{"id":5006,"date":"2022-10-03T13:28:45","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T18:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.estherdorotik.net\/blog\/?p=5006"},"modified":"2022-10-03T13:30:11","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T18:30:11","slug":"the-day-of-atonement-why-yom-kippur-is-still-important-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.estherdorotik.net\/blog\/the-day-of-atonement-why-yom-kippur-is-still-important-today\/","title":{"rendered":"The Day of Atonement &#8211; Why Yom Kippur is Still Important Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Every year, Jews worldwide celebrate Yom Kippur or the Day of Atonement. Repentance. Confession. Humility. These three heart postures envelop the holiest day of the Jewish year. During this second fall festival (<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.estherdorotik.net\/blog\/why-is-the-biblical-feast-of-trumpets-important-rosh-hoshanah-feast-of-yom-teruah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Yom Teruah or Rosh Hashanah<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0is the first), the Creator of heaven and earth judged the nation\u2019s sins, cleansing them from unrighteousness. While Israel reflected on their sins and spent time in prayer and fasting, this somber occasion was, in fact, a day of joy and hope.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Be sure to download the free workbook \u201c<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.estherdorotik.net\/blog\/understanding-the-importance-of-biblical-festivals-for-christians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Understanding the Biblical Feast<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d in the\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">free<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">brary.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Does Yom Kippur or Day of Atonement Mean?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Yom is the Hebrew word for \u201cday.\u201d The term \u201catonement\u201d comes from the Hebrew word\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05e4\u05b7\u05e8\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">k\u0101p\u0304ar<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, meaning, \u201cto cover, to cover over, purge, make reconciliation, pacify, propitiate, atone for sin, to cover with pitch.\u201d Interestingly, this is the same word used when God told Noah to make an ark of wood and \u201ccover it with pitch,\u201d thereby covering Noah through the flood. The mercy seat (more below) located in the Holy Place also comes from this root word, meaning the place of propitiation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When is the Day of Atonement?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Remembering a yom (day) runs from sundown to sundown, Yom Kippur began at sundown on the tenth day of the seventh month, Tishri, corresponding with our mid-September to mid-October. The preceding ten days were the Days of Awe, which began on\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.estherdorotik.net\/blog\/why-is-the-biblical-feast-of-trumpets-important-rosh-hoshanah-feast-of-yom-teruah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Yom Teruah or Rosh Hashanah<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. (<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Leviticus 16:29; Leviticus 23:27; Numbers 29:7<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">2022 &#8211; Sundown October 4th &#8211; 5th<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">2023 &#8211; Sundown September 24th &#8211; 25th<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">2024 &#8211; Sundown October 11th &#8211; 12th<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For Who or what was the Day of Atonement?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Yom Kippur was how God and the people of Israel were reconciled; it was the day of covering or ransom. In Leviticus 16, we see that atonement was made to purify:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The high priest and his household.<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0The first cleansing atonement was for the high priest so he could continue to serve as a mediator between God and his people.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Holy Place.<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Within the Holy Place was the mercy seat\u2013God\u2019s \u201cthrone\u201d on earth. Here the presence of God met with Moses (Exodus 25:17-22). Only on Yom Kippur was the high priest allowed to enter beyond the veil.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tent of meeting.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Because the tent of meeting dwelt among the peoples\u2019 transgressions and sins, it had to be cleansed and consecrated.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The altar\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">dwelt amidst their sin and was where sacrifices were made throughout the year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">All the people of Israel.<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0This day was to be an everlasting statute that once a year, atonement was made for their sins.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5047 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.estherdorotik.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Why-Yom-Kippur-is-Still-Essential-for-Christians-today-3-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Day-of-Atonement-and-why-it-is-important-for-Christians\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.estherdorotik.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Why-Yom-Kippur-is-Still-Essential-for-Christians-today-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.estherdorotik.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Why-Yom-Kippur-is-Still-Essential-for-Christians-today-3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.estherdorotik.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Why-Yom-Kippur-is-Still-Essential-for-Christians-today-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.estherdorotik.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Why-Yom-Kippur-is-Still-Essential-for-Christians-today-3.