Levítico 16

Levítico 16

Henry - Lev 16:15-34 typifies the two great Gospel privileges, of the remission of sin, and access to God, both of which we owe to our Lord Jesus. See the expiation of guilt. Christ is both the Maker and the Matter of the atonement; for he is the Priest, the High Priest, that makes reconciliation for the sins of the people. And as Christ is the High Priest, so he is the Sacrifice with which atonement is made; for he is all in all in our reconciliation to God. Thus he was figured by the two goats. The slain goat was a type of Christ dying for our sins; the scapegoat a type of Christ rising again for our justification. The atonement is said to be completed by putting the sins of Israel upon the head of the goat, which was sent away into a wilderness, a land not inhabited; and the sending away of the goat represented the free and full remission of their sins. He shall bear upon him all their iniquities. Thus Christ, the Lamb of God, takes away the sin of the world, by taking it upon himself, John 1:29. The entrance into heaven, which Christ made for us, was typified by the high priest's entrance into the most holy place. See Hebrews 9:7. The high priest was to come out again; but our Lord Jesus ever lives, making intercession, and always appears in the presence of God for us. Here are typified the two great gospel duties of faith and repentance. By faith we put our hands upon the head of the offering; relying on Christ as the Lord our Righteousness, pleading his satisfaction, as that which alone is able to atone for our sins, and procure us a pardon. By repentance we afflict our souls; not only fasting for a time from the delights of the body, but inwardly sorrowing for sin, and living a life of self-denial, assuring ourselves, that if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. By the atonement we obtain rest for our souls, and all the glorious liberties of the children of God. Sinner, get the blood of Christ effectually applied to thy soul, or else thou canst never look God in the face with any comfort or acceptance. Take this blood of Christ, apply it by faith, and see how it atones with God. Leviticus 16:16 "He shall make atonement for the holy place, because of the impurities of the sons of Israel and because of their transgressions in regard to all their sins; and thus he shall do for the tent of meeting which abides with them in the midst of their impurities. He shall make atonement for the holy place: Lev 16:18 Lev 8:15 Ex 29:36,37 Eze 45:18,19 John 14:3 Heb 9:22,23 Leviticus 16 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passages: Exodus 29:36-37+ (DAILY ATONEMENT FOR THE BRAZEN ALTAR) “Each day you shall offer a bull as a sin offering for atonement, and you shall purify the altar when you make atonement for it, and you shall anoint it to consecrate it. 37 “For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it; then the altar shall be most holy, and whatever touches the altar shall be holy. Leviticus 8:14-15+ (MOSES MAKES ATONEMENT FOR THE BRAZEN ALTAR) Then he brought the bull of the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull of the sin offering. 15 Next Moses slaughtered it and took the blood and with his finger put some of it around on the horns of the altar, and purified the altar. Then he poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it, to make atonement for it. ATONING FOR SIN POLLUTING GOD'S TENT AND ALTAR He shall make atonement (kaphar; Lxx = exilaskomai) for the holy place, because of the impurities of the sons of Israel and because of their transgressions (pesha) in regard to all their sins (chattat/chattath); and thus he shall do for the tent of meeting which abides with them in the midst of their impurities The object of this solemn ceremony was to impress the minds of the Israelites with the conviction that the whole tabernacle was stained by the sins of a guilty people. This verse explains (note "because...") why the High Priest had to make atonement not only for the people, but even for the sanctuary itself. The holy place, though consecrated to God, was defiled by the sins and impurities of the people because God dwelled in their midst. The verse emphasizes the seriousness of sin and how it contaminates not only the sinner, but even the place where God’s holy presence abides. This points us forward to Christ, whose blood not only cleanses sinners but also provides a cleansing for all that sin has corrupted, securing eternal access into the true heavenly sanctuary