Reference

Leviticus 10:17

Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the Lord?
15

The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before the Lord; and it shall be thine, and thy sons’ with thee, by a statute for ever; as the Lord hath commanded.

16

And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying,

17

Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the Lord?

18

Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy place: ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy place, as I commanded.

19

And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the Lord; and such things have befallen me: and if I had eaten the sin offering to day, should it have been accepted in the sight of the Lord?

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Earthly Sanctuary System

The verse discusses a specific ritual within a system, but does not explicitly describe the physical sanctuary itself or its foundational structure.

Atonement Process

The verse is a question about the priests' failure to follow a specific ritual instruction regarding a sin offering, not a direct explanation of the atonement process itself. It assumes the process rather than detailing it.

Day of Atonement (Judgment Phase)

The verse discusses a "sin offering" and "atonement," but it does not mention "Yom Kippur," "annual ceremony," "sanctuary cleansing," "scapegoat ritual," or "final judgment," which are all explicit components of the theme definition. The context appears to be a general instruction regarding sin offerings rather than the specific Day of Atonement.