Reference

Ezekiel 45:22

And upon that day shall the prince prepare for himself and for all the people of the land a bullock for a sin offering.
20

And so thou shalt do the seventh day of the month for every one that erreth, and for him that is simple: so shall ye reconcile the house.

21

In the first month, in the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall have the passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten.

22

And upon that day shall the prince prepare for himself and for all the people of the land a bullock for a sin offering.

23

And seven days of the feast he shall prepare a burnt offering to the Lord, seven bullocks and seven rams without blemish daily the seven days; and a kid of the goats daily for a sin offering.

24

And he shall prepare a meat offering of an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and an hin of oil for an ephah.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Ritual / Sacred Use
Semantic Discovery
90% relevance

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

Atonement Process
Multi-Signal Classification
90% relevance

This verse was identified by multiple independent signals: structural patterns, prophetic context, and vocabulary — then validated by a probability model (Snorkel).

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Ritual / Sacred Use

The verse describes an action (preparing a bullock for a sin offering) but does not explicitly state that this action is a "ritual" or "sacred use," nor does it mention wine, which is a key component of the theme's definition.

Atonement Process

The verse describes a specific ritualistic offering for sin, but it does not detail the "mechanics of forgiveness, cleansing, substitution, and reconciliation" as broadly defined by the theme.