Feast of Yom Kippur
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Leviticus 23:26-32 (NKJV)
The Day of Atonement
26 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
27 “Also the tenth day of this seventh month shall
be the Day of Atonement. It shall be a holy
convocation for you; you shall afflict your souls,
and offer an offering made by fire to the LORD.
28 And you shall do no work on that same day, for
it is the Day of Atonement, to make atonement for
you before the LORD your God.
29 For any person who is not afflicted in soul on that
same day shall be cut off from his people.
Leviticus 23:26-32 (NKJV)
30 And any person who does any work on that
same day, that person I will destroy from
among his people.
31 You shall do no manner of work; it shall be a
statute forever throughout your generations in
all your dwellings.
32 It shall be to you a Sabbath of solemn rest,
and you shall afflict your souls; on the
ninth day of the month at evening, from
evening to evening, you shall celebrate your
THE MEANING OF YOM KIPPUR
Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement.
The word Yom means “Day”,
and Kippur is derived from the Hebrew
word Kaphar meaning “to cover’.
So Atonement, means “to cover”.
On Yom Kippur the high priest was to
make “a covering” for the sins of Israel
committed in the year.
THE APOINTED TIMETIME OF
The feast of Yom Kippur falls on the
10th day of Tishri, the seventh month of
the Hebrew Calendar.
Yom Kippur falls between the Feast of
Trumpets on the 1st and the Feast of
Tabernacles on the 15th of the month.
The focus of this day is a day of
national repentance and the
forgiveness of sins.
When the first Temple was standing, the
Day of Atonement was only a temporary
measure until the next year when the
whole process would be repeated.
The Passover lamb was only a picture of
a greater fulfillment
FULFILLMENT OF YOM KIPPUR
The rehearsal of Yom Kippur will come
to and end when the prophetic scene be
The national repentance will one day
occur when the nation of Israel comes
to a national realization of Jesus as
Mourning for the Pierced One
New King James Version (NKJV)
9 It shall be in that day that I will seek to
destroy all the nations that come
Mourning for the Pierced One
10 “And I will pour on the house of David
and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the
Spirit of grace and supplication; then
they will look on Me whom they
pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him
as one mourns for his only son, and
grieve for Him as one grieves for a
Main idea of Yom Kippur
The central idea of Yom Kippur is of the
need for national repentance leading to
The feasts of the Lord show the plan of
God to take Israel from a state of
disobedience and alienation from God
The High Priest
It was on Yom Kippur, the only day of
the year that the High Priest was
allowed to enter into the Holy of Holiest
with the blood of lambs and goats, to
present offerings for the atonement for
himself and for the people.
The High Priest
It was in this only occasion that the High
Priest could pronounce in the Holy of
Holies the unpronounceable name of
The High Priest
The high priest was to represent the nation
before the Lord on Yom Kippur.
The atonement of the nation was
dependent on the high priest doing his job.
Therefore to safeguard against any
problems one week before the day the
high priest left his home and moved to the
He was sprinkled with ashes from the
“Red Heifer” during the week to make
sure he was ritually pure in case he had
come in contact with a dead body or
some other event.
A substitute was also appointed for the
high priest should he die or become
The substitute was the captain of the
Temple having command of the officers
and Temple guard.
Acts when Peter is confronted by the
captain of the Temple guard.
(Acts 4:1, 5:24, 26)
Peter and John Arrested
4 Now as they spoke to the people, the
priests, the captain of the temple, and
the Sadducees came upon them,
Acts 5:24, 26 (NKJV)
24 Now when the high priest, the captain
of the temple, and the chief priests
heard these things, they wondered what
the outcome would be.
26 Then the captain went with the
officers and brought them without
violence, for they feared the people, lest
they should be stoned.
During the week leading up to Yom
Kippur the high priest would conduct
Temple sacrifices. He would also
practice for the Yom Kippur service so
there would be no mistakes
Normally, he only washes his hands
and feet; but on Yom Kippur he would
wash fully immersed in the golden laver.
