In Leviticus 16, Brother Gideon Levytam draws our attention to the Day of Atonement, the sixth of the seven feasts of the LORD. One man of one tribe could enter the Holy of Holies, and only on one day of the year. Aaron came washed and in white linen. He atoned for himself before he atoned for the nation, because the high priest was a sinner like the people he represented. Two goats were set before the LORD. One was killed and its blood sprinkled before the mercy seat, the kaporet (כַּפֹּרֶת). The other carried Israel's iniquity, transgression and sin away into a land not inhabited. Atonement was made even for the holy place, because a holy God was dwelling among an unclean people. Setting that beside the day Israel keeps now, Gideon shows what has been missing since the temple fell. There is no altar, no priesthood and no sacrifice. The fasting and the prayers remain, but not the blood that the LORD said makes atonement for the soul (Leviticus 17:11). Aaron entered once a year and secured a covering for a year. Yeshua entered once by His own blood and obtained eternal redemption (Hebrews 9:12). The goat could only carry sin away from the camp. The Lamb of God takes it away altogether. Israel's own Day of Atonement takes its meaning from the day they look upon Him whom they pierced, and a fountain is opened to them for sin and for uncleanness.
Yom Kippur - The Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16)
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