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Leviticus 16:19

Israel-Specific Promises Atonement Process Day of Atonement (Judgment Phase)Time-Bound Fulfillment

“And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.”

And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.

And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the Lord, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about.

And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.

And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat:

And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:

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Day of Atonement (Judgment Phase)

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Israel-Specific Promises

The verse describes a ritual cleansing of the altar, not a promise or covenant made to Israel. While the ritual is for the benefit of Israel, it is a procedural instruction rather than a direct promise.

Atonement Process

The verse describes a ritual act of cleansing and hallowing an object, not directly addressing the forgiveness of sin or reconciliation between God and humanity.

Day of Atonement (Judgment Phase)

The verse describes a specific ritual action of sprinkling blood for cleansing and hallowing, but it does not explicitly mention the "Day of Atonement" by name, nor does it directly refer to "final judgment" or the "removal of sin" in a broad sense, only cleansing from "uncleanness of the children of Israel."

Time-Bound Fulfillment

This verse describes a ritual action with a specific number of repetitions ("seven times") but does not contain any prophetic statement, duration, or expectation of future recognition of fulfillment. The "seven times" refers to the immediate action of sprinkling, not a time-bound prophecy.

Israel-Specific Promises

Cross-References

Exodus 29:20Thematic

“Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.”

Leviticus 4:5Thematic

“And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock’s blood, and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation:”

Leviticus 4:6Thematic

“And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the Lord, before the vail of the sanctuary.”

Leviticus 14:7Thematic

“And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose into the open field.”

Zechariah 13:1Thematic

“In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.”

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