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Day of Atonement
Overview
- Description: Yom haKippurim, commonly called the Day of Atonement, in the Bible comes in the year between Yom Teruah, warnings of the Day of Trumpet Blasts, and Sukkot, the celebration of dwelling with God.
- Timing of the festival: 10th day of the seventh lunar month since spring
- Biblical references: Lev 23:1–2,4,26–32; Leviticus 16; Rom. 5:10–11; 2nd Cor. 5:18–20; Hebrews 9–10
- Teachings
- Yom haKippurm looks to the day God brings the fallenness of the world to a close. Thus, it’s a day of hope.
- As the Day of Coverings, the literal meaning in Hebrew, it looked forward to a time when a perfect Sin Offering — Yeshua the Messiah — would both die to "cover" the sins of the congregation with blood — life — and bear those sins outside the community.
- Our only part in Yom haKippuring is to "afflict" our souls, which has been pursued throughout time as a fast of food and water during the 24 hours of the day, biblicaly from sunset to sunset. We reflect on what our High Priest has done on our behalf and rejoice that our faith that His work has covered over our sins and put us "at one" with — atoned us to — God.
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