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There is now total access to God through the redemptive work of
Christ. <Michael Norten in Unlocking the Secrets of the
Feasts
The Day of Atonement (Yom
Kippur)
by Michael Norten
from
Unlocking the Secrets of the
Feasts
Editor's Note: Amazing prophecies of God's plans for the world can be
found embedded in the customs of the feasts of Israel. The intricate
detail of the prophecies illustrated in the observances of these feasts
provide insight into God's plan for the ages. On the evening of October
11th Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, begins and it continues through
the evening of the 12th. For Jews, it is a day of repentance to God often
observed by 25 hours of fasting, going to synagogue and praying. Yom
Kippur is considered the holiest day of the year and it brings an end to
the High Holy days for the year. Here at Devotionals Daily we shared
excerpts from Unlocking The Secrets of The Feasts during Advent
and Passover, which were both received with overwhelming response.
Enjoy this excerpt for Yom Kippur!
The Second of the Fall Feasts
The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) follows closely after Rosh Hashanah. We
read in Leviticus 23:26-28:
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘On exactly the tenth day of this
seventh month is the Day of Atonement; it shall be a holy convocation for
you, and you shall humble your souls and present an offering by fire to
the Lord. You shall not do any work on this same day, for it is a day of
atonement, to make atonement on your behalf before the Lord your
God.’
And Exodus 30:10 says:
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. It is most holy to the
Lord.
The Jews consider the Day of Atonement the holiest day in all, for it is
on this day that Israel would be forgiven of their sins or would face
judgment. Devout Jews tell me that this day understandably brings plenty
of anxiety into their hearts. Isn’t it wonderful that we believers in
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ have the peace and assurance that our
sins are forgiven eternally, because of what He has done on the cross!
Yom Kippur literally means “Day of Covering.” The word Kippur also
means “ransom.” It is to show God’s willingness to cover the sins
of the previous year. While the animal that was sacrificed had to be one
year old in order to provide atonement for the previous sins for one
year, Christ, being eternal, provided atonement for an eternity!
Leviticus 16:29 gives further instructions on how the Jews were to
observe Yom Kippur:
On the tenth day of the seventh month you shall humble your souls and
not do any work.
In explaining what must characterize the act of humbling oneself, the
rabbis say one must avoid eating and drinking, bathing or washing,
marital relations, putting on perfumes or lotions, and wearing leather
shoes. Now “refraining from the wearing of leather shoes” threw me. I
asked about it and was informed that wearing leather shoes signified
luxury. They wear comfort socks instead!
According to Leviticus 16:3133, the high priest was to put on his linen
garments and was to maake atonement for the Most Holy Place, the tent or
temple, the altar, himself (high priest), the priests (Levites), and the
people (Israelites) all in that order. Leviticus 16:34
states:
Aaron shall enter the holy place with this: with a bull for a sin
offering and a ram for a burnt offering. He shall put on the holy linen
tunic, and the linen undergarments shall be next to his body, and he
shall be girded with the linen sash, and attired with the linen turban
(these are holy garments). Then he shall bathe his body in water and put
them on.
This is not the colorful robe the high priest usually wore. This was a
plain white linen garment. This observance was to be performed once a
year according to Leviticus 16:34:
Now you shall have this as a permanent statute, to make atonement for
the sons of Israel, for all their sins once every year.
The procedure had four parts as spelled out in Leviticus 16:1314: take
fire from the altar of iincense, offer sacrifices and place the blood of
these sacrifices in a bowl, sprinkle the blood in the Holy Place and upon
the mercy seat of the Ark seven times. The ingredients of the incense are
found in Exodus 30:34:
Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Take for yourself spices, stacte and
onycha and galbanum, spices with pure frankincense; there shall be an
equal part of each.’
The Scapegoat
One of the most important aspects of the observance of the Day of
Atonement was the scapegoat. We read in Leviticus 16:78:
He shall take the two goats and present them before the Lord at the
doorway of the tent of meeting. Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats,
one lot for the Lord and the other lot for the scapegoat.
Then verses 910 addd:
Then Aaron shall offer the goat on which the lot for the Lord fell,
and make it a sin offering. But the goat on which the lot for the
scapegoat fell shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make
atonement upon it, to send it into the wilderness as the
scapegoat.
Laying both hands on the head of the goat, the high priest then confessed
the sins of the people. After that he sent the goat away to the
wilderness by an appointed person. This fulfills the requirement
explained in Leviticus 16:22:
The goat shall bear on itself all their iniquities to a solitary land;
and he shall release the goat in the wilderness.
This also ties into Isaiah 53:6, which says:
All of us like sheep have gone astray, each of us has turned to his
own way; but the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all to fall on
Him.
The Talmud, Tractate Shabbat Folio 86a, states: “How do we know that a
crimson-colored strap is tied to the head of the goat that is sent [to
‘Azaz’el]? Because it is said, ‘If your sins be as scarlet, they
shall be as white as snow (Isaiah 1:18).’ By a miracle this
crimson-colored strap turned white, thus showing the people that they
were forgiven of their sins.” It then explains: “Rabbi Ishmael says,
‘Now did they not have another sign? There was a crimson thread tied to
the door of the sanctuary. When the goat had reached the wilderness, the
thread would turn white, as it says, “Though your sins be as scarlet,
they shall be white as snow.”’”
That is fascinating, but this becomes totally amazing when another
section of the Talmud (Yoma 39b) says: “Our Rabbis taught: ‘During
the last forty years before the destruction of the Temple the lot [‘For
the Lord’] did not come up in the right hand; nor did the
crimson-colored strap become white… and the doors of the Hekal (the
temple) would open by themselves.’”
After Christ was crucified, the crimson strap on the scapegoat and the
crimson thread on the temple door never turned white again! Apparently,
God was reminding the Jews that Jesus is the true scapegoat once and for
all. Jesus fulfilled the promise of both goats. He paid the penalty for
our sins and removed our sins as well! Since the lot that was drawn for
the goat for sacrifice to the Lord never came up in the right hand, this,
too, was a sign that God did not accept their offering again. Hebrews
9:1112 says:
But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things to come,
He entered through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with
hands, that is to say, not of this creation; and not through the blood of
goats and calves, but through His own blood, He entered the holy place
once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.
As already noted earlier, the Talmud says that the temple doors were
found open by themselves each evening. In his writings, The Wars of
the Jews (Josephus Complete Works), Josephus said, “At the same
festival (Passover)... the Eastern gate of the inner court of the Temple,
which was of brass, and vastly heavy, and had been with difficulty shut
by twenty men, and rested upon a base armored with iron, and had bolts
fastened very deep into the firm floor, which was there made of one
entire stone, was seen to be opened of its own accord about the sixth
hour of the night.”
This is similar to the tearing of the veil, which is a sign that there
is now total access to God because of the redemptive work of
Christ.
Want to read more? Here's Part
2.
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Excerpted with permission from Unlocking
the Secrets of the Feasts
by Michael Norten,
copyright Michael Norten. Published by Thomas Nelson.
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