The Messiah Yeshua, through the sacrifice of Himself, paid for the atonement of our sins. And yet, this was no random redemption. The removal of sin does not arbitrarily result from a selfless act of pure love, even by the Son of God. On the contrary, Yeshua’s death was legally necessary in order to initiate the New Covenant that God was making with Israel—the one which promises “their sins I will remember no more” (Hebrews 8:12, mjlt). Everlasting atonement for sin would require a new covenant. And for the ratification of that covenant—as He had for the first covenant—God would require blood.
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