Reference

Exodus 30:20

Atonement ProcessDay of Atonement (Judgment Phase)Earthly Sanctuary System
“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:”
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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.

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

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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:

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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.

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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.

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.

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.

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Cross-References

Leviticus 16:4Thematic

“He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.”

1 Chronicles 13:10Thematic

“And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God.”

Leviticus 16:1Thematic

“And the Lord spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the Lord, and died;”

Leviticus 10:1Thematic

“And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not.”

Exodus 12:15Thematic

“Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.”

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