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2 Chronicles 29:24

And the priests killed them, and they made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar, to make an atonement for all Israel: for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.
22

So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: likewise, when they had killed the rams, they sprinkled the blood upon the altar: they killed also the lambs, and they sprinkled the blood upon the altar.

23

And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them:

24

And the priests killed them, and they made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar, to make an atonement for all Israel: for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.

25

And he set the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the Lord by his prophets.

26

And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

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Day of Atonement (Judgment Phase)

The verse describes a general act of atonement through burnt and sin offerings commanded by the king for all Israel, which is a regular sacrificial practice, not specifically the unique annual ceremony of Yom Kippur with its distinct sanctuary cleansing and scapegoat rituals. The text does not mention Yom Kippur, a scapegoat, or a judgment phase.

Earthly Sanctuary System

The verse describes an event that occurred within the sanctuary system, but it does not describe the system itself or its foundational structure.

Atonement Process

The verse describes a specific ritual performed by priests under a king's command, which could be interpreted as a historical account of a religious practice rather than a direct explanation of the "mechanics of forgiveness" or "reconciliation between God and humanity."

Day of Atonement (Judgment Phase)
Day of Atonement (Judgment Phase)

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