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jewish belief on the Day of Atonement<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to Jewish tradition, God judges each person according to their deeds on this day, deciding whether they will be inscribed in the Book of Life for another year or blotted out. Furthermore, the Jews believe the final judgment will come on the Day of Atonement, where the opportunity for repentance is closed, setting the soul\u2019s fate.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Summary of the Day of Atonement in the Bible<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This day began with fasting and a sabbath day of rest in which no occupational work was done among the nation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The high priest had to bathe and put on the holy garments.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Take one bull from the herd for his sin offering.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Choose two spotless male goats for the sin offering and one ram for the burnt offering from the congregation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Set the two spotless male goats before the Lord at the tent of meeting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The priest had to cast lots between two goats. One would become the sacrificial goat, and the other would become the scapegoat.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">High priest enters behind the veil to make atonement for the Holy Place and tent of meeting:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"ql-indent-1\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He offers the bull as his and his family\u2019s atonement offering, sprinkling some of its blood on the mercy seat within the Holy Place seven times.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ql-indent-1\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Offer the chosen goat for the congregation\u2019s sins, sprinkling some of its blood on the mercy seat seven times.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Then, he makes atonement for the altar by taking some blood from the bull and goat and sprinkling the altar seven times.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Presenting the live scapegoat before the Lord, the high priest would lay both hands on the scapegoat\u2019s head and confess over it all the iniquities, transgressions, and sins of the people. These would be \u201cplaced upon its head.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The people\u2019s sins were thus transferred to the scapegoat who bore their iniquities. The scapegoat is now led away into the wilderness, where it would be\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">set free<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and never seen again.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The high priest is now to go into the tent of meeting, take off the holy garments, bathe in water within a sacred place, and put back on his clothing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He now exits the tent of meeting to administer the burnt offering (ram) on the altar.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The bull and the goat used for sprinkling the blood atonement are carried outside the camp and burned.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">All involved in leading the goat into the wilderness and carrying the bull and goat outside the camp must also bathe before reentering.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5046 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.estherdorotik.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Why-Yom-Kippur-is-Still-Essential-for-Christians-today-2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"How-Jesus-fulfills-the-Day-of-Atonement\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.estherdorotik.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Why-Yom-Kippur-is-Still-Essential-for-Christians-today-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.estherdorotik.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Why-Yom-Kippur-is-Still-Essential-for-Christians-today-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.estherdorotik.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Why-Yom-Kippur-is-Still-Essential-for-Christians-today-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.estherdorotik.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Why-Yom-Kippur-is-Still-Essential-for-Christians-today-2.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Why Was Blood Required for the Sacrifice of Sins on the Day of Atonement?\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">One of the most critical aspects of this cleansing process was blood sacrifice. But why was blood required? In the Old Testament, the book of Leviticus lays out the requirements for the Day of Atonement. On this day, the high priest would enter the Holy of Holies (Holy Place), where only he was allowed to go. He would sprinkle blood on the mercy seat, which covered the Ark of the Covenant. The Ark not only contained the Ten Commandments but also represented God\u2019s presence among his people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The sprinkled blood signified that something had died in place of the person who sinned. In other words, it was a substitute sacrifice. The first time we see substitution is in Genesis 3 when, after rebelling against God, Adam and Eve attempt to make a covering out of fig leaves. In verse 21, we read about the first death of an animal when God made garments of skin\u2013a covering for their sin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fast forward to Leviticus 17, and God tells Israel:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The life of every creature is in its blood.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">God has given it (blood) to us for the altar.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The blood makes atonement for our souls.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Without the shedding of blood, there is no atonement.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">From the beginning, this sacrificial system foreshadowed Jesus Christ. While this imperfect system would \u201ccover\u201d the peoples\u2019 sins until the subsequent atonement, it did not \u201cremove\u201d them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How does Jesus fulfill this blood requirement?