(4) Before entering into the Holy of Holies with the blood of the bull, Aaron had to create a cloud of incense in the Holy of Holies, covering the mercy seat, to veil the glory of God so that he could enter in (vv. Leviticus 16:29 and 23:27 and Numbers 29:7 instruct that "you shall afflict your souls." Leviticus 23:32 makes clear that a full day is intended: "you shall afflict your souls . The LORD informed Aaron that he should not come into the holy place within the veil b . That means all had sinned. 12-13). (3) Aaron slaughtered the bull for his own sin offering (vv. 78 Bush writes, The idea of the institution seems to have been, that inasmuch as the incidental and occasional sin-offerings had, from their very nature, left much sin for which no expiation had been made, there should be a day in which all omissions of this sort should be supplied, by one general expiation, so that at the end of the year no sin or pollution might remain for which the blood of atonement had not been shed. Bush, p. 164. I have always visualized individual Israelites waiting anxiously outside the tent, wondering if Aaron would return, if the sacrifice he offered would be accepted, and if penalty for my sins of the past year would be delayed yet longer. This would ensure that the priest was pure to mediate for his people. The Day of Atonement, or Yom Kippur, as revealed in Leviticus 16, is the most solemn Old Testament ritual. Those who read the entire chapter will note that the only person allowed to perform the sacred rite was the high priest, who at that time was Aaron. 18-19). The people were clean. (3) The one goat symbolized Christs death, the other His resurrection. (2) Verses 20 and 33 speak of atonement for the Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar. Since the altar of incense is a part of the Tent of Meeting there is no need to specify it, while there would be a need to specify the altar of burnt offering, outside the tent. A. Noordtzij, Leviticus, trans. The first section of Leviticus, chapters 1-7, outlines the sacrificial rituals the priests must follow; chapters 8-10 records the inauguration of the Aaronic priesthood, who will offer the sacrifices; chapters 11-15 distinguishes the clean from the unclean, and proper procedures for dealing with uncleanness. (K) 4He is to put on the sacred linen tunic,(L) with linen undergarments next to his body; he is to tie the linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. Phil. 29:7), which, according to many, included fasting. It comes down to a matter of faith, and the Bible says, Without faith it is impossible to please him in Hebrews 11:6. until He comes again, destroys and renews the earth, finally and fully limits Satan, and transforms our physical bodies. He shall take some of the bulls blood and some of the goats blood and put it on all the horns of the altar. . In my understanding of Romans 8 and the rest of Scripture, we cannot expect (and certainly cannot demand) the full realization of any aspect of Christs work (salvation, sanctification, healing, etc.) The Day of Atonement ( Leviticus 23:27-28 ), also known as Yom Kippur, was the most solemn holy day of all the Israelite feasts and festivals, occurring once a year on the tenth day of Tishri, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. This was a Sabbath day celebration, which meant that no work could be done (Lev. Your wife gets that certain restlessness and a peculiar look in her eye. He shall also make atonement for the priests and for all the people of the assembly (Lev. This is the one Old Testament sacrifice which reflects one of the most gruesome aspects of our Lords atoning work as our substitute. (2) The name of the goat itself. (B) 2The Lord said to Moses: Tell your brother Aaron that he is not to come whenever he chooses(C) into the Most Holy Place(D) behind the curtain(E) in front of the atonement cover(F) on the ark, or else he will die. I am convinced that it is often our unconscious sins which are the most damaging to ourselves and to others. This was the scapegoat. 3:23-25). Lev. A day that reminds us and emphasises your sin. It occurs in the fall of the year on the 10th day of the seventh month (Tishri). The first section of our text deals with Aarons personal forgiveness. In the case of Aaron, he was to offer only the prescribed incense so as to create an obscuring veil of smoke, thus dimming the glory of Gods presence and sparing his life. The benefits that come to us as believers in the Lord Jesus Christ are truly immeasurable. Within Judaism today, this is Yom Kippur, one of the high holy days still set aside for fasting, prayer, and repentance. This was symbolic of God sending away the sins of his people. Have you had a day of atonement in your life, when you repented of your sins and trusted in the sacrifice of Christ? The current therapeutic culture speaks of the importance of forgiving ourselves. 16:2). There is then a special word of warning, followed by a brief reference to the Day of Atonement: You shall not offer any strange incense on this altar, or burnt offering or meal offering; and you shall not pour out a libation on it. As I conclude this message, I want to urge you to act upon the truths of which you have been convicted by the Holy Spirit. Leviticus 16 and the Day of Atonement is what some call the Good Friday of the Old Testament. I have wondered to myself how long Aarons confession for the peoples sins, briefly mentioned in verse 21, actually took. Some thoughts by Burgess Walter Today, this Holy Day is called "Yom Kippur" or the "Day of Covering." It is a day when sins are confessed and the Lord's forgiveness is asked for. The fact that no work was to be done reminds us that we can not work to earn our salvation. Priestly Ordination (8-10)13. I believe that the Day of Atonement is based on the assumption that some sins never come to the attention of the sinner. . Leviticus 1-7, 11). 4:4; Eph. We understand that it was at great cost that the Lord atoned for us. Atonement theories abound in our day, and because of what is at stake we must do our best to understand them. Also, 9/11 heros father helps honor servant leaders at Milligan University, and a Church Leaders Conference is planned at Lincoln Christian University on Feb. 18. 16:11 And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself: Again this is reiterated in verse 6. The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain; also in verses 10 and 26. But this did not negate the need for certain people from the Levitical tribe to serve God"s people as mediators of sorts. The Incense and the Bullock. Rev. 26-31). 