19:12). Aaron was a sinner like everyone else in Israel; so he had to provide a sacrifice for his own sins and those of his household before he could work on behalf off all others. Leviticus 16:11-19 Introduction: 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, Leviticus 16:1; and in what habit he should then appear, and with what offerings both for himself, and for the people, The Day of Atonement in Hebrew is Yom Kippur. Obedience on the Day of Atonement Leviticus 16:11-19Elder T. Craig & Elder Alicia BradberryGreater Royal Outreach MinistriesBuilding Blocks of Faith#sundaysc. This was symbolic of God sending away the sins of his people. . (4) The scapegoat is offered to Satan or demons, as Christ allegedly was. 15:27-31). Atonement theories abound in our day, and because of what is at stake we must do our best to understand them. 23:26-32; Num. The best that one could hope for with the sacrifices of the Day of Atonement was that the impurity of sin would be put off for another year. Aarons offerings could only produce forbearance; Christs offering brought forgiveness. Leviticus 16 - The Day of Atonement, and the Sacrifices Offered Leviticus 16 is a crossroads in our study of the Book of Leviticus. Leviticus 16:29-34 and 23:26-32 and Numbers 29:7-11 present similar injunctions to observe Yom Kippur. 39:27-29) On this one day the high priest enters the other world, into the very presence of God. Your wife gets that certain restlessness and a peculiar look in her eye. Noordtzij argues forcefully for the latter: (1) The term altar in verse 20 must clearly refer to the altar of burnt offering, yet it would have no previous reference apart from verses 18 and 19. 77 Many of the Bible scholars with whom I am familiar would choose to argue this matter on the grounds of what is meant by the expression, by His scourging we are healed (Isa. This will enable us to get a feel for the ceremony as a whole, before we move to an examination of its parts. Day of Atonement: 7. 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. (3) Aaron slaughtered the bull for his own sin offering (vv. One of the primary words in the New Testament for forgiveness (Greekaphiemi) picks up on this image. 8:26-27). 23-28 One cannot help but think of the 13th chapter of Johns Gospel, where our Lord took off His garments, and stripped down to the garb of a slave, so as to cleanse His disciples. The first five verses of Leviticus 16 list the requirements of the animals and the clothing to be worn by the priests during the ceremony. And Aaron shall make atonement on its horns once a year; he shall make atonement on it with the blood of the sin offering of atonement once a year throughout your generations. The New Testament, particularly the Book of Hebrews, stresses the superiority of the death of our Lord, in contrast to the Old Testament sacrifices, of which those of the Day of Atonement are most prominent. (6) Lots were then cast for the two goats, to determine which would be slaughtered and which would be driven away (vv. II. 9:11-12, cf. 139:23-24). 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. In other words, it may be that you need to be born again, to be saved. 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. 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 note thus serves to underscore the importance of Aarons very meticulous obedience to these instructions. This was the only fasting period required by the Law (Leviticus 16:29; 23:31), the Day of Atonement was a recognition of man's inability to make any atonement for his sins. Remember, too, that the sacrificial system was provided to atone for unintentional sins, not intentional sins. She wants to throw out half of the treasures you have gathered over the year. (BJ) 32The priest who is anointed and ordained(BK) to succeed his father as high priest is to make atonement. Indeed, these sins, while unknown to the sinner, are blatantly obvious to those who are close to him (or her). For those of you who are saved I must admit that I have no idea of what drawing near may mean for you. The Incense and the Bullock. The Day of Atonement was to be a special Sabbath and a sombre day - rather like our Good Friday. 2:5-8). The offerings of chapters 4-6 were those which were made for sins unintentionally committed (cp. 7:26-28). All rights reserved. 28.4, were called the golden garments, from there being a mixture of gold in them. In short, these are: (1) The name of the place the goat was led. This is that for which Moses eloquently and passionately pleaded, after the apostasy of the nation, when they worshipped the golden calf (Exod. Let me briefly mention how this can work, and then leave the reader to ponder the implications. It depicts the Day of Atonement, which occurs in the seventh month, that is, the Sabbath month (Leviticus 16:31; 23:32). Detailed description of the ceremonies God called the people to deny themselves and be serious about their sin. 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. On both these occasions (John 13 and the Day of Atonement) there is a symbolic representation of the kenosis, the setting aside of our Lords glory and splendor, so that the work of atonement could be accomplished (cf. They were a set-apart nation, and as such, observed these rituals of atonement. Aarons sons died while in the tabernacle, specifically while they were burning incense. (2) The priestly garb which Aaron was to wear on this one occasion was very different from that which he normally wore in the course of his duties. (2) The name of the goat itself. 