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">All the meaning of Leviticus and the fulfillment of this day converge in the book of Hebrews. According to Hebrews 9:22, without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness. The Old Testament prescribed animal sacrifices to deal with sin. However, these sacrifices were only a temporary fix. They did not deal with the root problem, which was a sinful heart.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jesus, who lived a spotless life, gave His lifeblood on the Cross for permanent forgiveness of our sins and to cleanse our souls. Because of His sacrifice, we no longer need to offer animals as sacrifices for our sins. We now have an eternal relationship with God. Our hearts are forever cleansed and changed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cFor if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled sanctify for the cleansing of the flesh, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?\u201d Hebrew 9:13-14<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Without Jesus shedding His blood, we would have no cleansing, no covering for our sins\u2013no\u00a0<\/span><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">k\u0101p\u0304ar.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While this substitution may be a stumbling block for some and foolishness to others (1 Corinthians 1:18-24), it is how God determined it would be. These atoning threads are interwoven into Scripture from beginning to end.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5045 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.estherdorotik.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Behind-the-veil-why-the-Day-of-Atonement-is-essential-for-Christians-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"How-Jesus-fulfills-Yom-Kippur\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.estherdorotik.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Behind-the-veil-why-the-Day-of-Atonement-is-essential-for-Christians-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.estherdorotik.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Behind-the-veil-why-the-Day-of-Atonement-is-essential-for-Christians-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.estherdorotik.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Behind-the-veil-why-the-Day-of-Atonement-is-essential-for-Christians-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.estherdorotik.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Behind-the-veil-why-the-Day-of-Atonement-is-essential-for-Christians.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How the sacrificial and scapegoat both point to Jesus.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Isaiah 53 meticulously foretells the suffering Messiah who would be pierced for our transgression, crushed for our iniquity, and bear our sins. While the sacrificial goat represented the sins of Israel being forgiven, the scapegoat signified that their sins had been removed from them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Upon our spotless Scapegoat, the Lord laid the iniquity of us all. Through His outstretched arms of sacrifice, our sins are not only forgiven but also removed as far as the east is from the west (1 John 1:7; Hebrews 10:10;\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Psalm 103:12).\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Though<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">our sins were once scarlet, they are now as white as snow<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0(Isaiah 1:18).\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">By His wounds alone, we are counted as righteous. We have peace with God (Colossians 11:20).<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Jesus is now our High Priest.<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While the priest represented and intervened on behalf of the people by the blood of animals, Jesus became our eternal High Priest through His own shed blood, now living to make intercession for us.\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hebrews 7:22-25, 9:11-12<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Only once a year could the priest enter the Most Holy Place to make atonement for the sins of Israel upon the mercy seat. Jesus, our High Priest, has\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">once and for all<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0entered the Most Holy Place and is seated at the right hand of God.\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hebrews 9:11-12, 24-26; Hebrews 10:12<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Because of Jesus\u2019 perfect sacrifice, the veil\/curtain that once separated sinful mankind from God (Holy Place) has been removed. Through Christ, we now have access to the Father. Instead of having a human mediator (priest), we can come boldly before God\u2019s throne and receive His grace and mercy. Hebrews 4:16;\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hebrews 10:19-22, Ephesians 2:18, Matthew 27:50-51; 1 Timothy 2:5<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Why is the Day of Atonement Still Essential?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Day of Atonement is a momentous day in Christianity because it points us to Jesus Christ and what he did for us on the cross. His sacrificial death cleansed us from all unrighteousness and brought us back into a relationship with God. It serves as a powerful reminder of how much we need Jesus as our Savior\u2013not just on this holy day but every day of our lives.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As we contemplate today, let us come to Him with repentant hearts, confessing our sins and humbly accepting His forgiveness. Let us remember those who do not yet know Him so that they, too, might experience His grace and love.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, Jews worldwide celebrate Yom Kippur or the Day of Atonement. Repentance. Confession. Humility. These three heart postures envelop the holiest day of the Jewish year. During this second fall festival (Yom Teruah or Rosh Hashanah\u00a0is the first), the Creator of heaven and earth judged the nation\u2019s sins, cleansing them from unrighteousness. 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