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Hebrews 9:1 – 7. Our Sources:. Leviticus 16. Later Jewish writings (the Talmud). The arrival of Jesus.
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Our Sources: • Leviticus 16 • Later Jewish writings (the Talmud) • The arrival of Jesus
The Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron who died when they approached the Lord. The Lord said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron 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, because I appear in the cloud over the atonement cover.” Leviticus 16:1 – 2
“He is to put the incense on the fire before the Lord, and the smoke of the incense will conceal the atonement cover above the Testimony, so that he willnot die.” Leviticus 16:13
“But he did not intentionally toss it upward or downward, but he did it like one who cracks a whip.” Yoma 5:4
The Day of Atonement • The reverence with which we go into God’s presence “He did not prolong his prayer, so as not to frighten the Israelites…” Yoma 5:1
The Day of Atonement • The reverence with which we go into God’s presence • The power and costof seeing your sins forgiven • The seriousness of sin
The Day of Atonement “There were no days better for Israelites than the Day of Atonement. For on those days Jerusalemite girls go out and dance in the vineyards.” RabbanSimeon bar GamalielTannit4:8
The Day of Atonement • The reverence with which we go into God’s presence • The power and cost of seeing your sins forgiven • The seriousness of sin • We don’t do this anymore
The Day of Atonement “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.” Isaiah 1:8
The Day of Atonement “Forty years before the Temple was destroyed, the red wool did notbecome white.” Yoma39 Destruction of the Temple: 70 A.D. -40 30 A.D. The Death of Jesus Christ: 30 A.D.
Jesus Christ And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. Matthew 27:50 – 51
Jesus Christ He sacrificed for their sins once for all when He offered himself. Hebrews 7:27 For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous,to bring you to God. 1 Peter 3:18
Jesus Christ • The curtain of separation is removed • A once for all sacrifice • Both HighPriest, and sacrifice • The Day of Atonement: • The Day of Atonement:no longer necessary