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. Christs death put away sin altogether: For all have sinned and have come short of the glory of God, being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith. New International Version (NIV). Lev. This meant that no work was to be done. Leviticus 16:111119Time: 1445 B.C.Place: Mount Sinai. God promised to dwell with His people, and the Tabernacle, along with the priestly system and the offerings was the provision for Him to do so. 12He is to take a censer full of burning coals(X) from the altar before the Lord and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense(Y) and take them behind the curtain. We understand that it was at great cost that the Lord atoned for us. The fate of the goat which lived (Azazel) is, in my opinion, worse than that of the one which is slain. Golden Text: "He shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of . Moses, the author of the Pentateuch, was also the author of this psalm, in which he prayed, Thou hast placed our iniquities before Thee, Our secret sins in the light of Thy presence (Ps. To leave the goat living, roaming about the wilderness, must have caused some uneasiness and insecurity. In chapter 4, the blood of the bull is sprinkled only on the horns of the altar of incense, but in chapter 16 the blood is also sprinkled on the mercy seat itself. 167-168. . The whole process was quite detailed but necessary for the people of God to be holy before God, and thus at one with God. 14:3-9, 49-53), there is no other sacrifice quite like this, which involves both a dying and a living animal. Unlike the other Jewish holidays, the Day of Atonement was no festive event. There is a very logical development of the argument of the Book of Leviticus evident in the first 16 chapters. Doing this will have great personal benefits. The people were clean. By making offerings for his sins first, then he can deal 16The Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron who died when they approached the Lord. Can you imagine the impact on the people if the goat somehow found his way back to the camp? Within Judaism today, this is Yom Kippur, one of the high holy days still set aside for fasting, prayer, and repentance. 53:5). When Aaron came out of the tabernacle he was to take some of the blood from his sacrifice and some of the blood from the peoples sacrifice and sprinkle it on the altar of burnt offering. We are saved wholly by faith. Aaron was to do the same for the tent of meeting. The best approximation to this in my experience is what a bee-keeper does, smoking the hive of the bees, before he begins to remove the honey. This much we know: Israels forgiveness was effectual (it worked for them then), and yet in reality their sins were rolled back until Jesus could come and be the sacrifice once for all (Hebrews 10). 1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man hath a running issue out of his flesh, because of his issue he is unclean. Also known as Yom Kippur, it is the most holy, solemn day on the Jewish calendar, occurring annually on the tenth day of the seventh month (Tishri) in the Hebrew calendar. 11Aaron shall bring the bull for his own sin offering to make atonement for himself and his household,(W) and he is to slaughter the bull for his own sin offering. What should we confess? He must therefore dress as befits the occasion. David prayed, Who can discern his errors? 70 The exact order of events is not certain in some cases, but this is at least the general order of the ritual. Exod. Willful sins could not be atoned for by these sacrifices, no was there any sacrifice for them (Num. And she commends herself for her submission. The evil here is not in being submissive, but in the womans self-seeking desire for approval, at any cost. (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. (9) The Day of Atonement was a time for dealing with unknown sins, for which no offering had been made in the past year.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. 28; 39). For I will appear(G) in the cloud(H) over the atonement cover. In the course of his daily sacrifices, Aaron, the High Priest, represented God, and thus his garments were of great beauty and splendor. It is a Scriptural concept that the soul that sinneth, it shall die (Exodus 14:4; 20). In the laws of clean and unclean, we saw how the fall of man in the Garden of Eden brought suffering and adversity to the Israelites. The people could not come this near ever. The Day of Atonement speaks to the importance of God"s forgiveness of us and was at the heart of Israel"s calendar. Furthermore, I want to urge you to take that first step of application which the writer to the Hebrews urges his readers: Let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith (Heb. this day the nation of Israel sought atonement for its sins (Leviticus 23:27; 16:29; Numbers 29:7). His outfit consisted of four simple garments in white linen, even plainer than the vestments of the ordinary priest (Exod. 3This