February 16, 2025 - Leviticus 16:1-10, 29-30

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                                                                                                  February 16, 2025

Leviticus 16:1-10, 29-30

Lessons Learned

by Wayne Gaeddert

1. Outline of Leviticus 16

A. The command on how Aaron was to enter. V 1-5

B. The presentation of the offerings. V 6-10

C. The blood carried into the Holiest. V 11-19

D. The scapegoat. V 20-22

E. Aaron’s burnt offering and that for the people. V 23-25

F. The ceremony outside of the camp. V 26-28

G. Cleansed and resting. V 29-34

2. The backdrop for the teaching of chapter 16 is the sin of Nadab and Abihu in chapter 10.

3. According to Leviticus 16:17, no one was allowed in the Tent of Meeting on the Day of Atonement except the High Priest.

4. The Day of Atonement was one day per year, the 10th day of the 7th month (Sept. - Oct.).

5. God requires atonement because he is holy, and we are not.

6. On the Day of Atonement, the high priest entered the Most Holy place to offer a blood sacrifice, first for this own sins then for the sins of the people.

7. Entering God’s holy presence is acceptable only when you prepare yourself according to God’s instructions.

8. The two goats:

·        The one sacrificed signified God’s penalty for their sin, the death of an animal substituted in their place.

·        The scapegoat met the need of the sinner to carry their sin away outside the camp, never to be seen again.

9. “Jesus is both the sacrifice that paid for the penalty of our sin and the One who takes away our sin.” Dr. Kevin Shrum

10.  The purpose of the Day of Atonement was to cleanse the Israelites from all their sins.

11. Without the gospel, there is no forgiveness of sin.

12. Any person who acknowledges their sin and trusts in the atoning work of Jesus (death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus) for forgiveness of sin and salvation will be saved.

                                                                                                                  Rom 10:9-13

13. We do not gather to offer sacrifices for our sins today because the sacrifice of Jesus’ life covers sin for all time.

14. Worship today should focus on God’s grace extended to his people.

15. “Man-made religion is attractive because it appeals to our pride and self-sufficiency; it is deadly because it keeps us in our sin and separated from God.” Dr. Kevin Shrum

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17. Atonement

To understand Leviticus 16, one must understand the concept of atonement. At its essence, atonement is God’s act of reconciling sinful humans back to Himself. Humans need atonement because our sin places us under God’s wrath. The only way to escape the penalty (death) is a substitutionary sacrifice. In the Old Testament, this was done through blood sacrifices of animals.

Today for us as New Testament believers, atonement was accomplished through the finished work of Christ on the cross and His resurrection from the dead.

18. Application:

·         The consequences of sin separate the unsaved from God and interfere with the believer's relationship with God until it is confessed.

• God provided the only way for the sins of the people to be atoned for because of his love for mankind.

• We don’t practice a day of atonement because Jesus’ death on the cross is sufficient to cover all sin, past, present, and future. Hebrews 9:25-26