: cursed is the ground for your sake …
In Genesis 2:17, 5:5, it is written:
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat of it: for in the day that you eat thereof you shall surely die … And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
In Genesis 3:23–24, it is written:
Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden … So he drove out
[H1644] – exiled the man …
Reconciliation and restoration would come through repentance and the redemptive work of the Messiah. In Genesis 3:24, it is written:
… a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
Repentance would be from a circumcised heart. In Deuteronomy 10:12, 16, it is written:
And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you … Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.
When full repentance is made with a circumcised heart, the exile will end. In Deuteronomy 30:1–6, it is written:
And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon you, the blessing and the curse … And shall return unto the LORD your God … That then the LORD your God will turn your captivity … And the LORD your God will bring you into the land which your fathers possessed … And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart …
The restoration from repentance to the tree of life is through the redemptive work of the Messiah. In Genesis 3:24, it is written:
… תתא the way of the tree of life.
תאֶ is the way of the tree of life. This is Yeshua. He is the תאֶ. In Revelation 1:8, it is written:
I am תא the beginning and the ending, says the Lord ...
In Romans 5:12, 15, 19, it is written:
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned … For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God … which is by one man, Yeshua Messiah, has abounded unto many … For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
In the full reconciliation and restoration, there is no more sin, there is no more curse, and there is no more death. In Revelation 20:14, 21:4, it is written:
And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire … And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death …
In Revelation 22:1–3, it is written:
And he showed me a pure river of water of life … there the tree of life … And there shall be no more curse …
In 1 Corinthians 15:14, 20, 22, 52–55, 57, it is written:
And if Messiah be not risen, then … your faith is also vain. … But now is Messiah risen from the dead … For as in Adam all die, even so in Messiah shall all be made alive … for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For … this mortal must put on immortality. then shall be brought to pass … Death is swallowed up in victory … O grave, where is your victory? … But thanks be to God, which gives us the victory through our Lord Yeshua Messiah.
So, this is how the God of Israel has promised to reconcile and restore the nations from the sin of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. However, how is the house of Jacob reconciled and restored from breaking the covenant at Mount Sinai and from being exiled into the nations of the world? Keep reading and share this teaching with your friends and family, as this series on the “Ministry of Reconciliation” will continue in future issues of the Yavoh magazine! So, stay tuned for more!
May God the Father be blessed for His ministry of reconciliation through Yeshua unto us (2 Corinthians 5:18) because of our sins and because of the sin of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Because of this ministry of reconciliation, in John 3:16–17, it is written:
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved
(meaning reconciled and restored) .
Therefore, may Yeshua the Messiah be given praise, glory, and honor! Amen!
Article written by Eddie Chumney
Eddie Chumney is the founder of Hebraic Heritage Ministries International.
* Scripture references from the KJV
