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King James Version with Web Encyclopedia Links:Leviticus 16

Today's Reading Leviticus 16

The Day of Atonement references: (Lev 23.26-32; Lev 16.2-34; Num 29.7-11)

Leviticus 16 with Commentaries, verse by verse
Leviticus 16 deals with the Day of Atonement, or Yom Kuppir (Day of Pardon) was the most holy day of the Jewish Year. This was when, the High Priest enter the Holy of Holies (Most Holy Place) to make a sacrifice for himself and the people. There is an elaborate protocol to enter and offer sacrifices. The high priest has to wash himself in water, sacrifice a bull as a burnt offering for himself and the people. Anyway, the details are in the chapter!
An interesting fact: a goat was spared in the sacrifices (v.20-22), that day, the high priest would lay his hands on the head of the goat and confess the sins of the people and put it on the goat's head. The goat will carry on itself all their sins to a solitary place, and a man shall release it in the desert. This is a description of the substitionary atonement. The sin was transferred to that goat. This is similar to Isaiah 53.12 This is where we propbably got that everyday terminology, scapegoat.



In the book of Hebrews, we see that Jesus is superior to the leaders of the Old Covenant, His sacrifical work was greater than the Aaronic priesthood. Jesus provided a better covenant, sanctuary and sacrifice, than any of these high priests ever could. If you remember, as a part of the high priest clothing, he had golden bells on his garment. Jewish tradition said that they tied a rope around a foot of the high priest before he went into the Most Holy Place. The reason being, if God struck the high priest dead because of his sin, they have to pull him out to avoid being struck by God.

The high priest were involved in thousands of sacrifices every year but he could only enter the Most Holy Place once a year. The day of Atonement was once a year symbolizing that Jesus came only once to die for us so that our sins can be forgiven. Jesus was pure and without sin but he became the sacrifice the Lamb of God. (John 1.29) Have you had your day of atonement? An encounter with a Holy God that you could walk away justified and declared holy. You can, today, put your trust in Jesus Christ. See Jesus Saves

Spurgeon Sermon-The Day of Atonement
More on the Day of Atonement
The High Priest Link

Deffinbaugh on Leviticus 16
Stedman on Leviticus 16

Links to Commentaries and other References - Leviticus

Bible Study Tools
Jesus Saves
How to Become a Christian

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