Purification for the Day of Atonement

​Purification for the Day of Atonement

The Lord spoke to Moses, after the death of Aaron’s two sons, who died after they entered the Lord’s presence and burned the wrong kind of fire, before him. 

The Lord said to Moses, “Warn your brother, Aaron, not to enter the Most Holy Place, behind the inner curtain, whenever he chooses; if he does, he will die. 

For the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—is there, and I, Myself, am present, in the cloud, above the atonement cover. 

“When Aaron enters the sanctuary area, he must follow these instructions, fully. He must bring a young bull, for a sin offering, and a ram, for a burnt offering. He must put on his linen tunic, and the linen undergarments, which are worn next to his body. He must tie the linen sash, around his waist, and put the linen turban, on his head. These are sacred garments, so he must bathe himself, in water, before he puts them on. 

Aaron must take, from the community of Israel, two male goats, for a sin offering, and a ram, for a burnt offering. 

“Aaron will present his own bull, as a sin offering, to purify himself, and his family, making them right, with the Lord. 

Then, he must take the two male goats, and present them, to the Lord , at the entrance of the Tabernacle. 

He is to cast sacred lots, to determine, which goat will be reserved, as an offering to the Lord, and which will carry the sins, of the people, to the wilderness of Azazel. 

Aaron will then present, as a sin offering, the goat chosen, by lot for the Lord.The other goat, the scapegoat, chosen by lot, to be sent away, will be kept alive, standing before the Lord. 

When it is sent away, to Azazel, in the wilderness, the people will be purified, and made right, with the Lord. 

“Aaron will present his own bull, as a sin offering , o purify himself and his family, making them right with the Lord. 

After he has slaughtered the bull, as a sin offering, he will fill an incense burner, with burning coals, from the altar, which stands before the Lord. 

Then, he will take two handfuls, of fragrant powdered incense, and will carry the burner and the incense, behind the inner curtain. 

There, in the Lord’s presence, he will put the incense on the burning coals, so that a cloud of incense will rise over the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—that rests on the Ark of the Covenant. 

If he follows these instructions, he will not die. 

Then, he must take some of the blood, of the bull, dip his finger in it, and sprinkle it, on the east side, of the atonement cover. 

He must sprinkle blood, seven times, with his finger, in front of the atonement cover. 

“Then, Aaron must slaughter the first goat, as a sin offering, for the people, and carry its blood, behind the inner curtain. 

There, he will sprinkle the goat’s blood, over the atonement cover, and in front of it, just as he did, with the bull’s blood. 

Through this process, he will purify the Most Holy Place, and he will do the same, for the entire Tabernacle, because of the defiling sin, and rebellion, of the Israelites. 

No one else is allowed inside the Tabernacle, when Aaron enters it, for the purification ceremony, in the Most Holy Place. No one may enter, until he comes out again, after purifying himself, his family, and all the congregation of Israel, making them right with the Lord. 

“Then, Aaron will come out, to purify the altar, which stands before the Lord. He will do this, by taking some, of the blood, from the bull, and the goat, and putting it on each, of the horns of the altar. Then, he must sprinkle the blood, with his finger, seven times, over the altar. 

In this way, he will cleanse it, from Israel’s defilement and make it holy. 

Leviticus 16:1–19 (NLT)

Praise be to God!


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