THE DAY OF ATONEMENT
Yom Kippur. Most people have heard of Yom Kippur in connection with the Jewish people, it's there most sacred, most cherished holy day of the year. The Jewish people keep this day holy but they offer no sacrifices and they do not believe in the Savior, Jesus Christ. The whole reason for the Day of Atonement is lost on these people. They've kept up with their festivals and feasts and they have the ordinances but they do not offer sacrifices or have Jesus as their Sacrifice. They are waiting for a new temple to reintroduce the sacrifices, they will never believe that Jesus Christ was God's Son and their Savior.
This Day of Atonement is special because --
Lev 16:29 And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you:
Lev 16:30 For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the LORD.
Lev 16:31 It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.
-- it is a day meant for CLEANSING, a day meant to make us CLEAN from ALL OUR SINS before the LORD.
Remember this--
Dan_8:14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
The prophecy that was unveiled in the early 1800's and proved to be ended in 1844. The sanctuary the HEAVENLY sanctuary was to be cleansed. And from the word of GOD we are told that there is a day of cleansing and that day of cleansing, the Day of Atonement was very complex. What may have been in type here upon the earthly for the earthly sanctuary cleansing is unfolding in the heavenly sanctuary.
A final cleansing.
To comprehend the cleansing we must STUDY this special day with its complex rituals. They relate to the Heavenly cleansing.
May God bless us as we undertake this study to truly understand what our Lord is doing in the heavenly sanctuary, how the cleansing is unfolding. All by HIS GRACE.
*******
The following is from - "LET THEM MAKE ME A SANCTUARY" XXXV - 1 (02)-
The Day of Atonement is listed among the "feasts of the Lord" in Leviticus 23.
Today, in Judaism, this Feast is the most important day of their yearly religious rites; yet in the Old Testament, there is NO record of any celebration of this feast.
In the Gospels there is NO mention of Christ ever attending this feast as He did the Passover.
This we can understand; Jesus needed NO cleansing since He did NO sin.
There is an allusion to the day in Acts 27:9. (((Act 27:9 Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because THE FAST was now already past, Paul admonished them, ))))
"The day" in Hebrews 10:25 could refer to the Day of Atonement.
The preface to the listing of the "feasts" in Leviticus 23 notes the Sabbath commandment as a "holy convocation" even as the "feasts" were to be so proclaimed (verses 2-3).
There is a reason.
Concerning the Sabbath, the commandment specifies - "ye shall do no work therein: it is a sabbath of rest in all your dwellings" (ver. 3).
All the other feasts - the Passover, Pentecost, the Memorial of the Trumpets and the Tabernacles, the command was simply - "Ye shall do no SERVILE work therein" (verses 8, 21, 25, 35).
However, the command concerning the Day of Atonement carried the SAME injunction as the Sabbath - "Ye shall do no manner of work" (ver. 31).
The significance of the Sabbath rest would likewise be the significance of the rest for the Day of Atonement.
In Hebrews (4:10) speaking of the Sabbath in connection with the "rest" of God promised in Christ Jesus (Matt. 11:28-30), it reads that one who enters into that rest "hath ceased from his own works." Likewise, the one who receives the final atonement must cease from his own works, and rely solely on the High Priest. If not, he will be destroyed "from among his people" (Lev. 23:30).
(((Heb 4:10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
Mat 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Mat 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Mat 11:30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
Lev 23:30 And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people. ))))
There is another interesting aspect to the Day of Atonement not indicated in the KJV. The text reads:
On the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonements (plural in the Hebrew): it shall be a holy convocation unto you; ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord. And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it is the day of atonements (plural in the Hebrew), to make atonement for you before the Lord your God. (Lev.
23:27-28).
Why the plural?
There are two possibilities. In the outline of the services to be performed on the tenth day of the seventh month, there is enumerated a series of atonements to be accomplished by the High Priest (Lev. 16:32-33), thus it was literally a "day of atonements." The other possibility is that it is the use of the pluralis majestaticus v. excellentiae (majestic plural) as is ascribed to
the word, Elohim, the plural form for God in the Hebrew. If it is this latter possibility, the use elevates this day above all the other ceremonial feast days.
