The atonement

 Leviticus 16:1-22

The Lord said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron that he is not to come whenever he chooses into the Most Holy Place behind the curtain in front of the atonement cover on the ark, or else he will die. For I will appear in the cloud over the atonement cover. 

This is how Aaron is to enter the Most Holy Place: He must first bring a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering. He is to put on the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments next to his body; he is to tie the linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are sacred garments; so he must bathe himself with water before he puts them on. From the Israelite community he is to take two male goats for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.

He is to cast lots for the two goats—one lot for the Lord and the other for the scapegoat. Aaron shall bring the goat whose lot falls to the Lord and sacrifice it for a sin offering. But the goat chosen by lot as the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord to be used for making atonement by sending it into the wilderness as a scapegoat.

He is to put the incense on the fire before the Lord, and the smoke of the incense will conceal the atonement cover above the tablets of the covenant law, so that he will not die. 

The goat will carry on itself all their sins to a remote place; and the man shall release it in the wilderness.

The tenth day of the seventh month was to be the annual Day of Atonement for the nation. Only on this occasion was Aaron allowed into the innermost part of God's tent, where the Ark of the Covenant was housed. He had first to obtain forgiveness and cleansing for his own sin. Only then could he cleanse the Tabernacle and offer on behalf of the people's sins. 

So year after year, Israel was reminded of the sin which cut them off from God's presence - of the need for atonement to bring forgiveness and restore relations.

Why?

For God is Holy so any unclean and sins man could not enter the Tabernacle. 

One male goat for the scapegoat means Israelite sin is released far away each year.

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利未記11-22章強調聖潔的國民。前後是對照的，呼應的。交錯平行

11章潔淨的食物  22章祭司的食物

12 潔淨的生產   21 祭司的潔淨與家庭

13-14潔淨的身體，環境健  19-20聖潔公義的生活遠離異教環境

15 漏症  潔淨的隱私   18 聖潔的兩性關係

16- 贖罪日 17唯一的道路   

11-15 聖潔的規模 18-22聖潔的榜樣

人要保持潔淨是不可能的，所以神為我們預備耶穌基督成為我們的贖罪祭。

1-19赦罪的方法

大祭司自己要預備好。

11-14 要向施恩座彈公牛的血7次，為自己贖罪。山羊血7次，為百姓彈血7次，第一隻羊要死要流血。第二隻羊是代表赦罪後的結果。比喻耶穌

20-22赦罪的結果

阿撒謝勤：活著的羊牽到無人之地擔負所有人的罪。不僅免除人罪的刑罰，且勾消人所有的罪，神不再記念我們的過犯，我們也不再翻舊帳，不要控告自己，也不要控告別人。

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How?

It is the grace of Jesus Christ that we may omit this ceremony, but once time let all of us clean and erase our sins before the Lord.