Hyssop and His Sop
Hyssop
Hyssop.
(Hebrew, ezob). The ezob was used for sprinkling, in some of the
sacrifices and purifications of the Jews. In consequence of its detergent
qualities, or from its being associated with the purificatory services, the
psalmist makes use of the expression, "Purge me with ezob." Psa_51:7. It is described in 1Ki_4:33 as growing on or near walls.
(Besides being thus fit for sprinkling, having
cleansing properties and growing on walls, the true hyssop should be a plant common to Egypt,
Sinai and Palestine, and capable of producing a stick three or four feet long
since, on a stalk of hyssop,
the sponge of vinegar was held up to Christ on the cross. Joh_19:29.
It is impossible to precisely identify the plant
because the name was given not to a particular plant, but to a family of plants
associated together by Hyssop
qualities easily noticed, rather than by close botanical affinities. Different
species of the family may have been used at different times. The hyssop of the Bible is
probably one (or all) of three plants: --
1. The common hyssop is "a shrub with low, bushy stalks
1 1/2 feet high, small pear shaped, close-setting opposite leaves on all the
stalks and branches terminated by erect whorled spikes of flowers of different
colors in the varieties. It is a hardy plant, with an aromatic smell and a
warm, pungent taste; a native of the south of Europe
and the East." -- Editor).
2. Bochart decides in favor of marjoram,
or some plant like it, and to this conclusion, it must be admitted, all ancient
tradition points. (This is the Origanum maru, the z'atar of the
Arabs. The French consul at Sidon,
exhibited to Dr. Thomson ("The Land and the Book," i. 161), a
specimen of this "having the fragrance of thyme, with a hot, pungent
taste, and long slender stems." Dr. Post of Beirut, in the American edition of Smith's
large Dictionary, favors this view. -- Editor).
3. But Dr.Royle, after a careful investigation of
the subject, arrives at the conclusion that the hyssop is no other than the caperplant, or Capparis
spinosa of Linnaeus. The Arabic name of this plant, asuf, by which
it is sometimes, though not commonly, described, bears considerable resemblance
to the Hebrew. "It is a bright-green creeper, which climbs from the
fissures of the rocks, is supposed to possess cleansing properties, and is
capable of yielding a stick to which a sponge might be attached." --
Stanky, "Sinai and Palestine,"
23. -- It produces a fruit the size of a walnut, called the mountain pepper.
Smith. Bible
Dictionary
Exodus 12:22 And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the
bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that
is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until
the morning.
Leviticus 14:49 And he shall take to cleanse the house two
birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop: 50 And he shall kill the one of
the birds in an earthen vessel over running water: 51 And he shall take the
cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them
in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle the
house seven times: 52 And he shall cleanse
the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and
with the living bird, and with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet: 53 But he shall let
go the living bird out of the city into the open fields, and make an atonement for the house: and it
shall be clean.
Psalm 51:7 Purge me
with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than
snow.
In the scriptures above we see how “hyssop” was used in the
purification process for removal of sin.
During the original Passover, hyssop was used to sprinkle the blood of
the sacrificial lamb of the doorposts and door of the houses of the children of
Israel
so that the death angel would by-pass that house. The Smith Bible Dictionary also says “hyssop”
has certain detergent properties. Everything done under the Priesthood of Moses
and Aaron was an allegory pointing to something with a higher spiritual
application. Now let us see how this
relates to the REAL DEAL.
HIS SOP
John 13:21 When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in
spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of
you shall betray me. 26 Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop,
when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas
Iscariot, the son of Simon. 27 And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then
said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly. 28 Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him.
Here we see Jesus announcing, “One of you shall betray
me”. It is “he to whom I will give the
SOP”. Then Jesus gave HIS-SOP to Judas Iscariot. To cleanse the world and all humanity of sin
and trespasses, THE LAMB
necessarily had to be slain. The action
of Judas Iscariot was PLANNED BY THE FATHER.
Jesus was caught by the Romans and the Jews as planned, and HIS BLOOD
was spilled for remission of all sin.
What Moses had the Israelites do during the original Passover in Egypt signified
the work of Jesus which was to happen in the future. HYSSOP was used to sprinkle the blood on the
doorposts and the doors of each Hebrew house.
