The Day of Atonement Yom Kippur Leviticus 16

The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) Leviticus 16

The Day of Atonement l Atonement = To cover or purge or ransom l Holy (Solemn) Day Leviticus 23: 26 -32 Day of Affliction Leviticus 16: 29 -31 l Day of Rest l Day of Cleansing from sin l Overview: Enter the Holy Place with blood (16: 3)

The Day of Atonement Events Of The Day Atonement for the High Priest Bath & change clothes (white) (16: 4) l Sacrifice 1 bull for himself/family (16: 6, 11) l Offer incense in the Most Holy Place (16: 12 -13) l Sprinkle the blood on mercy seat (16: 14) l

The Day of Atonement Events Of The Day Atonement for the People Sacrifice 1 goat for the nation (16: 5, 8 -9, 15) l Sprinkle the blood on mercy seat (16: 15 -16) l Sprinkle blood on the altar of burnt offering (16: 17 -20) l Let 1 goat go as a scapegoat into the wilderness (16: 8, 10, 20 -22) l

Fasts and Feasts of the Old Testament

Fasts and Feasts of the Old Testament • Passover (Lev 23: 4 -5) – 1 st Month, 14 th day – To remember the passing over of the death angel during the tenth plague • Feast of Unleavened Bread (Lev 23: 6 -8) – 7 days following – Bread of affliction (Deuteronomy 16: 3) – Memorial of the exodus from Egypt • Firstfruits (Lev 23: 9 -14) – 2 nd day of Feast of Unleavened Bread – Timing of barley harvest – Thanksgiving, acknowledgement, hope

Fasts and Feasts of the Old Testament • Pentecost (Lev 23: 15 -22) – 1 day observance, 50 days after 1 st day Feast of Unleavened Bread – Also known as: Harvest, Weeks, Firstfruits – Timing of wheat harvest • Feast of Trumpets (Lev 23: 23 -25) – – – 7 th month, 1 st day 10 days before the Day of Atonement Call to repentance Days between were called “days of awe” Jewish New Year

Fasts and Feasts of the Old Testament • Day of Atonement (Lev 16; 23: 26 -32) – 7 th month, 10 th day – Marked the beginning of the sabbatical year and the Year of Jubilee • Feast of Tabernacles (Lev 23: 33 -43) – 7 th month, 15 th day – Also called: Booths, Ingathering – Memorial of years in wilderness

Fasts and Feasts of the Old Testament • Purim (13 th -15 th days of Adar – 12 th month) – Feast of Lots (Esther 3: 7; 9: 26) – Celebration of the Jew’s victory over their enemies when Haman’s plan was exposed by Esther and Mordecai

Fasts and Feasts of the Old Testament • Feast of Dedication (25 th day of Chislev) – Lights, Hanukkah – Antiochus Epiphanies desecrated the temple three years earlier – Timing of Maccabean Revolt – Judas Maccabeus cleansed the temple – Feast of John 10: 22 -23