SPECIAL STUDY THE DAY OF ATONEMENT By J. A. Seiss Some have thought, that the proper place for this chapter is immediately after the tenth, instead of after the fifteenth. It has been supposed, that the delivery of it was thus delayed, by accidentin consequence of the sin and fall of Nadab and Abihu... [ Continue Reading ]
THE DAY OF ATONEMENT 16:1-34 1. AARON'S PREPARATION 16:1-10 TEXT 16:1-10 1 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they drew near before Jehovah, and died: 2 and Jehovah said unto Moses. Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the hol... [ Continue Reading ]
TEXT 16:11-14 11 And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and shall make atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin-offering which is for himself. 12 And he shall take a censer full of coals of fire from off the altar bef... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SIN OFFERING FOR THE PEOPLE 16:15-19 TEXT 16:15-19 15 Then shall he kill the goat of the sin-offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the veil, and do with his blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy-seat, and before the mercy-seat: 16... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SCAPEGOAT 16:20-22 TEXT 16:20-22 20 And when he hath made an end of atoning for the holy place, and the tent of meeting, and the altar, he shall present the live goat: 21 and Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the childre... [ Continue Reading ]
THE OFFERING COMPLETED 16:23-28 TEXT 16:23-28 23 And Aaron shall come into the tent of meeting, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there: 24 and he shall bathe his flesh in water in a holy place, and put on his garments, a... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SOLEMNITY OF THE DAY 16:29-34 TEXT 16:29-34 29 And it shall be a statute for ever unto you: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and shall do no manner of work, the home-born, or the stranger that sojourneth among you: 30 for on this day shall ato... [ Continue Reading ]