This act points to the work that Judas Iscariot was chosen by Father to
perform. The disciples had no idea what
God and Jesus were doing and they wondered about it. It is by the spilling of the blood of Jesus
Christ that Father REMOVED SIN CHARGES FROM APPLYING TO MANKIND IN ALL
GENERATIONS OF HUMANITY IN A ONE-TIME
ACT! This ACT has UNIVERSAL
APPLICATION including past, present and future acts of sin! This means ALL HUMAN ACTS OF SIN from the days of Adam and Eve to the
last human to commit an act of sin in the END OF TIME do not count against mankind because of JESUS’ BLOOD
LOSS. Father has already purged them and “will
remember them no more”.
It is devils, men, and human preachers in churches, who continue to
ACCUSE MEN OF SINS that do not count
(not recorded) with the Supreme Judge and the Heavenly Court. ALL SINS have been PRE-PURGED AND ERASED
before devils get men to do anything.
GOD discounts sin charges against men by devils and by men. Prayers of men confessing to acts of trespass that devils
made them do are IGNORED because Father has given ALL MEN THE
FREE GIFT OF RIGHTOUSNESS, and it abides with each human being no matter what
devils make them do.
Psalm 40:6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire;
mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me, 8 I
delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
Isaiah 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was
bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and
with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have
turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of
us all. 8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall
declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for
the transgression of my people was he stricken.
John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and
saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
Hebrews 7:21 (For those priests were made without an oath;
but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not
repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:) 22 By so
much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament. 23 And they truly were many
priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death: 24 But
this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.
25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by
him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. 26 For
such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from
sinners, and made higher than the heavens; 27 Who needeth not daily, as those
high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the
people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself. 28 For
the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath,
which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.
Psalm 2:6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this
day have I begotten thee. 8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for
thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Romans 5:10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled
to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved
by his life. 15 But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if
through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the
gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. 16
And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by
one to condemnation, but the free gift
is of many offences unto justification. 17 For if by one
man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of
grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all
men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came
upon all men unto justification of life.
2 Corinthians 5:18 And all things are of God, who hath
reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of
reconciliation; 19 To wit, that God
was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their
trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of
reconciliation.
1 John 3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the
devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was
manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit
sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is
born of God.
Numbers 23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither
the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or
hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? 20 Behold, I have received
commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it. 21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen
perverseness in Israel:
the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.
Jeremiah 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will
make with the house of Israel;
After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and
write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his
brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of
them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity,
and I will remember their sin no more.
Isaiah 44:21 Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for
thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou
shalt not be forgotten of me. 22 I
have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy
sins: return unto me; (when Jesus calls your TRUE NAME) for I have redeemed
thee.
Psalm 147:4 He telleth the number
of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.
Isaiah 48:13 Mine hand also hath
laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens:
when I call unto them, they stand up together.
All human SINS WERE ERASED in Isaiah’s days BEFORE JESUS
WAS BORN TO MARY! And when Father says
“Return unto me” all stars STAND UP TOGETHER WHEN HE CALLS THEM BY THEIR NAMES.
One Jesus was SET ON GOD’ THRONE, Father gave him the job of
calling the Family Roll! Father PAID
JESUS for dying on that cross as His ATONEMENT LAMB for the redemption of all
his human brothers and sisters, who are God's own sons and daughters. Father gave him
every child to be born on earth in all generations as Jesus' own personal
heritage and reward.
All Jesus has to do to claim his PAY is to READ THE NAMES he finds on
the Family Roll (Book of Life). Dramatic
events happen on earth when Jesus calls out those names. Men having those names dwelling in flesh and
blood lose their flesh bodies and RISE TO STAND BEFORE FATHER AND JESUS at the
Throne. No power on earth or in hell can
stop, modify, or prevent Jesus from collecting them all and "losing
nothing". No matter what those
persons with those names may be doing on earth, they will hear their name and
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW HIM where he is.
Romans 14:7 For none of us liveth to himself, and no man
dieth to himself. 8 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we
die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the
Lord's. 9 For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he
might be Lord both of the dead and living.
John 5:25 Verily,
verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son
of God: and they that hear shall live. 26 For as the Father hath life
in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; 27 And hath
given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. 28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming,
in the which all that are in the
graves shall hear his voice,
John 6:39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me,
that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it
up again at the last day.
John 10:27 My
sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: 28 And I give unto them
eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man
pluck them out of my hand. 29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than
all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.