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==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.

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 ==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.

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