II Samuel II
David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die.” (II Samuel 12:13 ESV)
Erasure
The science of Archaeology exists because the remains of things can usually be found. It is difficult to make anything really disappear. This is why we have dry river beds in the wilderness, scars on our knees, grudges in our hearts.
But God utterly obliterates our sin.
He puts it away.
But He does more than hide our sin in the back of His closet. When HE puts it away He erases it permanently. That is what happened on the cross.
David’s terrible sin, and our sin as well.
It has been erased.