The Doctrine of Christ - Day of Atonement
"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." (Leviticus 16:30)
More than half of the occurences of the word atonement in Scripture are found in Leviticus 16, which describes the most important day on the Hebrew calendar; Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement). This annual holy day celebrated the covering of national sins by the offering of two goats to God, one killed and the other driven into the wilderness. In the ceremony, the priest entered the Holy of Holies to present the blood of the slain goat to God. When he came out, the nation knew their sins had been covered for another year. Christ fulfilled this "type" in that He offered His own blood to God (Heb. 9:14).
Illustration: The type of the priest returning from the Holy Place to those whose sins were covered will be fulfilled when Christ returns for those who have been redeemed by His blood.
Application: For the Christian, this is a blessed and purifying hope (Titus 2:12-13, 1 John 3:3).
More than half of the occurences of the word atonement in Scripture are found in Leviticus 16, which describes the most important day on the Hebrew calendar; Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement). This annual holy day celebrated the covering of national sins by the offering of two goats to God, one killed and the other driven into the wilderness. In the ceremony, the priest entered the Holy of Holies to present the blood of the slain goat to God. When he came out, the nation knew their sins had been covered for another year. Christ fulfilled this "type" in that He offered His own blood to God (Heb. 9:14).
Illustration: The type of the priest returning from the Holy Place to those whose sins were covered will be fulfilled when Christ returns for those who have been redeemed by His blood.
Application: For the Christian, this is a blessed and purifying hope (Titus 2:12-13, 1 John 3:3).
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