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Leviticus 16

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Leviticus 16 . 1

1 Now the LORD spoke to Moses after the death of two of Aaron’s sons when they approached the presence of the LORD.TOSKLeviticus 16:1TTAaron (The Great High Priest) · Day of Atonement (Christ's Atoning Sacrifice)

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2 And the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.TOSKLeviticus 16:2TTVeil (Access Through Christ's Flesh)

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3 This is how Aaron is to enter the Holy Place: with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.TOSKLeviticus 16:3

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4 He is to wear the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments. He must tie a linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are holy garments, and he must bathe himself with water before he wears them.TOSKLeviticus 16:4

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5 And he shall take from the congregation of Israel two male goats for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt offering.TOSKLeviticus 16:5

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6 Aaron is to present the bull for his sin offering and make atonement for himself and his household.TOSKLeviticus 16:6TTLegal Priesthood (Mediators and Ministers)

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7 Then he shall take the two goats and present them before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.TOSKLeviticus 16:7TTDay of Atonement (Christ's Atoning Sacrifice)

Leviticus 16 . 8

8 After Aaron casts lots for the two goats, one for the LORD and the other for the scapegoat,IPActs 1:26TOSKLeviticus 16:8ATNThe Day of Atonement

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9 he shall present the goat chosen by lot for the LORD and sacrifice it as a sin offering.TOSKLeviticus 16:9

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10 But the goat chosen by lot as the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the LORD to make atonement by sending it into the wilderness as the scapegoat.TOSKLeviticus 16:10

Leviticus 16 . 11

11 When Aaron presents the bull for his sin offering and makes atonement for himself and his household, he is to slaughter the bull for his own sin offering.IP1 John 2:1-2TOSKLeviticus 16:11

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12 Then he must take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD, and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and take them inside the veil.IP1 John 2:1-2TOSKLeviticus 16:12TTVeil (Access Through Christ's Flesh)

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13 He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the cloud of incense will cover the mercy seat above the Testimony, so that he will not die.IP1 John 2:1-2TOSKLeviticus 16:13

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14 And he is to take some of the bull’s blood and sprinkle it with his finger on the east side of the mercy seat; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the mercy seat.IP1 John 2:1-2 · Hebrews 9:11-12TOSKLeviticus 16:14TTArk of the Covenant (God's Throne of Mercy)

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15 Aaron shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and bring its blood behind the veil, and with its blood he must do as he did with the bull’s blood: He is to sprinkle it against the mercy seat and in front of it.IP1 John 2:1-2 · 1 John 2:2TOSKLeviticus 16:15TTSacrificial System (Christ Our Sacrifice)LTSacrifice and AtonementATNThe Day of Atonement

Leviticus 16 . 16

16 So he shall make atonement for the Most Holy Place because of the impurities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to do the same for the Tent of Meeting which abides among them, because it is surrounded by their impurities.IPHebrews 9:23 · 1 John 2:1-2 · 1 John 2:2TOSKLeviticus 16:16ATNThe Day of Atonement

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17 No one may be in the Tent of Meeting from the time Aaron goes in to make atonement in the Most Holy Place until he leaves, after he has made atonement for himself, his household, and the whole assembly of Israel.IPHebrews 9:23TOSKLeviticus 16:17LTMediation

Leviticus 16 . 18

18 Then he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD and make atonement for it. He is to take some of the bull’s blood and some of the goat’s blood and put it on all the horns of the altar.IPHebrews 9:23TOSKLeviticus 16:18

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19 He is to sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to cleanse it and consecrate it from the uncleanness of the Israelites.IPHebrews 9:23TOSKLeviticus 16:19

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20 When Aaron has finished purifying the Most Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar, he is to bring forward the live goat.TOSKLeviticus 16:20

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21 Then he is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to put them on the goat's head and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man appointed for the task.TOSKLeviticus 16:21TTScapegoat (Removal of Sins) · Bronze Serpent (Lifted Up for Healing) · Day of Atonement (Christ's Atoning Sacrifice)ATNThe Day of Atonement

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22 The goat will carry on itself all their iniquities into a solitary place, and the man will release it into the wilderness.TOSKLeviticus 16:22TTScapegoat (Removal of Sins)ATNThe Day of Atonement

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23 Then Aaron is to enter the Tent of Meeting, take off the linen garments he put on before entering the Most Holy Place, and leave them there.TOSKLeviticus 16:23

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24 He is to bathe himself with water in a holy place and put on his own clothes. Then he must go out and sacrifice his burnt offering and the people’s burnt offering to make atonement for himself and for the people.TOSKLeviticus 16:24

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25 He is also to burn the fat of the sin offering on the altar.TOSKLeviticus 16:25

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26 The man who released the goat as the scapegoat must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may reenter the camp.TOSKLeviticus 16:26

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27 The bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought into the Most Holy Place to make atonement, must be taken outside the camp; and their hides, flesh, and dung must be burned up.IPHebrews 13:11TOSKLeviticus 16:27TTCamp of Israel (Sacred Geography) · Sin Offering (Christ Bearing Our Sins)ATNThe Day of Atonement

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28 The one who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and afterward he may reenter the camp.TOSKLeviticus 16:28

Leviticus 16 . 29

29 This is to be a permanent statute for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month, you shall humble yourselves and not do any work—whether the native or the foreigner who resides among you—TOSKLeviticus 16:29TTDay of Atonement (Christ's Atoning Sacrifice)

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30 because on this day atonement will be made for you to cleanse you, and you will be clean from all your sins before the LORD.TOSKLeviticus 16:30TTCoats of Skins (Covering of Shame)

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31 It is a Sabbath of complete rest for you, that you may humble yourselves; it is a permanent statute.TOSKLeviticus 16:31

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32 The priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest shall make atonement. He will put on the sacred linen garmentsTOSKLeviticus 16:32

Leviticus 16 . 33

33 and make atonement for the Most Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar, and for the priests and all the people of the assembly.TOSKLeviticus 16:33

Leviticus 16 . 34

34 This is to be a permanent statute for you, to make atonement once a year for the Israelites because of all their sins.” And all this was done as the LORD had commanded Moses.TOSKLeviticus 16:34

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Intertextuality Pairs

Allusions Acts 1:26 → Leviticus 16:8, Hebrews 13:11 → Leviticus 16:27, Hebrews 9:11-12 → Leviticus 16:14-15, Hebrews 9:23 → Leviticus 16:16-19, 1 John 2:1-2 → Leviticus 16:11-16, 1 John 2:2 → Leviticus 16:15-16

Trajectories

Aaron (The Great High Priest), Ark of the Covenant (God's Throne of Mercy), Bronze Serpent (Lifted Up for Healing), Camp of Israel (Sacred Geography), Coats of Skins (Covering of Shame), Day of Atonement (Christ's Atoning Sacrifice), Legal Priesthood (Mediators and Ministers), Sacrificial System (Christ Our Sacrifice), Scapegoat (Removal of Sins), Sin Offering (Christ Bearing Our Sins), Veil (Access Through Christ's Flesh)

Longitudinal Themes

Mediation, Sacrifice and Atonement

Anchor Text Networks

Networked Leviticus 16 - The Day of Atonement