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==The Ceremony of the Day of Atonement== | ==The Ceremony of the Day of Atonement== | ||
===Old Testament Times=== | ===Old Testament Times=== | ||
The essence of the Day of Atonement in the Old Testament was that the high priest entered the [[The Most Holy Place|Most Holy Place]] and offered a [[ | The essence of the Day of Atonement in the Old Testament was that the high priest entered the [[The Most Holy Place|Most Holy Place]] and offered a [[Sacrifices in the Old Testament|sin offering]] on behalf of the Israelites who had sinned. Access to the Most Holy Place, where the [[Ark of the Covenant|ark of the covenant]] was enshrined behind the second curtain of the [[Sanctuary (Tabernacle)|Holy Place]], was strictly controlled at ordinary times. Only once a year, on the Day of Atonement, the tenth day of the seventh month by the sacred calendar, the high priest could enter the Most Holy Place after offering a sin offering.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+16%3A2-3&version=NIV |title=Leviticus 16:2–3 |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+30%3A1-10&version=NIV |title=Exodus 30:1–10 |quote= }}</ref> | ||
On the Day of Atonement, the high priest offered a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+16%3A3&version=NIV |title=Leviticus 16:3 |quote= }}</ref> and from the Israelite community he took two male goats for a sin offering and a ram for burnt offering, and he presented them at the entrance to the [[Sanctuary (Tabernacle)|Tent of Meeting]]. The high priest cast lots for two goats, one lot for God as a sin offering and the other for the scapegoat. The high priest put all the sins of the Israelites on the scapegoat’s head. The scapegoat was sent to a solitary place and released in the desert.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+16%3A5-10&version=NIV |title=Leviticus 16:5–10 |quote= }}</ref> According to [[Book of Leviticus|Leviticus]] 16, the detailed ceremonies and procedures held by the high priest and the people on the Day of Atonement are as follows.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+16%3A3-34&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV Leviticus 16:3-34]</ref> | On the Day of Atonement, the high priest offered a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+16%3A3&version=NIV |title=Leviticus 16:3 |quote= }}</ref> and from the Israelite community he took two male goats for a sin offering and a ram for burnt offering, and he presented them at the entrance to the [[Sanctuary (Tabernacle)|Tent of Meeting]]. The high priest cast lots for two goats, one lot for God as a sin offering and the other for the scapegoat. The high priest put all the sins of the Israelites on the scapegoat’s head. The scapegoat was sent to a solitary place and released in the desert.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+16%3A5-10&version=NIV |title=Leviticus 16:5–10 |quote= }}</ref> According to [[Book of Leviticus|Leviticus]] 16, the detailed ceremonies and procedures held by the high priest and the people on the Day of Atonement are as follows.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+16%3A3-34&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV Leviticus 16:3-34]</ref> | ||
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#The high priest lays both hands on the head of the scapegoat and confesses over it all the sins of the Israelites. Then he sends the goat away into the desert in the care of an appointed man. (After releasing the goat in the desert, the appointed man washes his clothes and bathes himself; afterward he may come into the camp.) | #The high priest lays both hands on the head of the scapegoat and confesses over it all the sins of the Israelites. Then he sends the goat away into the desert in the care of an appointed man. (After releasing the goat in the desert, the appointed man washes his clothes and bathes himself; afterward he may come into the camp.) | ||
#The high priest goes into the Tent of Meeting and takes off the linen garments he put on, and he bathes himself with water in a holy place and puts on his regular garments and then comes out. | #The high priest goes into the Tent of Meeting and takes off the linen garments he put on, and he bathes himself with water in a holy place and puts on his regular garments and then comes out. | ||
#He sacrifices the [[ | #He sacrifices the [[Sacrifices in the Old Testament|burnt offerings]] for himself and the people, and burns the fat of the sin offering on the altar. | ||
#The bull and the goat for the sin offerings must be taken outside the camp; their hides, flesh, and offal are to be burned up. (The man who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may come into the camp.) | #The bull and the goat for the sin offerings must be taken outside the camp; their hides, flesh, and offal are to be burned up. (The man who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may come into the camp.) | ||
After appointing [[Joshua]] as the leader of Israel,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+27%3A22-23&version=NIV |title=Numbers 27:22–23 |quote= }}</ref> God once again specified the regulations of regular burnt offering, the [[Sabbath]], and feasts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+28-29&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV |title=Numbers 28-29 |quote= }}</ref> According to God’s commandments, one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old were offered as a burnt offering on the Day of Atonement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+29%3A7-8&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV |title= Numbers 29:7-8 |quote= }}</ref> Along with the burnt offering, a grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil was presented; each offering had a different amount of flour. With the bull, three-tenths of an ephah [About 6.6 L] of fine flour was prepared; with the ram, two-tenths [About 4.4 L]; and with each of the seven lambs, one-tenth [About 2.2 L].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+29%3A9-10&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV |title= Numbers 29:9-10 |quote= }}</ref> One male goat was offered as a sin offering, in addition to the sin offering, the [[Regular Burnt Offering|regular burnt offering]] with its [[ | After appointing [[Joshua]] as the leader of Israel,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+27%3A22-23&version=NIV |title=Numbers 27:22–23 |quote= }}</ref> God once again specified the regulations of regular burnt offering, the [[Sabbath]], and feasts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+28-29&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV |title=Numbers 28-29 |quote= }}</ref> According to God’s commandments, one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old were offered as a burnt offering on the Day of Atonement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+29%3A7-8&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV |title= Numbers 29:7-8 |quote= }}</ref> Along with the burnt offering, a grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil was presented; each offering had a different amount of flour. With the bull, three-tenths of an ephah [About 6.6 L] of fine flour was prepared; with the ram, two-tenths [About 4.4 L]; and with each of the seven lambs, one-tenth [About 2.2 L].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+29%3A9-10&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV |title= Numbers 29:9-10 |quote= }}</ref> One male goat was offered as a sin offering, in addition to the sin offering, the [[Regular Burnt Offering|regular burnt offering]] with its [[Sacrifices in the Old Testament|grain offering]], and their [[Sacrifices in the Old Testament|drink offerings]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+29%3A11&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV |title= Numbers 29:11 |quote= }}</ref> | ||
===New Testament Times=== | ===New Testament Times=== | ||