Leviticus 16: The Importance of Atonement

Last updated on: May 28, 2012 at 10:53 am by Dillon Burroughs

Leviticus 16: The Importance of Atonement 2012-05-24T11:00:18-04:00 Dillon Burroughs

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“This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: Atonement is to be made once a year for all the sins of the Israelites.” -Leviticus 16:32

Leviticus 16 is dedicated to details related to the Jewish Day of Atonement. Once each year, on the seventh day of the tenth month, a sacrifice was made on behalf of the people of the Lord. Why? From their vantage point, they realized they were sinners in need of forgiveness. Atonement was a ceremony used to express this dependence upon God.

The Day of Atonement also foreshadowed what Christ would later offer through his death on the cross. His blood was sacrificed as a once-for-all atonement to offer forgiveness to those who believe in him as Savior. We need not celebrate a Day of Atonement. Instead, we live in the forgiveness Christ has given us as believers every moment of every day. As a result, we rejoice. We worship. We live as those who are redeemed by the perfect atonement of Jesus Christ.

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