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How does sin transfer from the sinner to the sanctuary through the sacrificial system? What is the mechanism by which the sanctuary becomes "defiled" by sin it never committed? Why does this accumulation necessitate the Day of Atonement?

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ATONEMENT

  • For tabernacle and furniture LEV 16:15-20,33
  • In consummation of the Levites NUM 8:21
  • For those defiled by the dead NUM 6:11
  • Made for houses LEV 14:53
  • For sin, see below
  • By meat offerings LEV 5:11-13
  • By jewels NUM 31:50
  • By money EXO 30:12-16; LEV 5:15,16; 2KI 12:16
  • By incense NUM 16:46-50
  • DAY OF
  • Time of EXO 30:10; LEV 23:27; 25:9; NUM 29:7
  • How observed EXO 30:10; LEV 16:2-34; 23:27-32; NUM 29:7-11; ACT 27:9; HEB 5:3; 9:7,19,22
  • MADE BY ANIMAL SACRIFICES EXO 29:36; 30:12-16; LEV 1:4; 4:20,22-35; 5:6-10; 6:7; 9:7; 10:17; 12:6-8; 14:12-32; 16:6,10,11,15-19,24-34; 17:11; 19:22; NUM 15:22-28; 28:22,30; 29:5,10,11; HEB 9:22
  • MADE BY JESUS
  • Divinely ordained LUK 2:30,31; GAL 4:4,5; EPH 1:3-12,17-22; 2:4-10; COL 1:19,20; 1PE 1:20; REV 13:8
  • Made but once HEB 7:27; 9:24-28; 10:10,12,14; 1PE 3:18
  • Redemption by MAT 20:28; ACT 20:28; GAL 3:13; 1TI 2:6; HEB 9:12; REV 5:9
  • Typified GEN 4:4/HEB 11:4; GEN 22:2/HEB 11:17,19; EXO 12:5,11,14/1CO 5:7; EXO 24:8/HEB 9:20; LEV 16:30,34/HEB 9:7,12,28; LEV 17:11/HEB 9:22
  • UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES PSA 40:6,7; ISA 53:4-12; DAN 9:24-27; ZEC 13:1; MAT 26:28; JHN 1:29,36; ROM 3:24-26; 4:25; 5:1,2,6-11,15-21; 1CO 1:17,18; 2CO 5:18,19; GAL 1:3,4; EPH 1:7; 2:13-18; HEB 1:3; 2:9,17; 9:12-15,25,26; 10:1-20; 13:12,20,21; 1PE 1:18-20; 2:24; 1JN 1:7; 2:2; REV 1:5; 5:9; 7:14; 12:11

BLOOD

  • Is the life GEN 9:4; LEV 17:11,14; DEU 12:23
  • SACRIFICIAL
  • Without shedding of, no remission HEB 9:22
  • Sprinkled on altar and people EXO 24:6-8; EZK 43:18,20
  • Sprinkled on door posts EXO 12:7-23; HEB 11:28
  • OF SIN OFFERING
    • Sprinkled seven times before the curtain LEV 4:5,6,17
    • On the horns of the altar of sweet incense, and at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering EXO 30:10; LEV 4:7,18,25,30; 5:9; 9:9,12
  • Of the bullock of sin offering, put on the horns of the altar EXO 29:12; LEV 8:15
  • Poured at the bottom of the altar EXO 29:12; LEV 8:15
  • OF TRESPASS OFFERING -- Sprinkled on the altar LEV 7:2
  • OF BURNT OFFERING -- Sprinkled all around the altar EXO 29:16; LEV 1:5,11,15; 8:19; DEU 12:27
  • OF PEACE OFFERING -- Sprinkled about the altar LEV 3:2,8,13; 9:18
  • Blood of the ram of consecration put on tip of right ear, thumb, and big toe EXO 29:2,21; LEV 8:23,24,30
  • OF ATONEMENT -- Sprinkled on the mercy seat LEV 16:14,15,18,19,27; 17:11
  • OF SACRIFICES, TYPICAL OF THE ATONING BLOOD OF CHRIST HEB 9:6-28
  • OF CHRIST MAT 26:28; ROM 3:24,25; 5:9; EPH 1:7; 2:13; COL 1:14,20; HEB 9:12-14; 10:19,20; 1PE 1:18,19; 1JN 1:7; REV 1:5; 5:9; 7:14; 12:11

OFFERINGS -- SIN

  • Ordinances concerning EXO 29:10-14 (with HEB 13:11-13); LEV 4; 5; 6:1-7,26-30; 9:1-21; 12:6-8; 14:19,22,31; 15:30; 23:19; NUM 6:10,11,14,16; 8:8,12; 15:27; 28:15,22-24,30; 29:5,6,11,16-38
  • Temporary DAN 11:31; HEB 9; 10
  • A type of Christ PSA 40:6-8/HEB 10:1-14; ISA 53:11,12/LEV 16:21; JHN 1:29; 1CO 5:7; 2CO 5:21; EPH 5:2; HEB 9:19-28; 10:1,11,12; 13:11-13; REV 5:6

