Reference

Leviticus 16:11

Day of Atonement (Judgment Phase)Atonement Process
“And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself:”
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And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the Lord’s lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering.

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But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.

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And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself:

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And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the Lord, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail:

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And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not:

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Day of Atonement (Judgment Phase)

The verse describes a sin offering for Aaron and his house, which is a specific ritual for atonement, but it does not explicitly mention the unique annual ceremony of Yom Kippur, sanctuary cleansing, the scapegoat ritual, or implications for final judgment.

Atonement Process

The verse describes an action (bringing and killing a bullock) by a specific individual (Aaron) for a specific purpose ("for himself, and for his house"), but it does not explicitly define the mechanics of forgiveness, cleansing, substitution, or reconciliation between God and humanity.

Day of Atonement (Judgment Phase)
Day of Atonement (Judgment Phase)

Cross-References

Leviticus 17:11Thematic

“For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.”

Psalms 141:2Thematic

“Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.”

Hebrews 7:27Thematic

“Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people’s: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.”

Leviticus 16:3Thematic

“Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.”

Leviticus 16:6Thematic

“And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.”

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Thematic Connections

Day of Atonement (Judgment Phase)Atonement Process

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