Ezekiel 45:18-19

The *Jewish new year holiday is actually at the beginning of the 7th month. (That is, in September or October by our calendar.) But this special day is in the first month (that is, March or April by our calendar). So these verses describe a new holiday.

The purpose of this special day was to offer the *temple to God. It was the priests’ first duty in each new year. They used blood to make everything *clean and ready for *worship (Hebrews 9:22).

This blood reminds us about the death of Jesus the *Messiah. His death was the perfect *sacrifice for *sin.