(((Lev 16:32 And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments:
Lev 16:33 And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar, and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation. ))))
The services to be performed by the High Priest alone on that day are outlined in Leviticus 16.
There are some details of a typical nature that need to be carefully considered not only for "learning" but also for some "unlearning." [It needs to be kept in mind that the term, "holy" coupled with the supplied word, "place" in this chapter refers to what we often call the "Most Holy Place," or the inner apartment of the sanctuary. The phrase, "tabernacle of the congregation" (v.17) is used to designate the first apartment, which we often refer to as, "The Holy Place."]
The instruction given to Moses for Aaron begins with a specific warning. He was not to come into the Most Holy Place except on one day of each year the Day of Atonement (v.2).
He was told what to bring: "a young bullock as a sin offering, and ram for a burnt offering" (v.3).
The first thing which must be decided is the question - Is this offering to be considered typical, or was it just a part of the ceremonial procedure? In other words, did Aaron function on the Day of Atonement in his High Priestly capacity as a type of the ministry of the great High Priest of the "true tabernacle which the Lord pitched"?
If Aaron so functioned, then there is significance in the fact that he provided the "young bullock" which he offered. Since the great High Priest must Himself "have somewhat also to offer" (Heb. 8:3), He presents Himself as the Mediator of His own blood.
In the typical services of this day, the blood of the young bullock is carried into the Most Holy Place prior to the blood of "the Lord's goat" (16:14).
Further, when the last act of atonement was made on the Day, the blood of the bullock, and the blood of the Lord's goat were mingled to accomplish the final cleansing (v.18).
This is saying something.
The accomplishment of the last act of the atonement is by the power of both Him that sits between the cherubim, and He who ministers as the Divine Intercessor.
This typical message dare not be overlooked. It will appear again as we continue our study.
Two other factors need to be observed in regard to Aaron's offering.
In both his corporate capacity, should he lead the congregation into sin, and now in his functioning on the day of Atonement, a "young" bullock was involved (Lev. 4:3; 16:3).
In the reality of the offering provided for both forgiveness and for cleansing, it was made by One who "was cut off out of the land of the living" (Isa. 53:8). He gave Himself in the prime of His earthly experience.
In Leviticus 16, the offering of Aaron is defined as "for himself, and for his house" (v.6).
Is this to be considered as "for himself" as a sinner, or is it typical of the fact that the great Antitype gave Himself for us, as just noted above?
NO hands of confession were laid on this bullock by Aaron, even though designated as a "sin offering." It was a sin offering "for his house." Was this for his own family? It does say in a summary of the "atonements", that one was an "atonement for the priests" (v. 33). It needs to be kept in mind that the take off point in the book of Hebrews for the discussion of the high priestly ministry of Jesus Christ was His being "a son over his own house."
Hebrews 1 presents Christ as God, worthy of worship, and as a Son through whom God has spoken.
Hebrews 2, presents Him as a man of "the seed of Abraham, ... made like unto His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful high priest."
Then Chapter 3 asks us as "partakers of the heavenly calling" to "consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession."
The first thing Paul presents is a comparison between two "houses" - the house of Moses, and the house of Christ.
It also needs to be remembered that Aaron was to be only a spokesman to Moses (Ex. 4:16). It was Moses who erected and anointed the tabernacle of the congregation, as well as dedicating Aaron to the priesthood (Exodus 40). Aaron served as Moses' "alter ego" with whom God had made the "typical" covenant (Ex. 34:27).
*******
Pausing here.
Do you see why we need to study this so much more than we have? Even having read all this it still needs more discussing and that's what's going to happen tomorrow by the grace of our Savior!
There truly is so much to learn and yes, unlearn. We might think we know something but the Lord can reveal to us His truth that takes that away. We must always follow the TRUTH! Always!