OFFERINGS -- SCAPEGOAT

  • Ordinance relating to LEV 16:7-26

ALTAR

  • IN THE TABERNACLE
  • Pattern of EXO 27:1-8
  • Location of EXO 40:6,29; EZK 8:16
  • Horns of EXO 27:2; Uses of the horns PSA 118:27
  • How sanctified EXO 29:36,37,44; 30:26-28; 40:10; LEV 8:10,11
  • Sanctified everything that touched it EXO 29:37; 30:29; MAT 23:18,19
  • OF INCENSE (GOLDEN ALTAR)
  • Pattern of EXO 30:1-5
  • Location of EXO 30:6; 40:5,26
  • Uses of EXO 30:7-10,26,27; 40:27; LEV 4:7,18; 8:15; 9:9; 16:12,18

SANCTUARY

  • The Holy of Holies: HEB 9:2
  • Divine dwelling place EXO 25:8
  • Reverence for LEV 19:30; 26:2
  • In charge of high priest EXO 27:21; LEV 24:3; NUM 18:5
  • The Holy Place in the temple LAM 2:7,20; EZK 42:20
  • Figurative EZK 11:16
  • Symbolical HEB 8:2,5

TABERNACLE

  • The one instituted by Moses was called SANCTUARY (EXO 25:8), TABERNACLE OF MEETING (EXO 27:21), TEMPLE OF THE LORD (1SA 1:9)
  • Pattern revealed to Moses EXO 25:9; 26:30; ACT 7:44; HEB 8:5
  • Description: frame (EXO 26:15-37), outer covering (EXO 26:7-14), curtains (EXO 26:1-14,31-37), courtyard (EXO 27:9-17), Holy Place (EXO 26:31-37; HEB 9:2-6), Most Holy Place (EXO 26:33-35; HEB 9:3-5,7,8)
  • Sprinkled with blood LEV 16:15-20; HEB 9:21,23
  • Filled with the cloud of glory EXO 40:34-38
  • Defilement of, punished LEV 15:31; NUM 19:13,20; EZK 5:11; 23:38
  • Symbol of spiritual things PSA 15:1; HEB 8:2,5; 9:1-12,24

DEFILEMENT

  • Laws relating to LEV 7:18-21; 11:43; 22:2-7
  • Caused by: Leprosy (LEV 13:3,44-46); Gonorrhea (LEV 15:1-15); Copulation (LEV 15:17); Childbirth (LEV 12:2-8); Menses (LEV 15:19-33); Touching the dead (NUM 19:11-22; 31:19,20); Touching carcass of unclean thing (LEV 5:2-13; 11:8,24-28,31-38)
  • Of priests LEV 16:26,28; NUM 19:7-10; EZK 44:25,26

SCAPEGOAT

  • General scriptures concerning LEV 16:7-10,20-34

AZAZEL

  • The scapegoat LEV 16:8,10,26

HAND (Imposition of)

  • In consecration GEN 48:14; EXO 29:10,15,19; LEV 1:4; 3:2,8,13; 4:15,24,33; 16:21
  • In ordaining the Levites NUM 8:10,11
  • Joshua NUM 27:18-23; DEU 34:9
  • In solemnizing testimony LEV 24:14

INCENSE

  • Formula EXO 30:34,35
  • Uses EXO 30:36-38; LEV 16:12; NUM 16:17,40,46; DEU 33:10
  • Offered morning and evening EXO 30:7,8; 2CH 13:11
  • On the golden altar EXO 30:1-7; 40:5,27
  • In making atonement LEV 16:12,13; NUM 16:46,47; LUK 1:10
  • Figurative of prayer PSA 141:2; REV 5:8; 8:3,4

SIN -- Confession of

  • LEV 16:21; NUM 14:40; 2SA 24:10,17; PSA 32:5; 38:3,4,18; 51:2-5; 1JN 1:8-10

SIN -- Separates from God

  • DEU 31:17,18; ISA 59:1,2; EZK 23:18; ROM 8:7; HEB 12:14

SIN -- Forgiveness of

  • LEV 4:20,26,31,35; 5:4-13; NUM 14:18,20; 15:25; PSA 32:1,2,5; 103:12; ISA 1:18; 43:25; JER 31:34; HEB 9:22; 10:2,17,18; 1JN 1:7,9

OFFERINGS -- BURNT

  • Its purpose was to make an atonement for sin LEV 1:4
  • Ordinances concerning EXO 29:15-18; LEV 1; 5:7-10; 6:9-13; 17:8,9
  • Offered daily, morning and evening GEN 15:17; EXO 29:38-42; LEV 6:20; NUM 28; 1CH 16:40; EZK 46:13-15

OFFERINGS -- INSUFFICIENCY OF

  • HEB 8:7-13; 9:1-15; 10:1-12,18-20

OFFERINGS -- TRESPASS

  • Ordinances concerning LEV 5; 6:1-7; 7:1-7; 14:10-22; 15:15,29,30; 19:21,22
  • To be eaten by the priests LEV 7:6,7; 14:13; NUM 18:9,10