Reference

Exodus 29:10

Atonement ProcessDay of Atonement (Judgment Phase)Earthly Sanctuary System
“And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock.”
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And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them.

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And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest’s office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.

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And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock.

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And thou shalt kill the bullock before the Lord, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

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And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar.

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This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

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Atonement Process

The verse describes an action (placing hands on an animal) without explicitly stating the purpose of this action, such as forgiveness, cleansing, or reconciliation. It could simply be a ritualistic act of identification or consecration without direct implication of atonement.

Day of Atonement (Judgment Phase)

This verse describes a bullock being brought before the tabernacle for Aaron and his sons to lay hands upon, a ritual associated with their consecration for priestly service, not explicitly with the annual Day of Atonement or a judgment phase. The context of Exodus 29 is the ordination of priests, not the yearly cleansing of the sanctuary.

Earthly Sanctuary System

The verse describes an action involving a bullock and individuals, but it does not explicitly detail the purpose of this action within a broader "sanctuary system" or its role in addressing sin through blood sacrifice.

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Cross-References

Leviticus 1:4Thematic

“And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.”

Leviticus 16:21Thematic

“And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:”

Isaiah 53:6Thematic

“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”

2 Corinthians 5:21Thematic

“For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”

Exodus 29:15Thematic

“Thou shalt also take one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.”

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Thematic Connections

Atonement ProcessDay of Atonement (Judgment Phase)Earthly Sanctuary System

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