Celebrating Jesus in the Biblical Feasts by Booker Richard

Author:Booker, Richard
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-7684-0902-4
Publisher: Destiny Image, Inc.
Published: 2016-01-27T16:00:00+00:00

ENDNOTES

1.For more information on the shofar and how it points to the Messiah, you may order the author’s book online at www.rbooker.com. The book is titled The Shofar: Ancient Sounds of the Messiah.

2.“Roman Triumph,” Wikipedia, accessed June 30, 2015, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_triumph.

CHAPTER 7

ATONEMENT

One aspect of the Christian life that keeps many believers from entering God’s rest is lack of repentance and failure to cope with trials. We all experience difficulties and failures in our walk with God. We must humble ourselves, repent of our sins, and seek the mercy of God when we fail to live up to His moral perfections. The Day of Atonement is a visual aid teaching us the necessity of entering God’s rest and enjoying His presence. It represents the sixth step in our walk with God.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

The Lord gives us the following instructions concerning the Day of Atonement: “And the Lord spoke to 0Moses saying, ‘Also the tenth day of this seventh month shall be the Day of Atonement. It shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. And you shall do no work on that same day, for it is the Day of Atonement, to make atonement for you before the Lord your God.

“‘For any person who is not afflicted in soul on that same day shall be cut off from his people. And any person who does any work on that same day, that person I will destroy from among his people. You shall do no manner of work; it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. It shall be to you a sabbath of solemn rest, and you shall afflict your souls; on the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you shall celebrate your sabbath’” (Leviticus 23:26-32).

We learn from these Scriptures (and note on the chart) that the Day of Atonement was on the tenth day of the month of Tishri. This was the great day of national cleansing and repentance from sin. It was on this day that God judged the sins of the entire nation. In view of this, the Day of Atonement became known as the Day of Judgment.

The Day of Atonement was the one day in the year when the High Priest would go behind the veil into the Holy of Holies with the blood of the sacrifice and sprinkle it on the Mercy Seat. This offering of the innocent substitutionary sacrifice made possible the atonement for the sins of the nation. The word atonement means “to cover.” On the great Day of Atonement, the sins of the nation were covered by the blood of the sacrifice. This dramatic procedure is described in detail in Leviticus 16 and in my book, The Miracle of the Scarlet Thread.

Because this was the Day of Judgment, it was a time of great soul affliction. It was a day of godly sorrow, godly repentance, and confession of sins. It was a time of mourning before God with a broken spirit and contrite heart.

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