1. Kinsman Redeemer
Lesson 3

2. The Redemption of the Earth
Genesis 1:26-31 Man was to Rule over the earth, Fill it and Subdue it.
Man disobeyed and lost the land
Hebrews 2:5-15 Man was crowned by God with glory and honor
Jesus is mentioned as the Son of Man in vs. 9
He partook of flesh and blood like His brethren
Man feared death
Jesus, by His own death, redeemed mankind

3. The Devil Eph. 2:1-7 He is the prince of the power of the air
Rules over the sons of disobedience
I John 5:19 Ruler of this world
Matt. 4 Jesus did not dispute that he ruled over the kingdoms of this world

4. Colossians 1:11-14 God the Father rescued us and transferred us
Jesus Christ, the Passover Lamb, redeemed us
Believers live, no longer under Satan’s control
WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO RULE?
Man, but he chose to disobey God and sin and death entered the world

5. Revelation Rev. 1:19 The things which you have seen Rev. 1
The things which are – Revelation 2 -3
“What must take place after these things” Rev. 4-22
Rev. 5 The Lamb Who is Worthy
Jesus is the only One Who is worthy to open the book and break its seals
Jesus made men to be a kingdom of priests to God and they will reign on earth

6. Jeremiah 32 Jeremiah purchased, redeemed, a piece of land
His redemption of that piece of land showed hope in the Lord’s promise to return His people to their land
Daniel 7, John 1 and Mark 13
His dominion is everlasting
His kingdom will not be destroyed
The devil’s dominion will be destroyed: his is NOT everlasting

7. The Blood Avenger Numbers 35 “avenger” = goel/gaal redeem
A kinsman, relative, who was to avenge the murder of his relative
He was to kill the murderer and thereby keep the land from being defiled by the shedding of innocent blood
He could NOT take the life of one who unintentionally killed a relative.
Only appointed to kill a murderer

8. Cities of Refuge
Protected the manslayer until proven guilty or innocent
Judged by the congregation/elders
Could not leave the city for fear of death
If he left the city, the blood avenger could kill him without punishment

9. Jesus’ duty The devil is a murderer from the beginning
The devil murdered mankind by deceit
The devil is the murderer of man
Jesus became a man to be: the close relative
the redeemer
man’s “goel”
the blood avenger
It is HIS responsibility to kill the devil, the murderer of his relative: man.

10. Joel 3:11-21 A time is coming for Him to judge
They will be judged for the way they have treated His people
He will avenge the blood shed in Judah and Jerusalem
Rev
He will avenge the blood of His bondservants
Satan will be bound for 1,000 years, then released for a short time.
Satan will be cast into the lake of fire and brimstone

11. Our God Our God does indeed repay with vengeance
Our God is ABLE to judge
Our God is WILLING and ABLE to be our Kinsman Redeemer
Our God is our Blood Avenger
Our God provided Jesus, our High Priest, our “brethren”
He is YOUR Kinsman Redeemer