On the first day of the seventh month, the Feast of Trumpets would occur with a Sabbath-rest and a memorial of blowing of trumpets. On the tenth day of the seventh month the Day of Atonement would occur. On that day, no work would occur, and every person would afflict their soul. That means they … Continue reading The Feast of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 23:23 – 32)
The Day of Atonement (Leviticus 15 & 16)
Following a chapter concerning emissions from men and women which simply identify bodily emissions as unclean, the writer turns to the procedures and significance of the Day of Atonement. First, access to the Holy of Holies (Most Holy Place) was restricted to times when the Lord deemed it appropriate. Aaron would come into the Most … Continue reading The Day of Atonement (Leviticus 15 & 16)