Reference

Exodus 29:11

Day of Atonement (Judgment Phase)Atonement Process Earthly Sanctuary System

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

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.

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.

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

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.

And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar.

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Atonement Process

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Earthly Sanctuary System

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Day of Atonement (Judgment Phase)

The verse describes the killing of a bullock as part of a general ordination ceremony for priests, not specifically the annual Day of Atonement, and it does not mention sanctuary cleansing, the scapegoat ritual, or final judgment.

Atonement Process

The verse describes a ritual killing of an animal, but it does not explicitly state the purpose of this act as being for forgiveness, cleansing, substitution, or reconciliation, which are core components of the "Atonement Process" theme.

Earthly Sanctuary System

The verse describes an action (killing a bullock) but does not explicitly define or explain the purpose or structure of the "tabernacle of the congregation" or the broader system it belongs to, thus not directly supporting the theme's definition of a "foundational structure."

Day of Atonement (Judgment Phase)

Cross-References

Leviticus 8:15Thematic

“And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation upon it.”

Leviticus 9:8Thematic

“Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.”

Exodus 29:4Thematic

“And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water.”

Leviticus 1:3Thematic

“If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord.”

Leviticus 9:12Thematic

“And he slew the burnt offering; and Aaron’s sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the altar.”

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