Leviticus 16 – The Most Holy The Heart of Holiness

Leviticus 16 – The Most Holy The Heart of Holiness

Priest  Sacrifice(blood = life) Holy

Spring Harvests Autumn Harvests Wheat Olives Dates A great sacrifice must take place in order to make all other sacrifices acceptable to God.

Leviticus 16:7-10 – “Then he is to take the two goats and present them before the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting. He is to cast lots for the two goats — one lot for the Lord and the other for the scapegoat. Aaron shall bring the goat whose lot falls to the Lord and sacrifice it for a sin offering. But the goat chosen by lot as the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord to be used for making atonementby sending it into the wilderness as a scapegoat.

Leviticus 16:15-16 – "He shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offeringfor the people and take its blood behind the curtain and do with it as he did with the bull's blood: He shall sprinkle it on the atonement cover and in front of it. In this way he will make atonement for the Most Holy Place because of the uncleanness and rebellion of the Israelites, whatever their sins have been. He is to do the same for the Tent of Meeting, which is among them in the midst of their uncleanness.

Leviticus 16:17, 20 – “No 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… When Aaron has finished making atonement for the Most Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting and the altar, he shall bring forward the live goat.

Leviticus 16:21-22 – “He is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the wickedness and rebellion of the Israelites — all their sins— and put them on the goat's head. He shall send the goat away into the desert in the care of a man appointed for the task. The goat will carry on itself all their sins to a solitary place; and the man shall release it in the desert. …

Leviticus 16:30 – “ … on this day atonement will be made for you, to cleanse you. Then, before the LORD, you will be clean from all your sins.”

Who ?Where ?When ? UniversalChaldeaCENTURIES past Canaan National Egypt YEARS (300) S Tribal I MONTH (One) N A National I YEARS (40) Negev Edom Universal Moab CENTURIES future GENESIS Beginnings EXODUS Going out LEVITICUS Levites NUMBERS Statistics DEUTERONOMY Second Law

1-7 Offerings and Sacrifices • 8-10 Priesthood • 11-15 Unclean Clean • 16 Day of Atonement • 17-22 Common Holy • 23-25 Worship • 26-27 Sanctions and Vows JUSTIFICATION Way to God Walk with God SANCTIFICATION

YOM KIPPUR Without this day, all other holy days would have no more meaning, and there would also be no hope for all other ordinary days. Without this day, there would be no holiness, no matter what they do.

Holiness in how we relate with God and with others: Worship, Giving (money), Intentions and behavior, Emotions, Response to God’s calling,Service to God, Concern for the world, Relationships with others, Sexuality, Work and business, Engagement with non-Christian cultures, Leadership,Time,Fight against injustice, Promises to God. Day of Atonement

Holiness in how we relate with God and with others: Worship, Giving (money), Intentions and behavior, Emotions, Response to God’s calling,Service to God, Concern for the world, Relationships with others, Sexuality, Work and business, Engagement with non-Christian cultures, Leadership,Time,Fight against injustice, Promises to God. Only Judgment & Wrath Day of Atonement

Most Holy Day (of the year), Most Holy Person (High Priest), Most Holy Place (Holy of Holies in the Tabernacle) Most Holy Act

Most Holy Day (of the year), Most Holy Person (High Priest), Most Holy Place (Holy of Holies in the Tabernacle) Most Holy Act 1st part – A sinless goat would be slaughtered and its blood would be used to make holy the place of worship, the priests themselves and also God’s people. Sacrifice to make holy.

1st part – Sacrifice to make holy. 2nd part – The high priest would symbolically transfer all the sins of the people unto a second goat (scapegoat), which would then carry the sins far away. Sin-bearer that removed all the sins, or else the sins will continue to corrupt.

1st part – Sacrifice to make holy. 2nd part – Sin-bearer that removed all the sins, or else the sins will continue to corrupt. The Great Sacrifice has symbolically renewed and reaffirmed Israel as God’s very own people, people whose sins have been taken away.

Holiness in how we relate with God and with others: Worship, Giving (money), Intentions and behavior, Emotions, Response to God’s calling,Service to God, Concern for the world, Relationships with others, Sexuality, Work and business, Engagement with non-Christian cultures, Leadership,Time,Fight against injustice, Promises to God. Day of Atonement Now she can fulfill God’s purpose for her, to be God’s salt and light to the nations, to bring God glory.

The Day of Atonement 1st part – Sacrifice to make holy (right) Israel’s relationship with God. 2nd part – Sin-bearer that removed all the sins, or else the sins will continue to corrupt.

The Day of Atonement 1st part – Sacrifice to make holy (right) Israel’s relationship with God. 2nd part – Sin-bearer that removed all the sins, or else the sins will continue to corrupt. Only good enough for a year Only for themselves

There is only one way for sinful, unholy things and people to be made holy again – ….

Every annual Day of Atonement, done for centuries in Israel, was a rehearsal to that Great Day of Atonement, when the Lamb of God, our Lord Jesus Christ, died on the Cross. Jesus – both the Sacrifice and the Sin-bearer.

How do we respond to God’s sacrifice • – Jesus on the Cross? • Repent of our sins (humbly accept that we have sinned against God and against others) through prayers and fasting.

How do we respond to God’s sacrifice • – Jesus on the Cross? • Repent of our sins • Receive God’s grace (that God has allowed the blood of the sacrificial Lamb to cleanse us) and gift (that we become God’s people).

How do we respond to God’s sacrifice • – Jesus on the Cross? • Repent of our sins • Receive God’s grace and gift • Replicate (imitate) God in sacrificial and holy living – we are to sacrifice so that the world will be blessed • “Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.”

“The human race as a whole is now slowly waking up to the enormity of the havoc that has been wrecked morally, socially, culturally and definitely physically over the last few decades by the widespread pursuit of individual gratification and indulgence.”

People who live only for themselves and their needs, selfishly, without concerns for other people – this moral, social and cultural problem is the cause for global warming.

“In some sense, the world has gradually woken up to it .. But it’s not everyone’s No. 1 priority. If you ask the man on the street, he is more concerned with economic security, education and health care and those kinds of immediate concerns.” “The Science is solid, I don’t know if the political will is equally so. We are asking politicians to do things that cause some hardship now and but which will have great benefits for our children and grandchildren” -Prof. Richard Somerville

Beyond Climate Change, and beyond Moral Degradation of society, Do we have any concerns for the eternal destiny of men and women all over the world, all around us?

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Acts of Holiness: Worship, Giving (money), Intentions and behavior, Emotions, Response to God’s calling,Service to God, Concern for the world, Relationships with others, Sexuality, Work and business, Engagement with non-Christian cultures, Leadership,Time,Fight against injustice, Promises to God. Sacrifice Love

Fruits of Holiness: Intimate Worship, Generous, Righteous and Loving, Godly Emotions, Fulfilling God’s Purposes, Serving God Joyfully, Good steward of world’s resources, Meaningful Relationships with others, Godly Sexuality, Satisfying Work and business, Good interaction with non-Christian cultures, Leadership that brings life, Hopeful for the Present, assured of the Future, Gladly Fights against injustice, Truly blessed by God Sacrifice – Jesus’ & ours God’s Love

How do we respond to God’s sacrifice • – Jesus on the Cross ? • Repent of our sins • Receive God’s grace and gift • Replicate (imitate) God in sacrificial and holy living – we are to sacrifice so that the world will be blessed • “Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.”

Leviticus 16 – The Most Holy The Heart of Holiness