5/16/10 – Sermon Series: The Jewish Feasts – “The Day of Atonement”

The day of atonement, also known as Yom Kippur, is considered Israel’s most solemn and holy day of the Jewish calendar. It is a day observed and marked by complete fasting, prayer, and repentance. This yearly event was to atone for the sins of the Jewish nation and a plea for God to watch over them and bless them throughout the next year. The focal point of this day and event involved the high priest entering the Holy of Holies, where he sprinkled the blood of a bull and goat, sacrificed on behalf of himself and the people. The priest would then send a second goat out into the wilderness to symbolically carry away their sins.

This day and the events which took place were a future picture of how Jesus would perfectly provide a way for our sins to be covered and for us to be reconciled to God. Jesus became our high priest, as well as the sacrifice which would take away the sins of the world. Unlike the day of atonement, which had to be observed year after year, Jesus’ death on the cross made atonement for our sins once and for all. His shed blood provided eternal redemption.

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