Jo’s Place

​ Sacrifice for the Day of Atonement   (God told Moses…) “When Aaron has finished purifying the Most Holy Place, and the Tabernacle and the altar, he must present the live goat  (the scapegoat) .  He will lay both of his hands on the goat’s head, and confess over it, all the wickedness, rebellion, and sins of the people of Israel.  In this way, he will transfer the people’s sins to the head of the goat.  Then, a man, who is specially chosen for the task, will drive the goat into the wilderness.  As the goat goes into the wilderness, it will carry all the people’s sins, upon itself, into a desolate land.  “When Aaron goes back into the Tabernacle, he must take off the linen garments, which he was wearing, when he entered the Most Holy Place, …and he must leave the garments there.  Then, he must bathe himself, with water, in a sacred place, …put on his regular garments, and go out to sacrifice a burnt offering, for himself, and a burnt offering, for...

Cleansing for the Poor “But anyone, who is too poor, and cannot afford these offerings, may bring one male lamb, for a guilt offering, to be lifted up, as a special offering, for purification.  The person must also bring, two quarts, of choice flour, moistened with olive oil, for the grain offering,    and a cup of olive oil.  The offering must also include, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, whichever the person can afford.  One, of the pair, must be used for the sin offering, and the other, for a burnt offering.  On the eighth day, of the purification ceremony, the person being purified, must bring the offerings, to the priest, in the Lord’s presence, at the entrance of the Tabernacle.  The priest will take the lamb, for the guilt offering, along with the olive oil, and lift them up, as a special offering to the Lord.  Then, the priest will slaughter the lamb, for the guilt offering.  He will take some of its blood, and apply it to the ...

​ Abraham’s Faith Tested Some time later, God tested Abraham’s faith.  “Abraham!” God called.  “Yes,” he replied. “Here I am.”  “Take your son, your only son—yes, Isaac, whom you love so much—and go to the land of Moriah.  Go and sacrifice him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”  The next morning Abraham got up early.  He saddled his donkey and took two of his servants with him, along with his son, Isaac.  Then he chopped wood for a fire for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had told him about.  On the third day of their journey, Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance.  “Stay here with the donkey,” Abraham told the servants.  “The boy and I will travel a little farther. We will worship there, and then we will come right back.”  So Abraham placed the wood for the burnt offering on Isaac’s shoulders, while he himself carried the fire and the knife.  As the two of them wal...