Week 4: The Day of Atonement

Objective: 

Resources:

Reading:

Key verse(s):

"This shall be an everlasting statute for you, to make atonement for the children of Israel, for all their sins, once a year.” Leviticus 16:34

Comments:

The day of Atonement

  1. Aaron should remove his normal priestly garments, wash himself, and  then put on the special garments for entering the Holy of Holies
  2. Aaron secured the necessary animals (a bull for his own sin offering, two male goats for the people’s sin offering, two rams for the two burnt offerings)
  3. Aaron slaughtered the bull for his own sin offering
  4. Aaron creates a cloud of incense in the Holy of Holies, covering the mercy seat to “veil” the glory of God and spare his life
  5. Aaron took some of the blood of the bull and sprinkled it on the mercy seat seven times
  6. Lots are cast for the two goats to determine which would be slaughtered and which would be driven away
  7. The goat for slaughter is the goat of the people’s sin offering. It is sacrificed and its blood is taken to the Holy of Holies and sprinkled on the mercy seat.
  8. The blood of the bull and goat is sprinkled in the Holy Place and on the horns of the altar of incense
  9. The second goat is released outside the camp, carrying the sins of the nation symbolically laid on its head
  10. Aaron entered the tent, removed his garments, washed himself and put on his normal priestly garments
  11. The burnt offerings of rams are now offered. One for Aaron and his family, and one for the people
  12. The sin offerings are completed by burning the fat of the skins and burning the remains of the bull and goat
  13. Those who handled the animals on which the sins of Aaron or the people were laid were to go and wash themselves and then return to camp

Symbolism of Christ

Chapter 17 - The Sanctity of Blood

Review/recap questions:
**Servant may add more questions

  1.  The Day of Atonement was the only day on which the High Priest entered the Holy of Holiest. What
    were the requirements for him to enter?
  2. Two goats were presented on the Day of Atonement: what happened to each of them?
  3. Give verse in the New Testament that has the same meaning as verse 11.
  4. Why forbid the eating of animals that died naturally?

Homework:
**Servant may add more questions

  1. The scapegoat is the goat that is:
    a) killed as a sacrifice b) burnt c) released into the wilderness d) served as food for Aaron
  2. The Day of Atonement was celebrated on the __________ month, on the ________ day of the month.
  3. How often was the Day of Atonement celebrated?
  4. How was a scapegoat chosen?
  5.  The life of the flesh is in the __________.
  6. A person is allowed to eat an animal that died naturally. True or false?
  7. Where should all the sacrifices be brought?
  8. Only men from the House of Israel are allowed to offer sacrifices. True or false?

Revision #4
Created 7 November 2023 15:09:45 by Jan Guirguis
Updated 27 November 2023 18:19:15 by Jan Guirguis