Leviticus 16:1-10

The Day of Atonement

1 The Lord spoke to Moses after c the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they drew near before the Lord and died, 2 and the Lord said to Moses, "Tell Aaron your brother not to d come at any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat that is on the ark, so that he may not die. For e I will appear in the cloud over the mercy seat. 3 But in this way Aaron shall come into the Holy Place: f with a bull from the herd for a sin offering and g a ram for a burnt offering. 4 He shall put on h the holy linen coat and shall have the linen undergarment on his body, and he shall tie the linen sash around his waist, and wear the linen turban; these are the holy garments. i He shall bathe his body in water and then put them on. 5 And he shall take from j the congregation of the people of Israel two male goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.

6 "Aaron shall k offer the bull as a sin offering for himself and shall l make atonement for himself and for his house. 7 Then he shall take the two goats and set them before the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting. 8 And Aaron shall cast lots over the two goats, one lot for the Lord and the other lot for m Azazel. 1 9 And Aaron shall present the goat on which the lot fell for the Lord and use it as a sin offering, 10 but the goat on which the lot fell for m Azazel shall be presented alive before the Lord to make atonement over it, that it may be sent away into the wilderness to m Azazel.

  1. Cross References
    Leviticus 10:1 - 2
    Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it and laid incense on it and offered unauthorized fire before the Lord, which he had not commanded them.
  2. Cross References
    Exodus 30:10
    Aaron shall make atonement on its horns once a year. With the blood of the sin offering of atonement he shall make atonement for it once in the year throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord.
    Hebrews 9:7
    But into the second only the high priest goes, and he but once a year, and not without taking blood, which he offers for himself and for the unintentional sins of the people.
    Hebrews 9:12
    He entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption.
    Hebrews 9:24 - 25
    For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf.
    Hebrews 10:19 - 22
    Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus.
  3. Cross References
    Exodus 25:22
    There I will meet with you, and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim that are on the ark of the testimony, I will speak with you about all that I will give you in commandment for the people of Israel.
    Exodus 40:34 - 35
    Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
    1 Kings 8:10 - 12
    And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, a cloud filled the house of the Lord.
  4. Cross References
    Leviticus 4:3
    If it is the anointed priest who sins, thus bringing guilt on the people, then he shall offer for the sin that he has committed a bull from the herd without blemish to the Lord for a sin offering.
  5. Cross References
    Leviticus 1:10
    If his gift for a burnt offering is from the flock, from the sheep or goats, he shall bring a male without blemish.
    Leviticus 8:18
    Then he presented the ram of the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.
  6. Cross References
    Leviticus 6:10
    And the priest shall put on his linen garment and put his linen undergarment on his body, and he shall take up the ashes to which the fire has reduced the burnt offering on the altar and put them beside the altar.
    Leviticus 8:7
    And he put the coat on him and tied the sash around his waist and clothed him with the robe and put the ephod on him and tied the skillfully woven band of the ephod around him, binding it to him with the band.
    Ezekiel 44:17 - 18
    When they enter the gates of the inner court, they shall wear linen garments. They shall have nothing of wool on them, while they minister at the gates of the inner court, and within.
    Exodus 28:39 - 43
    You shall weave the coat in checker work of fine linen, and you shall make a turban of fine linen, and you shall make a sash embroidered with needlework.
  7. Cross References
    Leviticus 8:6 - 7
    And Moses brought Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.
    Exodus 30:20
    When they go into the tent of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister, to burn a food offering to the Lord, they shall wash with water, so that they may not die.
  8. Cross References
    Leviticus 4:14
    When the sin which they have committed becomes known, the assembly shall offer a bull from the herd for a sin offering and bring it in front of the tent of meeting.
    Numbers 29:11
    Also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the sin offering of atonement, and the regular burnt offering and its grain offering, and their drink offerings.
    2 Chronicles 29:21
    And they brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats for a sin offering for the kingdom and for the sanctuary and for Judah. And he commanded the priests, the sons of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the Lord.
    Ezra 6:17
    They offered at the dedication of this house of God 100 bulls, 200 rams, 400 lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel 12 male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
  9. Cross References
    Ezekiel 45:22
    On that day the prince shall provide for himself and all the people of the land a young bull for a sin offering.
  10. Cross References
    Leviticus 16:17
    No one may be in the tent of meeting from the time he enters to make atonement in the Holy Place until he comes out and has made atonement for himself and for his house and for all the assembly of Israel.
    Leviticus 16:24
    And he shall bathe his body in water in a holy place and put on his garments and come out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people and make atonement for himself and for the people.
    Leviticus 9:7
    Then Moses said to Aaron, "Draw near to the altar and offer your sin offering and your burnt offering and make atonement for yourself and for the people, and bring the offering of the people and make atonement for them, as the Lord has commanded.
    Hebrews 7:27 - 28
    He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this once for all when he offered up himself.
    Hebrews 9:7
    But into the second only the high priest goes, and he but once a year, and not without taking blood, which he offers for himself and for the unintentional sins of the people.
  11. Cross References
    Leviticus 16:26
    And he who lets the goat go to Azazel shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward he may come into the camp.
  12. Cross References
    Leviticus 16:8
    And Aaron shall cast lots over the two goats, one lot for the Lord and the other lot for Azazel.
  13. Cross References
    Leviticus 16:8
    And Aaron shall cast lots over the two goats, one lot for the Lord and the other lot for Azazel.
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