t s o P s s e n r e d l i W Volume 1, Issue 4

B.C. 1446

The First Yom Kippur Bible Verses to Remember:  Leviticus 20:7 (NIV) Consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am the Lord your God.  Hebrews 12:28 (NIV) Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, . . .  Isaiah 45:22 (ESV) Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.  Hebrews 9:12 (ESV). . . He entered once for all the holy places, not by means of the blood of gats and calves but by means of his own blood, these securing an eternal redemption.

Yesterday, the Israelites celebrated the first Yom Kippur also known as the Day of Atonement. This is to be a yearly holiday. Unlike the other holidays, the LORD has given us, this is to be a day of sorrow as we remember the sins we have committed this year. Aaron, the high priest, took off his ornate, colorful outer garments. Then he took a bull and offered it on the bronze altar for the sins of himself and his family. After collecting the bull’s blood in a bowl, Aaron entered the Most Holy Place. There he sprinkled the bull’s blood seven times in front of the Ark of the Covenant.

Leviticus 16; Numbers 29

Then Aaron returned to the courtyard. There his sons had two live goats. He offered one of the goats on the bronze altar. Like he did with the bull, Aaron saved Aaron, the High Priest sprinkling blood in front of the Ark of the Covenant the blood of the goat. Then he took the goat’s blood into the dragged far way into the Most Holy Place and wilderness where it was sprinkled it seven times lost and never seen again. before the Ark of the Covenant. When Aaron returned to the courtyard, Aaron put his hands on the remaining goat’s head. Then he confessed all the sins of the people as if he were placing their sins on the goat. This goat was

What is in the Ark of the Covenant? The Ark of the Covenant is a gold covered wooden box. The lid with two angels on top is called the mercy seat. The LORD told Moses to put three things in the Ark of the Covenant. The stone tables that list the ten commandments were

placed here. This is to remind the Israelites of their agreement with God to follow these rules. Moses also placed a jar of manna. This is to remind us of God’s provision through out our journey in

the wilderness. The third item is Aaron’s rod. This is to remind us to respect God’s leaders.

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The High Priest Clothing

Over the white linen trouse rs, coat, belt and cap worn by all priests, the high priest wore a long blue coat. Around its hem was a border of alternating pomegranates and bells. Ov er the blue coat was the colorful ephod. It was made of royal colors (blue, purple and scarlet) and sew ed with gold thread. The breastplate was worn ove r the ephod. There were 12 precious stones on the breastplate: one stone for each of the 12 tri bes attached to the shoulders wit of Israel. It was h gold chains. It was attached to the waist with a blue cord. The high priest wore a turban with a gold plate attached to it. “Holiness to the Lord” wa s engraved on the golden plate.

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The Breastplate