Reference

Numbers 15:28

Day of Atonement (Judgment Phase)Christ as High Priest Atonement Process

“And the priest shall make an atonement for the soul that sinneth ignorantly, when he sinneth by ignorance before the Lord, to make an atonement for him; and it shall be forgiven him.”

And it shall be forgiven all the congregation of the children of Israel, and the stranger that sojourneth among them; seeing all the people were in ignorance.

And if any soul sin through ignorance, then he shall bring a she goat of the first year for a sin offering.

And the priest shall make an atonement for the soul that sinneth ignorantly, when he sinneth by ignorance before the Lord, to make an atonement for him; and it shall be forgiven him.

Ye shall have one law for him that sinneth through ignorance, both for him that is born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them.

But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the Lord; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

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Day of Atonement (Judgment Phase)

This verse describes a general procedure for atonement for individual, ignorant sin, not the unique annual ceremony of Yom Kippur, which involved specific rituals for the entire community and sanctuary cleansing. The text makes no mention of a "Day of Atonement," "judgment phase," or "scapegoat ritual."

Christ as High Priest

This verse describes the actions of a Levitical priest making atonement for unintentional sin under the Old Covenant law, with no mention of a future high priest, Jesus, or any concept of a new covenant or a different kind of sacrifice. The focus is entirely on the prescribed ritual within the Mosaic system.

Atonement Process

The verse describes a specific ritual for unintentional sin, but does not explicitly detail the broader "mechanics of forgiveness, cleansing, substitution, and reconciliation" that constitute a full "atonement process."

Day of Atonement (Judgment Phase)

Related Verses

Numbers 15:25

“And the priest shall make an atonement for all the congregation of the children of Israel, and it shall be forgiven them; for it is ignorance: and they shall bring their offering, a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord, and their sin offering before the Lord, for their ignorance:”

Leviticus 5:18

“And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance wherein he erred and wist it not, and it shall be forgiven him.”

Leviticus 6:7

“And the priest shall make an atonement for him before the Lord: and it shall be forgiven him for any thing of all that he hath done in trespassing therein.”

Leviticus 19:22

“And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the Lord for his sin which he hath done: and the sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him.”

Leviticus 4:20

“And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock for a sin offering, so shall he do with this: and the priest shall make an atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them.”

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Day of Atonement (Judgment Phase)Christ as High Priest Atonement Process

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