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Exodus 30:20

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

“When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the Lord:”

Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein.

For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat:

When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the Lord:

So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.

Moreover the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

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Atonement Process

This verse describes a ritual washing for priests to avoid death when entering the tabernacle or approaching the altar, focusing on ceremonial purity and avoiding divine wrath rather than the mechanics of forgiveness, cleansing, substitution, or reconciliation for sin.

Earthly Sanctuary System

The verse focuses on the ritual purification of individuals rather than describing the sanctuary system itself, and the mention of the tabernacle and altar is merely contextual for the washing requirement.

Day of Atonement (Judgment Phase)

This verse describes a daily or regular ritual of washing for priests entering the tabernacle or approaching the altar, a practice distinct from the specific annual rituals of the Day of Atonement which involved unique sacrifices and procedures for the entire community's sins. The washing mentioned here is for the priests' personal purification to avoid death, not for the cleansing of the sanctuary or the removal of the nation's sins as is central to the Day of Atonement.

Atonement Process

Related Verses

Exodus 29:4

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

Exodus 40:12

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

Exodus 30:19

“For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat:”

Leviticus 10:7

“And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the Lord is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses.”

Numbers 18:3

“And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle: only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, nor ye also, die.”

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

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