1. Day of Atonement Pastor Nathan Weller September 17, 2017
Series: Fantastic Feasts (and Who You Find In Them)

3. next he dusted. Then it was up on ladders and
“The Mole had been working very hard all morning, spring-cleaning his little home. First he swept;
next he dusted. Then it was up on ladders and
steps and chairs, with a brush and a pail of whitewash. Finally he had dust in his throat and eyes, and splashes of whitewash all over his black fur, and an aching back and weary arms.”
-The Wind in the Willow-

5. It is the Day of….

6. It is the Day of….
Atonement

7. It is the Day of….
Atonement
Deliverance

8. It is the Day of….
Atonement
Deliverance
Salvation

10. The Day of Atonement
is a vivid image of
God’s grace and mercy

12. The Day of Atonement reveals the reality
of the human heart

14. 3A “When Aaron enters the sanctuary area, he
must follow these instructions fully. 4 He must put
on his linen tunic and the linen undergarments worn next to his body. He must tie the linen sash around his waist and put the linen turban on his head. These are sacred garments, so he must bathe himself in water before he puts them on. 5 Aaron must take from the community of... (cont’d)
--Leviticus 16.3a-4, 5-6, 11 (NLT)

15. ...Israel two male goats for a sin offering and a
ram for a burnt offering. 6 “Aaron will present his
own bull as a sin offering to purify himself and his family, making them right with the Lord.
11 “Aaron will present his own bull as a sin offering
to purify himself and his family, making them
right with the Lord. After he has slaughtered the
bull as a sin offering...
--Leviticus 16.3a-4, 5-6, 11 (NLT)

19. 6 “Aaron will present his own bull as a sin offering
to purify himself and his family, making them right with the Lord “Aaron will present his own
bull as a sin offering to purify himself and his
family, making them right with the Lord. After he
has slaughtered the bull as a sin offering...
--Leviticus 16.6, 11 (NLT)

21. 21 For from within, out of the heart of man,
come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, 22 coveting, wickedness,
deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. 23 All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.
--Mark (ESV)

23. --Leviticus 16.16 (NLT) Through this process, he will purify the
Most Holy Place, and he will do the same
for the entire Tabernacle, because of the defiling sin and rebellion of the Israelites.
--Leviticus (NLT)

25. --Ezekiel 14.6 (ISV) Therefore you are to tell Israel's house,
This is what the Lord GOD says,
"Turn away! Turn away from your idols,
and abandon your detestable practices!”
--Ezekiel 14.6 (ISV)

27. The Day of Atonement satisfied
the wrath of God.

29. 12 He will fill an incense burner with burning coals
from the altar that stands before the Lord. Then he will take two handfuls of fragrant powdered incense and
will carry the burner and the incense behind the inner curtain. 13 There in the Lord’s presence he will put the incense on the burning coals so that a cloud of incense will rise over the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—that rests on the Ark of the Covenant. If he follows
these instructions, he will not die. 14 Then he must
take some of the blood of the bull, dip his... (cont’d)
--Leviticus 16.3a-4, 5-6, 11 (NLT)

30. 8 He is to cast sacred lots to determine which goat will
...finger in it, and sprinkle it on the east side of the atonement cover. He must sprinkle blood seven times with his finger in front of the atonement cover.
7 Then he must take the two male goats and present them to the Lord at the entrance of the Tabernacle.
8 He is to cast sacred lots to determine which goat will
be reserved as an offering to the Lord and which will carry the sins of the people to the wilderness of Azazel. 15 “Then Aaron must slaughter the first goat as a sin offering for the people and carry its... (cont’d)
--Leviticus 16.3a-4, 5-6, 11 (NLT)

31. blood behind the inner curtain
...blood behind the inner curtain. There he will sprinkle the goat’s blood over the atonement cover and in front
of it, just as he did with the bull’s blood.
16 Through this process, he will purify the Most Holy Place, and he will do the same for the entire Tabernacle, because of the defiling sin and rebellion of the Israelites. 17 No one else is allowed inside the Tabernacle when Aaron enters it for the purification ceremony in the
Most Holy Place. No one may enter until he comes
out again after purifying himself... (cont’d)
--Leviticus 16.3a-4, 5-6, 11 (NLT)

32. of the blood from the bull and the goat and putting it
...his family, and all the congregation of Israel, making them right with the Lord.
18 “Then Aaron will come out to purify the altar that stands before the Lord. He will do this by taking some
of the blood from the bull and the goat and putting it
on each of the horns of the altar.19 Then he must sprinkle the blood with his finger seven times over the altar. In this way, he will cleanse it from Israel’s defilement and make it holy.
--Leviticus 16.3a-4, 5-6, 11 (NLT)

34. --Leviticus 16.13 (NLT) There in the Lord’s presence he will put
the incense on the burning coals so that a
cloud of incense will rise over the Ark’s
cover—the place of atonement—that rests
on the Ark of the Covenant. If he follows
these instructions, he will not die.
--Leviticus (NLT)

36. ...for the life of the body is in its blood.
I have given you the blood on the altar to
purify you, making you right with the Lord.
It is the blood, given in exchange for a life,
that makes purification possible.
--Leviticus (NLT)

38. There is a fountain filled with blood
Drawn from Immanuel’s veins;
And sinners, plunged beneath that flood,
Lose all their guilty stains.
-There is a Fountain Filled with Blood-

40. The Day of Atonement removed the
sins of the people.

42. 20 “When Aaron has finished purifying the
Most Holy Place and the Tabernacle and
the altar, he must present the live goat.
21 He will lay both of his hands on the goat’s head and confess over it all the wickedness, rebellion, and sins of the people... (cont’d)
--Leviticus (NLT)

43. ...of Israel. In this way, he will transfer the people’s sins to the head of the goat. Then a man specially chosen for the task will drive the goat into the wilderness. 22 As the goat goes into the wilderness, it will carry all the people’s sins upon itself into a desolate land.
--Leviticus (NLT)

45. The Day of Atonement wasn’t enough.

47. 2 Otherwise, would they not have... (cont’d)
1 For since the law has but a shadow of the good things to come instead of the true form
of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered every year, make perfect those who draw near.
2 Otherwise, would they not have... (cont’d)
--Hebrews (ESV)

48. ...ceased to be offered, since the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have any consciousness of sins? 3 But in
these sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. 4 For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
--Hebrews (ESV)

50. 26 For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. 27 He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own
sins and then for those of the people, since he did this once for all when he offered up himself.
--Hebrews (ESV)

52. Since we have been made right in God’s
sight by the blood of Christ, he will
certainly save us from God’s condemnation.
--Romans 5.9 (ESV)

54. Till on that cross as Jesus died,
The wrath of God was satisfied;
For ev’ry sin on Him was laid—
Here in the death of Christ I live.
-In Christ Alone-

56. --Leviticus 16.16 (NLT) Through this process, he will purify the
Most Holy Place, and he will do the same
for the entire Tabernacle, because of the defiling sin and rebellion of the Israelites.
--Leviticus (NLT)

58. --Numbers 6.24-26 (NLT) 24 ‘May the Lord bless you and protect you.
25 May the Lord smile on you
and be gracious to you.
26 May the Lord show you his favor
and give you his peace.’
--Numbers (NLT)

60. Day of Atonement Pastor Nathan Weller September 17, 2017
Series: Fantastic Feasts (and Who You Find In Them)