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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 [[Most Holy Place]] and offered a [[Sacrifice in the Old Testament|sin offering]] on behalf of the Israelites who had sinned. Access to the Most Holy Place, where the [[Ark of 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.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Leviticus+16%3A2-3&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Leviticus 16:2–3 |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Exodus+30%3A1-10&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Exodus 30:1–10 |quote= }}</ref> | The essence of the Day of Atonement in the Old Testament was that the high priest entered the [[Most Holy Place]] and offered a [[Sacrifice 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.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Leviticus+16%3A2-3&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Leviticus 16:2–3 |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Exodus+30%3A1-10&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |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.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Leviticus+16%3A3&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |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.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Leviticus+16%3A5-10&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |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.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Leviticus+16%3A3-34&OLWordSearchRange=beg&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 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.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Leviticus+16%3A3&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |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.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Leviticus+16%3A5-10&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |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.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Leviticus+16%3A3-34&OLWordSearchRange=beg&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 Leviticus 16:3-34]</ref> | ||