27The bull and the goat for the sin offerings, whose blood was brought into the Most Holy Place to make atonement, must be taken outside the camp;(AZ) their hides, flesh and intestines are to be burned up. Then, when she marries, she continues the same kind of blind conformity. (4) The ceremony of offering the bull in chapter 16 is also similar to, yet different from, the offering of the bull which was a part of the ordination of Aaron and his sons. (7) The Day of Atonement foreshadowed and anticipated a greater, permanent cleansing of Gods people and of His dwelling place, which was to be accomplished by a better priest, who offered a better sacrifice. 2 The LORD said to Moses: "Tell your brother Aaron that he is not to come whenever he chooses into the Most Holy Place behind the curtain in front of the atonement cover on the ark, or else he will die. Leviticus 16:16 And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remainethc among them in the midst of their uncleanness. As a rule I think that most of us are inclined to look at the slaughtered goat as paying for the sins of the people, while the living goat lives, as though it symbolizes the forgiveness of the people. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Scripture: Micah 7:18-19, Leviticus 16:1-34, Deuteronomy 19:16-21 Date: 11/09/2013 Lesson: 6 "This week we will study what happened on the Day of Atonement in the earthly sanctuary, specifically the rituals with the two goats, which helps us to better understand deeper truths regarding salvation and the final disposition of sin." ), whose task it is to drive the goat into the wilderness, so that it will never return. There has been a great deal of discussion as to the term Azazel,73 associated with the goat which lives, but there is no totally satisfactory answer, and the discussion is hardly needed to understand the ritual.74. God instituted it in Leviticus 16:1-34. Among his fellow men his dignity as the great mediator between man and God is unsurpassed, and his splendid clothes draw attention to the glory of his office. How, then, should we pray? Proverbs has much to say about the unseen evils in our lives: There is a way which seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death (Prov. Our faith does not lead us to be negligent or lax in our attititude toward sin. Israel had to trust theirs, since they stayed at home on the Day of Atonement and never saw Aaron enter the tabernacle and the Holy of Holies with blood on their behalf. The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, "On exactly the tenth day of this seventh month is the day of atonement; it shall be a holy convocation for you, and you shall humble your souls and present an offering by fire to the Lord. 12 He is to take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the Lord and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense and take them behind the curtain. The goat is a picture of Jesus: He is represented as satisfying the heart of God for us and rendering God free to love us without any restraint at all by his justice. This lesson treatment is published in the February 14issue ofThe Lookoutmagazine, and is also available online atwww.lookoutmag.com. This was so serious that if done incorrectly the high priest might die (Leviticus 16:13). The sacrificial system God established assumed that some sins which were not recognized as such at the time they were committed would come to the attention of the individual at a later time (Lev. 2). He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present. It falls each year on the tenth day of the seventh Hebrew month called Tishrei (usually September or October), and is the climax of the Jewish high holy days. 69 The rituals outlined in verses 6-10 are reiterated in greater detail in verses 11-22, with the exception of the process of casting lots for the goats, which is only mentioned in verses 7 & 8. The offerings of chapters 4-6 were those which were made for sins unintentionally committed (cp. 8:26-27). Now the space where the atonement took place must be made sacred. 23:29), which is a euphemism for being put to death. But when the High Priest entered the Holy of Holies in performing the atoning ritual of the Day of Atonement, he went before God in simplicity and humility. From Kadesh to Moab (20:22-36:13) Part 5: Deuteronomy 19. 1 * After the death of Aaron's two sons, a who died when they encroached on the LORD's presence, the LORD spoke to Moses 2 and said to him: Tell your brother Aaron that he is not to come whenever he pleases * into the inner sanctuary, inside the veil, b in front of the cover on the ark, lest he die, for I reveal myself in a cloud above the ark's cover. The wife, on the other hand, may have learned early in life that the way to please her father was to totally bend to his every whim. 78 The text does not specifically state this, but the inference of the text is that there were so many sins which might go unnoticed, that these, had they been neglected beyond the year, would have produced intolerable contamination. This chapter treats of the day of atonement, and of the rites, sacrifices, and services of it, directs when Aaron should come into the holy of holies, Le 16:1,2; and in what habit he should then appear, and with what offerings both for himself, and for the people, Le 16:3-10; and that having slain his own sin offering, and that for the people, he should offer incense before the mercy seat, and sprinkle that with the blood of both, Le 16:11-15; and by these offerings make atonement for the holy place, the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, Le 16:16-19; and having done this, he was to take the live goat, lay his hands on it, confess over it, and put upon it all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and then send it away by a fit man into the wilderness, Le 16:20-22; upon which he was to put off his linen garments, wash his flesh, and put them on again, and offer the burnt offering for himself, and for the people, Le 16:23-25; also he that let go the goat, and he that carried and burnt the sin offerings without the camp, were to wash themselves and clothes also, Le 16:26-28; the observance of this day, once a year, which was on the tenth of the seventh month, as a day of affliction and atonement, was to be a statute for ever to the children of Israel, Le 16:29-34. 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