Kenneth Matthews: The Atonement and the Scapegoat: Leviticus 16

Do you know anything about the Day of Atonement (in Hebrew, Yom Kippur)? How is the Day of Atonement related to the Christian faith? Why should you care? Check it out and see what you think.

39324Hebrews 9-10 give a sustained explanation for the typological significance of the Day of Atonement and the parallel ministry of Christ. The author refers to the roles of Christ as eternal high priest, perfect animal sacrifice, and his blood’s perpetual purging of sin and corruption of the heavenly Tent of Meeting by the sprinkling of his own blood based on the one-time act of his death and ascension into the heavenly throne room of God (Heb. 9:1-10:18).

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