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==The Origin of the Day of Atonement== | ==The Origin of the Day of Atonement== | ||
While [[Moses]] stayed on Mount Sinai for forty days to receive the first set of the [[Ten Commandments]], the Israelites thought Moses must have died and they made an [[idol]] of a golden calf as a god to lead them to the land of Canaan. Moses witnessed this scene while coming down with the Ten Commandments. In great anger, Moses broke the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+32%3A7-19%2C27-28&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV |title=Exodus 32:7–19, 27-28 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and the Israelites repented of their sins. | While [[Moses]] stayed on Mount Sinai for forty days to receive the first set of the [[The Ten Commandments|Ten Commandments]], the Israelites thought Moses must have died and they made an [[idol]] of a golden calf as a god to lead them to the land of Canaan. Moses witnessed this scene while coming down with the Ten Commandments. In great anger, Moses broke the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+32%3A7-19%2C27-28&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV |title=Exodus 32:7–19, 27-28 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and the Israelites repented of their sins. | ||
God forgave the Israelites and called Moses to Mount Sinai to give them the Ten Commandments again.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+34%3A1-4&version=NIV |title=Exodus 34:1–4 |quote= }}</ref> Moses fasted on Mount Sinai for forty days and received the second set of the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments. It was the tenth day of the seventh month by the sacred calendar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+34%3A28-29&version=NIV |title=Exodus 34:28–29 |quote= }}</ref> The Israelites were allowed to receive the Ten Commandments once again, which showed God’s will that He would forgive the Israelites of their sins. God commanded that the day when Moses received the second set of the Ten Commandments should be kept for the generations to come as the Day of Atonement. | God forgave the Israelites and called Moses to Mount Sinai to give them the Ten Commandments again.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+34%3A1-4&version=NIV |title=Exodus 34:1–4 |quote= }}</ref> Moses fasted on Mount Sinai for forty days and received the second set of the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments. It was the tenth day of the seventh month by the sacred calendar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+34%3A28-29&version=NIV |title=Exodus 34:28–29 |quote= }}</ref> The Israelites were allowed to receive the Ten Commandments once again, which showed God’s will that He would forgive the Israelites of their sins. God commanded that the day when Moses received the second set of the Ten Commandments should be kept for the generations to come as the Day of Atonement. | ||
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#The bull and the goat for the sin offerings must be taken outside the camp; their hides, flesh, and offal are to be burned up. (The man who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may come into the camp.) | #The bull and the goat for the sin offerings must be taken outside the camp; their hides, flesh, and offal are to be burned up. (The man who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may come into the camp.) | ||
After appointing [[Joshua]] as the leader of Israel,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+27%3A22-23&version=NIV |title=Numbers 27:22–23 |quote= }}</ref> God once again specified the regulations of regular burnt offering, the [[Sabbath]], and feasts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+28-29&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV |title=Numbers 28-29 |quote= }}</ref> According to God’s commandments, one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old were offered as a burnt offering on the Day of Atonement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+29%3A7-8&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV |title= Numbers 29:7-8 |quote= }}</ref> Along with the burnt offering, a grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil was presented; each offering had a different amount of flour. With the bull, three-tenths of an ephah [About 6.6 L] of fine flour was prepared; with the ram, two-tenths [About 4.4 L]; and with each of the seven lambs, one-tenth [About 2.2 L].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+29%3A9-10&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV |title= Numbers 29:9-10 |quote= }}</ref> One male goat was offered as a sin offering, in addition to the sin offering, the [[Regular Burnt Offering|regular burnt offering]] with its [[Sacrifices in the Old Testament|grain offering]], and their [[Sacrifices in the Old Testament|drink offerings]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+29%3A11&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV |title= Numbers 29:11 |quote= }}</ref> | After appointing [[Joshua]] as the leader of Israel,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+27%3A22-23&version=NIV |title=Numbers 27:22–23 |quote= }}</ref> God once again specified the regulations of regular burnt offering, the [[Sabbath]], and feasts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+28-29&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV |title=Numbers 28-29 |quote= }}</ref> According to God’s commandments, one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old were offered as a burnt offering on the Day of Atonement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+29%3A7-8&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV |title= Numbers 29:7-8 |quote= }}</ref> Along with the burnt offering, a grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil was presented; each offering had a different amount of flour. With the bull, three-tenths of an ephah [About 6.6 L] of fine flour was prepared; with the ram, two-tenths [About 4.4 L]; and with each of the seven lambs, one-tenth [About 2.2 L].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+29%3A9-10&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV |title= Numbers 29:9-10 |quote= }}</ref> One male goat was offered as a sin offering, in addition to the sin offering, the [[Regular Burnt Offering (Regular Prayer Time)|regular burnt offering]] with its [[Sacrifices in the Old Testament|grain offering]], and their [[Sacrifices in the Old Testament|drink offerings]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+29%3A11&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV |title= Numbers 29:11 |quote= }}</ref> | ||
===New Testament Times=== | ===New Testament Times=== | ||
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The scapegoat represents [[Satan (Devil)|Satan, the devil]], who is the author of sin.<ref>Kim Joo-cheol, Chapter 15 The Feasts of God, MY SHEEP LISTEN TO MY VOICE, ''Melchizedek Publishing Co., Ltd.'', 2021, pg. 172</ref> In the Old Testament times, the people’s sins were kept in the sanctuary and transferred to the scapegoat on the Day of Atonement. In this way, the sanctuary was cleansed, and the scapegoat carried all their sins to a solitary place in the desert where it died. Finally, all their sins were destroyed. | The scapegoat represents [[Satan (Devil)|Satan, the devil]], who is the author of sin.<ref>Kim Joo-cheol, Chapter 15 The Feasts of God, MY SHEEP LISTEN TO MY VOICE, ''Melchizedek Publishing Co., Ltd.'', 2021, pg. 172</ref> In the Old Testament times, the people’s sins were kept in the sanctuary and transferred to the scapegoat on the Day of Atonement. In this way, the sanctuary was cleansed, and the scapegoat carried all their sins to a solitary place in the desert where it died. Finally, all their sins were destroyed. | ||
In the same way, Jesus Christ transferred all our sins to Satan, the devil, through His sacrifice on the cross as the reality of the sin offering on the Day of Atonement. This opens the way for mankind to return to the [[Heaven|kingdom of heaven]], while the devil, the author of sin, is kept in the Abyss, carrying all the sins, and he is cast into the [[Hell|lake of eternal fire]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+20%3A1-10&version=NIV |title=Revelation 20:1–10 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | In the same way, Jesus Christ transferred all our sins to Satan, the devil, through His sacrifice on the cross as the reality of the sin offering on the Day of Atonement. This opens the way for mankind to return to the [[Kingdom of Heaven|kingdom of heaven]], while the devil, the author of sin, is kept in the Abyss, carrying all the sins, and he is cast into the [[Hell|lake of eternal fire]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+20%3A1-10&version=NIV |title=Revelation 20:1–10 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Passover]] | *[[Passover]] | ||
*[[The Feast of Unleavened Bread|Feast of Unleavened Bread]] | *[[The Feast of Unleavened Bread|Feast of Unleavened Bread]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Feast of Firstfruits]] | ||
*[[Feast of Weeks]] | *[[Feast of Weeks]] | ||
*[[Feast of Trumpets]] | *[[Feast of Trumpets]] | ||