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“Sacrifices” for Christians. Chapter 8-9, the Aaronic priesthood is validated as the only recognized
priesthood. It is interesting to note that both the priest and laymen needed cleansing and purification to
stand before the Lord. This already reveals the sinfulness of man and the Holiness/righteousness of God.
Chapter 10, narrates the death of Nadab and Abihu which served the as a demonstration of God’s
seriousness in regards to sin.

Chapter 11-27 focuses on the sanctification
These chapters focus instructions about clean and unclean things and how Israel was to live a holy life
that would set them from the other nations and regulations and considerations on hygiene. God wanted
his children to be set apart from the other nations around them. It is important to note that there is
explanation, or forgiveness. God forbade them from having contact with certain houses, humans and
other things which could the people of Israel to be defiled which could lead them to be cut-off from
God’s presence. God’s holy presence was both good and bad lest they die in uncleanness by defiling the
Tabernacle.

Chapter 16 is significant because of the day of the atonement. The day of atonement is also known as
the Yom Kippur. It was done was a year and God gave clear instructions to Aaron steps to atone for
national sin.

These are the steps for Atone.
1. The priest should bathe and wear simple linen garments
2. The priest to should offer sin offering- bull for himself.
3. The priest should offer incense inside the veil and carry blood for atonement.
4. The priest should offer sin offering-goat for nation, blood inside veil for atonement for place and
people
5. The priest should lay hands on the scape-goat, confessing the sins of the people and send it off in
the wilderness. (The scapegoat symbolized the complete removal of sins.
6. The priest should bathe and undress the linen clothes and dress again.
7. The priest should offer burnt offerings for himself and people. The animals life-blood was offered
as a substitute for the nations sin. It is important to note that Yom Kippur was only but a shadow,
depicting Christ sacrifice on the cross.

Figure 1.1.4
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Below is a figure showing Israel’s special days
JEWISH SPECIAL DAYS (Leviticus)

Special day Hebrew name Day Reference Reading Commemoration
(Megilloth)

Passover (feast Pesach 14 Nissan Exod. 12 (Lev. Song of Deliverance from
of unleavened 23:4-8) Solomon Egypt
bread)
Pentecost Shavuoth 6 Sivan Deut. 16:9-12 Ruth Celebration of
(Lev. 23:9-14) Harvest
th
9 of Ab Tish’ah be ab 9 Ab No direct Lamentations Destruction of
reference temple (586 BC
and AD 70)

8 Ibid, p. 137. Figure 1.1.4 shows the Jewish special days, the Hebrew names of the days, their references, reading
and when they would be commemorated.
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