In HIS LOVE!
Yom Kippur. Most people have heard of Yom Kippur in connection with the Jewish people, it's there most sacred, most cherished holy day of the year. The Jewish people keep this day holy but they offer no sacrifices and they do not believe in the Savior, Jesus Christ. The whole reason for the Day of Atonement is lost on these people. They've kept up with their festivals and feasts and they have the ordinances but they do not offer sacrifices or have Jesus as their Sacrifice. They are waiting for a new temple to reintroduce the sacrifices, they will never believe that Jesus Christ was God's Son and their Savior.
This Day of Atonement is special because --
Lev 16:29 And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you:
Lev 16:30 For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the LORD.
Lev 16:31 It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.
-- it is a day meant for CLEANSING, a day meant to make us CLEAN from ALL OUR SINS before the LORD.
Remember this--
Dan_8:14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
The prophecy that was unveiled in the early 1800's and proved to be ended in 1844. The sanctuary the HEAVENLY sanctuary was to be cleansed. And from the word of GOD we are told that there is a day of cleansing and that day of cleansing, the Day of Atonement was very complex. What may have been in type here upon the earthly for the earthly sanctuary cleansing is unfolding in the heavenly sanctuary.
A final cleansing.
To comprehend the cleansing we must STUDY this special day with its complex rituals. They relate to the Heavenly cleansing.
May God bless us as we undertake this study to truly understand what our Lord is doing in the heavenly sanctuary, how the cleansing is unfolding. All by HIS GRACE.
*******
The following is from - "LET THEM MAKE ME A SANCTUARY" XXXV - 1 (02)-
The Day of Atonement is listed among the "feasts of the Lord" in Leviticus 23.
Today, in Judaism, this Feast is the most important day of their yearly religious rites; yet in the Old Testament, there is NO record of any celebration of this feast.
In the Gospels there is NO mention of Christ ever attending this feast as He did the Passover.
This we can understand; Jesus needed NO cleansing since He did NO sin.
There is an allusion to the day in Acts 27:9. (((Act 27:9 Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because THE FAST was now already past, Paul admonished them, ))))
"The day" in Hebrews 10:25 could refer to the Day of Atonement.
The preface to the listing of the "feasts" in Leviticus 23 notes the Sabbath commandment as a "holy convocation" even as the "feasts" were to be so proclaimed (verses 2-3).
There is a reason.
Concerning the Sabbath, the commandment specifies - "ye shall do no work therein: it is a sabbath of rest in all your dwellings" (ver. 3).
All the other feasts - the Passover, Pentecost, the Memorial of the Trumpets and the Tabernacles, the command was simply - "Ye shall do no SERVILE work therein" (verses 8, 21, 25, 35).
However, the command concerning the Day of Atonement carried the SAME injunction as the Sabbath - "Ye shall do no manner of work" (ver. 31).
The significance of the Sabbath rest would likewise be the significance of the rest for the Day of Atonement.
In Hebrews (4:10) speaking of the Sabbath in connection with the "rest" of God promised in Christ Jesus (Matt. 11:28-30), it reads that one who enters into that rest "hath ceased from his own works." Likewise, the one who receives the final atonement must cease from his own works, and rely solely on the High Priest. If not, he will be destroyed "from among his people" (Lev. 23:30).
(((Heb 4:10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
Mat 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Mat 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Mat 11:30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
Lev 23:30 And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people. ))))
There is another interesting aspect to the Day of Atonement not indicated in the KJV. The text reads:
On the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonements (plural in the Hebrew): it shall be a holy convocation unto you; ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord. And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it is the day of atonements (plural in the Hebrew), to make atonement for you before the Lord your God. (Lev.
23:27-28).
Why the plural?
There are two possibilities. In the outline of the services to be performed on the tenth day of the seventh month, there is enumerated a series of atonements to be accomplished by the High Priest (Lev. 16:32-33), thus it was literally a "day of atonements." The other possibility is that it is the use of the pluralis majestaticus v. excellentiae (majestic plural) as is ascribed to
the word, Elohim, the plural form for God in the Hebrew. If it is this latter possibility, the use elevates this day above all the other ceremonial feast days.