He would change five times into and out
of his two sets of priestly garments.
The morning priestly garments were
different from the garment the high
priest would wear on Yom Kippur.
THE MORNING SERVICE
The Temple service on Yom Kippur
began at dawn on 10th of Tishri.
The High Priest would also wash
himself fully in golden laver in the Court
Using Linen Garments
The high priest would wear the
garments prescribed in the Law.
However, on Yom Kippur, the high
priest was to wear linen garments, and
to bath fully.
Leviticus 16:4 (NKJV)
4 He shall put the holy linen tunic and
the linen trousers on his body; he
shall be girded with a linen sash, and
with the linen turban he shall be
attired. These are holy garments.
Therefore he shall wash his body in
water, and put them on.
THE CONFESSION OF THE HIGH PRIEST
The first thing the high priest was
required to do after bathing and
changing into his linen garments was to
confess his sins over the bull. He
was to take his two hands and place
them on the bull; the blood of the bull
would later be sprinkled at the Holy of
The bull was the priest’s sin offering.
Pronouncing the name of God
Three times during this period he would
utter the name of the Lord (YHWH).
When the name of the Lord was spoken
the people and high priest would fall on
their faces and repeat the words,
“Blessed be His name whose
glorious kingdom is forever and
THE TWO GOATS
After confessing his sins on the bull, the
high priest would move to the eastern
side of the altar.
There, two goats were brought to him,
escorted by the deputy high priest and
the chief high priest of the divisions of
(I Chron. 24:1-19)
Sin Offering and Scapegoat
Two lots were placed in golden vessel;
One inscribed with “For YHWH”,
The other “For Azael” (Scapegoat).
The goat chosen for the Lord became a sin
offering, the other the scapegoat, let loose
into the wilderness.
The “For Azael” goat was identified with a
crimson cord around its horns. After the
goats were chosen the high priest returned
to the bull.
THE SIN OFFERING
When the priest returned to the bull, he
would confess the sins of the
After confessing the sins of the
priesthood the high priest would then slay
the bull and his blood would be collected
in a golden bowl. An attending priest
would stir the bowl of blood so it would
Leviticus 16:11 (NKJV)
11 “And Aaron shall bring the bull of
the sin offering, which is for himself,
and make atonement for himself and
for his house, and shall kill the bull
as the sin offering which is for
THE BURNING OF INCENSE
After the high priest slaughters the bull,
he is to take coals from the altar, along
with fragrant incense, and enter the holy
The high priest would then put the
incense on the coals.
The area would be then filled with
smoke, concealing the mercy seat.
SPRINKLING OF BLOOD
The high priest, after filling the holy of
holies with incense, would then leave the
room and go to the priest with the bowl
of bulls’ blood and retrieve it.
He would then take the blood with him to
the Holy of Holies behind the curtain. He
would sprinkle the blood on the Mercy
Seat (Atonement cover). He would
sprinkle the blood seven times.
Leviticus 16:14 (NKJV)
14 He shall take some of the blood of
the bull and sprinkle it with his finger
on the mercy seat on the
eastside; and before the mercy seat
he shall sprinkle some of the blood
with his finger seven times.
The Arc of the Covenant was no
longer present in the Second Temple.
By some accounts the Arc was
hidden by Jeremiah from the
Babylonians in Mt. Nebo.
Therefore, the 2nd Temple did not
have the Arc;
And so the 3rdTemple does not need
The goat for the Lord
The priest would again leave the Holy of
Holies and go to the goat that was
chosen for the Lord.
This goat would be slain and it’s blood
The priest would return to the sacred
area for the third time and sprinkle the
blood of the goat on Atonement Seat.
