Joshua 23:16 When ye have transgressed the covenant of the Lord your God, which commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.
When the Lord made a covenant with His people, He set boundaries for their living and behavior while enjoying His provision and protection. These boundaries are set in the words, “Thou shalt not.” To transgress the covenant is to go into prohibited territory. The primary commandment is “have no other gods.” The primary transgression is to serve and bow down to other gods.
We are guilty of transgressing when we go after, seek for, and trust in the gods of this world. The gods of this world, like money, pleasure, and reputation, appeal to our selfish interests, and so we seek after them instead of God alone. Every self-centered thing we do transgresses the covenant. Sin brings us out from under God’s love , care, and protection opens us up to Enemy attack.
The Lord keeps His part of the covenant but we transgress. Therefore He must kick us out of the Kingdom. But He still loves us, so He sent His Son in human flesh to keep the covenant for us, thereby making a new covenant in His blood. Our transgression is forgiven and we are restored in the eternal Kingdom. The blood of Christ always avails for us in the new covenant; in this position we live by faith every single day, while transgression and trespass is forgiven.