Colossians 2:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

Blotting

The handwriting

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Isaiah 57:14

2 Thessalonians 2:7

Bible References

Blotting

"'Then the priest will write these curses on a scroll and then scrape them off into the bitter water.

Do not cover their iniquity, and do not wipe out their sin from before them. For they have bitterly offended the builders!

For the music director; a psalm of David, written when Nathan the prophet confronted him after David's affair with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, because of your loyal love! Because of your great compassion, wipe away my rebellious acts!

I, I am the one who blots out your rebellious deeds for my sake; your sins I do not remember.

I remove the guilt of your rebellious deeds as if they were a cloud, the guilt of your sins as if they were a cloud. Come back to me, for I protect you."

Therefore repent and turn back so that your sins may be wiped out,

The handwriting

If you have died with Christ to the elemental spirits of the world, why do you submit to them as though you lived in the world?

So the royal scribes were summoned in the first month, on the thirteenth day of the month. Everything Haman commanded was written to the king's satraps and governors who were in every province and to the officials of every people, province by province according to its script and people by people according to its language. In the name of King Ahasuerus it was written and sealed with the king's signet ring.

Now you write in the king's name whatever in your opinion is appropriate concerning the Jews and seal it with the king's signet ring. Any decree that is written in the king's name and sealed with the king's signet ring cannot be rescinded.

The king called out loudly to summon the astrologers, wise men, and diviners. The king proclaimed to the wise men of Babylon that anyone who could read this inscription and disclose its interpretation would be clothed in purple and have a golden collar placed on his neck and be third ruler in the kingdom.

They were both righteous in the sight of God, following all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.

Now I mean that the heir, as long as he is a minor, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything.

For he is our peace, the one who made both groups into one and who destroyed the middle wall of partition, the hostility,

On the one hand a former command is set aside because it is weak and useless,

When he speaks of a new covenant, he makes the first obsolete. Now what is growing obsolete and aging is about to disappear.

This was a symbol for the time then present, when gifts and sacrifices were offered that could not perfect the conscience of the worshiper.

When he says above, "Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and sin-offerings you did not desire nor did you take delight in them" (which are offered according to the law),

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He says, "Build it! Build it! Clear a way! Remove all the obstacles out of the way of my people!"

For the hidden power of lawlessness is already at work. However, the one who holds him back will do so until he is taken out of the way,