Leviticus 16:15 (NKJV)
15 “Then he shall kill the goat of the
sin offering, which is for the people,
bring its blood inside the veil, do
with that blood as he did with the
blood of the bull, and sprinkle it on
the mercy seat and before the mercy
Sprinkling on the horns of the altar
The priest was then to take some of
blood from the bull and goat and put it
on all the horns of the altar. He would
also to sprinkle it seven times with his
Leviticus 16:18-20 (NKJV)
18 And he shall go out to the altar
that is before the LORD, and make
atonement for it, and shall take some of
the blood of the bull and some of the
blood of the goat, and put it on the
horns of the altar all around.19 Then he
shall sprinkle some of the blood on it
with his finger seven times, cleanse it,
and consecrate it from the uncleanness
of the children of Israel.
Leviticus 16:20 (NKJV)
20 “And when he has made an end of
atoning for the Holy Place, the
tabernacle of meeting, and the altar,
he shall bring the live goat.
After the priest was finished with
placing the blood on the altar the
priest then return to the living goat.
He would place his hands on the
goat and confess the sins of Israel
Then a man would lead the goat off
into the wilderness, carrying the sins
of Israel with him.
Burning the remains
Everybody would wait to receive news
of the success of the scapegoat being
led into the wilderness.
The remains of the bull and goat were
removed and taken outside Jerusalem
to be burned.
Removing the fire pan
The priest would enter the Holy of
Holies a fifth time to remove the
incense ladle and fire pan.
He would then bathe for a fifth, and final
time; changing into his traditional
He would then perform the normal
evening Temple service.
In the evening of the 10th of Tishri Yom
Kippur would conclude
No more wandering
After the 2nd Temple was erected, the
scapegoat was led out about 12 miles
from the Temple to a rocky cliff and was
pushed off the cliff so it would not
wander into inhabited areas.
This feast points out to the reconciliation
of the Israelites with God.
The prophetical picture of this feast will
be accomplish when the Lord Jesus
Christ returns to the earth for the battle
The Day of Atonement marks the
second coming of the Lord when He
reveals Himself to Israel.
When will this be?
This will occur in Yom Kippur seven
years after the Feast of Trumpets when
the Rapture was accomplished.
This will be the day in which the Jewish
survivors will recognize Jesus-Christ as
On this day, a massive conversion of
Jewish to Jesus Christ will take place.
No biblical feast, as there are no
Jewish Feast, tradition from the
Some orthodox Jewish perform a
chicken sacrifice, as they can keep the
blood on the picture.
In the Jewish religious practice of
Kapparot, a cockerel literally becomes
a religious and sacred vessel and is
swung around the head and
then sacrificed on the afternoon
before Yom Kippur, the Day of
Atonement, them its given to the poor.
The atonement has been replaced by
acts of mercy and good deeds.
The days of repentance previous to this
date, help them to review their lives.
Also this is a time to keep their names
in the book of life by doing good deeds.
Isaiah 53:4-6 (NKJV)
4 Surely He has borne our griefs and
carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed
Him stricken, smitten by God, and
afflicted. 5 But He was wounded for our
transgressions, He was bruised for our
iniquities; the chastisement for our
peace was upon Him, and by His stripes
we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have
gone astray; We have turned, every one,
to his own way; And the LORD has laid on
Him the iniquity of us all.
2 Corinthians 5:21 (NKJV)
21 For He made Him who knew no
sin to be sin for us, that we might
become the righteousness of God
1 Peter 2:24 (NKJV)
24 who Himself bore our sins in His
own body on the tree, that we, having
died to sins, might live for
righteousness—by whose stripes
you were healed.
Romans 11:25-27 (NKJV)
25 For I do not desire, brethren, that you
should be ignorant of this mystery, lest
you should be wise in your own opinion,
that blindness in part has happened
to Israel until the fullness of the
Gentiles has come in.
26 And so all Israel will be saved, as it is
written: “The Deliverer will come out of
Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness
27 For this is My covenant with them,
When I take away their sins.”
The Feast of Tabernacles.
On that way we will finish our series on
the Feast of the Lord.
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