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Introduction
As a modern western Christian, my main understanding of Jesus' death is this, I've personally failed and God requires I pay for my failure. But there's actually a larger storyline taking place that my salvation will fit into. And it's this, God has made Israel as a nation to be His covenant partners to bring blessing to the world, but Israel has failed. So here we are to the heart of the logic of the biblical story: God has in His justice handed Israel over to death.