Compensation אָשָׁם

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · May 28, 2026 · 2m

We are in chapter five of Leviticus with our word for today. אָשָׁם guilt, offense, restitution, guilt-offering, gift of atonement, compensation. It is used 46 times in the Old Testament. We find our word used in the sense of guilt, the state of having committed an offense. A good example is when Isaac lied about his wife being his sister. Genesis 26:9-10 So Abimelech called Isaac and said, “Behold, she is your wife. How then could you say, ‘She is my sister’?” Isaac said to him, “Because I thought, ‘Lest I die because of her.’” Abimelech said, “What is this you have done to us? One of the…