“And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the LORD commanded Moses.”
Leviticus 16:34 KJV
This was the great Day of Atonement for all Israelites, when only the high priest was allowed to enter the Most Holy Place, where nobody could ever enter. In case the high priest had not approached as per the purification that God instituted, he fell down dead in the Most Holy Place, and his body was pulled out by a rope attached to his ankle. This was a day of fear, trembling and humiliation as the Israelites afflicted themselves with fasting and penitence. Two goats were presented before the Lord, one as a sin offering and the other a scapegoat, which when the high priest confessed the sins of Israel over its head, was led into the wilderness. Jesus Christ is our sin offering Whose Blood purifies all who believe in His vicarious atoning death on the Cross. Every priest stands daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: but This Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God. Let us therefore come boldly to the Throne of Grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. Amen!
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