is how Aaron is to enter the Most Holy Place:(I) He must first bring a young bull(J) for a sin offering[a] and a ram for a burnt offering. The first goat was slain and Azazel was sent out of the Israelite encampment. (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. You must never downplay your sinfulness before God. 17No one is to be in the tent of meeting from the time Aaron goes in to make atonement in the Most Holy Place until he comes out, having made atonement for himself, his household and the whole community of Israel. (1897). Have you had a day of atonement in your life, when you repented of your sins and trusted in the sacrifice of Christ? The Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16). John 1:14; Heb. 8:18-25). Q. until He comes again, destroys and renews the earth, finally and fully limits Satan, and transforms our physical bodies. This was so serious that if done incorrectly the high priest might die (Leviticus 16:13). 5:3-5; 7:14-25; 8:18-39). 3, 5). (AK) 19He shall sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to cleanse it and to consecrate it from the uncleanness of the Israelites.(AL). 12 Then he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from the altar before the Lord, with his hands full of sweet incense beaten fine, and bring it inside the veil. What Makes Covenant Theology So Important? Robert L. (Bob)Deffinbaugh graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary with his Th.M. This is so no matter if you were part of the children of Israel physically or not; because on that day, the priest will make an atonement for you to cleanse you that you become . 3-5 Someone has said that atonement is an at-one-ment, meaning that we were separated from God because of our sin but now have been made one with Him, not separated at all but united to Him, through Christ. 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. (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. He shall send the goat away into the wilderness in the care of someone appointed for the task. Even though he assisted in bringing Gods people out of Egypt (Exodus 4:14-17), he clearly had feet of clay (Exodus 32:4-6). It occurs in the fall of the year on the 10th day of the seventh month (Tishri). Pure Priest | Leviticus 16:11-14 Israel was to be a kingdom of priests (Exodus 19:6). He may see this as taking a stand for the truth or for what is right. He might justify domineering over his wife as assuming his biblical place of headship. Beware of wolves in sheeps clothing. On this goat, the sins of the people are placed, and then it is handed over to an Israelite (Azazel? (S) 7Then he is to take the two goats and present them before the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting. It is good to confess those obvious sins, such as the legalization of abortion, but we need to become much more sensitive to the more subtle (unknown?) On that day, the high priest was to perform elaborate rituals to atone for the sins of the people. vv. XII + 211 c. Introduction The Day of Atonement is considered the most sacred day of the Hebrew festal year. Aaron did not know of Christ, but he did accept that he could not pay for his own. ), whose task it is to drive the goat into the wilderness, so that it will never return. Rom. 11:44-45; 20:7, 26) The very statements that assert the holiness of God usually command the people themselves to live holy . In Leviticus 10, evidently Nadab and Abihu . Salem Media Group. Further, Aaron died, but Christ lives forever (Heb. The Day of Atonement. What all men can do and need to do is REPENT of sin and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ! In both offerings, a bull is sacrificed, and in the same way. (5) Aaron then took some of the blood of the bull and sprinkled it on the mercy seat seven times (v. 14). This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed (Rom. (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. 29:38-42; Num. the blood-sprinkling rites God instituted it in Leviticus 16:1-34. The Day of Atonement was a time for each Israelite to reflect on his own sinfulness, and to respond appropriately with mourning and repentance. From Kadesh to Moab (20:22-36:13) Part 5: Deuteronomy 19. 16:1-2 Instructions for entering the Most Holy Place. 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. Outline of the ceremonies This was expressly for himself and his house. 23:29), which is a euphemism for being put to death. 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. Ezekiel (9:2-3, 11; 10:2, 6-7) and Daniel (10:5; 12:6-7) describe angels as dressed in linen, while Rev. Even more emphatic in this chapter is the fact that the Day of Atonement was provided by God to cleanse His holy dwelling place, the Tabernacle, and the holy things associated with it.76 That for which atonement is made is that with which God came in contact, that which had become defiled over the past year, due to the sins of the people and their priests: And he shall make atonement for the holy place, because of the impurities of the sons of Israel, and because of their transgressions, in regard to all their sins; and thus he shall do for the tent of meeting which abides with them in the midst of their impurities (Lev. 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