(((Lev 16:32 And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments:
Lev 16:33 And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar, and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation. ))))
The services to be performed by the High Priest alone on that day are outlined in Leviticus 16.
There are some details of a typical nature that need to be carefully considered not only for "learning" but also for some "unlearning." [It needs to be kept in mind that the term, "holy" coupled with the supplied word, "place" in this chapter refers to what we often call the "Most Holy Place," or the inner apartment of the sanctuary. The phrase, "tabernacle of the congregation" (v.17) is used to designate the first apartment, which we often refer to as, "The Holy Place."]
The instruction given to Moses for Aaron begins with a specific warning. He was not to come into the Most Holy Place except on one day of each year the Day of Atonement (v.2).
He was told what to bring: "a young bullock as a sin offering, and ram for a burnt offering" (v.3).
The first thing which must be decided is the question - Is this offering to be considered typical, or was it just a part of the ceremonial procedure? In other words, did Aaron function on the Day of Atonement in his High Priestly capacity as a type of the ministry of the great High Priest of the "true tabernacle which the Lord pitched"?
If Aaron so functioned, then there is significance in the fact that he provided the "young bullock" which he offered. Since the great High Priest must Himself "have somewhat also to offer" (Heb. 8:3), He presents Himself as the Mediator of His own blood.
In the typical services of this day, the blood of the young bullock is carried into the Most Holy Place prior to the blood of "the Lord's goat" (16:14).
Further, when the last act of atonement was made on the Day, the blood of the bullock, and the blood of the Lord's goat were mingled to accomplish the final cleansing (v.18).
This is saying something.
The accomplishment of the last act of the atonement is by the power of both Him that sits between the cherubim, and He who ministers as the Divine Intercessor.
This typical message dare not be overlooked. It will appear again as we continue our study.
Two other factors need to be observed in regard to Aaron's offering.
In both his corporate capacity, should he lead the congregation into sin, and now in his functioning on the day of Atonement, a "young" bullock was involved (Lev. 4:3; 16:3).
In the reality of the offering provided for both forgiveness and for cleansing, it was made by One who "was cut off out of the land of the living" (Isa. 53:8). He gave Himself in the prime of His earthly experience.
In Leviticus 16, the offering of Aaron is defined as "for himself, and for his house" (v.6).
Is this to be considered as "for himself" as a sinner, or is it typical of the fact that the great Antitype gave Himself for us, as just noted above?
NO hands of confession were laid on this bullock by Aaron, even though designated as a "sin offering." It was a sin offering "for his house." Was this for his own family? It does say in a summary of the "atonements", that one was an "atonement for the priests" (v. 33). It needs to be kept in mind that the take off point in the book of Hebrews for the discussion of the high priestly ministry of Jesus Christ was His being "a son over his own house."
Hebrews 1 presents Christ as God, worthy of worship, and as a Son through whom God has spoken.
Hebrews 2, presents Him as a man of "the seed of Abraham, ... made like unto His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful high priest."
Then Chapter 3 asks us as "partakers of the heavenly calling" to "consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession."
The first thing Paul presents is a comparison between two "houses" - the house of Moses, and the house of Christ.
It also needs to be remembered that Aaron was to be only a spokesman to Moses (Ex. 4:16). It was Moses who erected and anointed the tabernacle of the congregation, as well as dedicating Aaron to the priesthood (Exodus 40). Aaron served as Moses' "alter ego" with whom God had made the "typical" covenant (Ex. 34:27).
*******
Pausing here.
Do you see why we need to study this so much more than we have? Even having read all this it still needs more discussing and that's what's going to happen tomorrow by the grace of our Savior!
There truly is so much to learn and yes, unlearn. We might think we know something but the Lord can reveal to us His truth that takes that away. We must always follow the TRUTH! Always!
In HIS LOVE!
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