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Title:                           The Day Of Atonement

 

Text:                            Leviticus 16:17

Subject:                     Gospel Doctrine

Date:                          Sunday Evening — April 9, 2017

Readings[ii] :   Rex Bartley and Mark Henson

Introduction:

 

(Leviticus 16:17) ÒAnd there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.Ó

 

Proposition The most important and most instructive of all the typical ceremonies of the Old Testament was The Day Of Atonement. — The Day of Atonement pictured, foreshadowed, and typified the sin-atoning work of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is our great high Priest, our substitutionary sacrifice for sin, our scapegoat, our altar, and our mercy-seat, through whom alone sinners have access to and find acceptance with the holy Lord God.

 

Mercy and Truth

 

In order for the holy Lord God to deal with sinful men and women in mercy, grace, and peace, without compromising his character and violating his justice, there had to be a Day of Atonement. A holy, just, and true God could never allow fallen, sinful man to live before him, unless a suitable atonement is made for manÕs sin. Justice must be vindicated. Sin must be punished. Else, God and man can never come together in peace. Therefore, God ordained that a Day of Atonement be observed in Israel once a year, as a picture and pledge of the great Day of Atonement to be accomplished at Calvary by the slaying of the Lamb of God for the redemption of GodÕs elect.

 

The Lord God gave Moses meticulous, detailed instructions about how the Day of Atonement was to be observed in this 16th chapter of Leviticus.

 

1.    The Day of Atonement was ordained and initiated by God himself – No human invention (Job 33:24; Leviticus 23:27-28; 25:9).

 

(Job 33:24) ÒThen he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.Ó

 

(Leviticus 23:27-28) ÒAlso on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a Day of Atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD. (28) And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it is a Day of Atonement, to make an atonement for you before the LORD your God.Ó

 

(Leviticus 25:9) ÒThen shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubile to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the Day of Atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land.

 

2.    The Day of Atonement was set for a specific time each year (v. 29) — ÒThe seventh month, on the tenth day of the month.Ó GodÕs great Day of Atonement was set, fixed, appointed, and determined by God himself. – ÒMine hour.Ó — ÒWhen the fullness of time was come.Ó — ÒFather, the hour is come.Ó — Nothing was left to chance!

 

3.    There was only one Day of Atonement each year. — Christ was to make only one offering for sin. — ÒNow once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himselfÉChrist was once offered to bear the sins of manyÓ (Hebrews 9:26, 28).

 

4.    The sacrifices offered on the Day of Atonement were only typical. They could never put away sin (Hebrews 10:1-4).

 

(Hebrews 10:1-4) ÒFor the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect. (2) For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins. (3) But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year. (4) For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.Ó (Hebrews 10:1-4)

 

5.    All these typical, ceremonial sacrifices were fulfilled by Christ and have ceased because Christ fulfilled them (Hebrews 10:11-14, 18 – ÒNo more offering for sin.Ó)

 

(Hebrews 10:11-14) ÒThen said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second. (10) By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. (11) And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: (12) But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; (13) From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. (14) For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.Ó (Hebrews 10:9-14)

 

ÒNow where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.Ó (Hebrews 10:18)

 

6.    All that was done on the Day of Atonement was done for a specific, chosen people and resulted in GodÕs blessing upon those people.

 

Divisions: As we take a brief survey at this chapter and try to picture the events of this, the greatest of all days on the Jewish calendar during the Old Testament era, I want to draw your attention to five specific things about that great day.

1.    The High Priest

2.    The Slain Victim

3.    The Lost Scapegoat

4.    The PeopleÕs Response

5.    The Act of Faith.

 

1.    The high Priest

 

The atonement was made by a specifically appointed man, Aaron, the great high priest of Israel — The great high priest (v. 3).

 

(Leviticus 16:3) ÒThus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.Ó

 

A. He was a chosen man.

 

(Psalms 89:19) ÒThen thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.Ó

 

(Isaiah 42:1-4) ÒBehold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. (2) He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. (3) A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. (4) He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.Ó

 

B. He was robed in garments of humility (v. 4).

 

(Leviticus 16:4) ÒHe shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.Ó

 

On this great day Aaron laid aside his gorgeous, glorious garments and put on the garments of humility. — No Bells and Pomegranates!

 

(2 Corinthians 8:9) ÒFor ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.Ó

 

(Philippians 2:5-11) ÒLet this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: (6) Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: (7) But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: (8) And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. (9) Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: (10) That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; (11) And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.Ó

 

C. IsraelÕs great high priest was a ceremonially holy man (vv. 3, 4, 6, 11, 12).

 

(Leviticus 16:3-4) ÒThus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering. (4) He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.Ó

 

(Leviticus 16:6) ÒAnd Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.Ó

 

(Leviticus 16:11-12) ÒAnd Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself: (12) And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the veil.Ó

 

Though Aaron was a sinner like us, he had to be a ceremonially holy man to act as GodÕs high priest, picturing the Lord Jesus Christ. In order to approach God as the high priest of his people, Aaron had to have in type, and Christ had to have in reality, these four thingsÉ

 

1.    Personal cleanness – Aaron bathed his flesh in water. Christ had no sin.

 

2.    Holy garments – Linen garments, garments woven by the hands of a man. ChristÕs righteous obedience to God as our Representative (John 17:4).

 

3.    Divine approval – The incense smoke pictures Christ is a sweet-smelling savor to God — Meritorious! — This incense also portrays ChristÕs intercession for us (Romans 8:34).1 We are accepted because of GodÕs approval of our Substitute!

 

4.    Blood atonement – Aaron could not come into the holy of holies without blood. — Christ could not obtain eternal redemption for us without his own blood (Hebrews 9:12).

 

D. In all his work on the day of atonement Aaron acted alone (v. 17).

 

(Leviticus 16:17) ÒAnd there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.Ó

 

No one else was present. No one was allowed into the holy of holies but Aaron. Aaron was alone with God to make atonement for the people. The whole nation was entrusted to one representative man. The whole nation rested upon the shoulders of one man. If that man succeeds, the nation shall live. If he fails, the nation must die!

 

(Psalms 69:20) ÒReproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.Ó

 

(Isaiah 63:3-5) ÒI have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment. (4) For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come. (5) And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me.Ó

 

In all things, Aaron, the high priest, typified our great, sin-atoning High Priest, the Lord Jesus Christ.

 

2.    The Slain Goat

 

Next, letÕs read verses 5, 7-10. We will consider the meaning of the scapegoat in a few minutes. Right now I want you to get a picture of the goat that was slain as a victim for a sin-offering to God. — This goat represents the Lord Jesus Christ as the Lamb of God. Christ is both our High Priest and our Sacrificial Lamb, the victim, not of manÕs will, but of GodÕs justice!

 

(Leviticus 16:5) ÒAnd he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.Ó

 

(Leviticus 16:7-10) ÒAnd he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. (8) And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat. (9) And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORDÕS lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering. (10) But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.Ó

 

A. It was an innocent victim.

 

B. It was taken from among the people.Divine justice must be avenged upon and compensation must be made by man, for man sinned.

 

C. It was chosen and ordained by God (vv. 7-9—Proverbs 16:33; Acts 2:23; 4:26-28; 13:29).

 

(Leviticus 16:7-9) ÒAnd he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. (8) And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat. (9) And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORDÕS lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering.Ó

 

(Proverbs 16:33) ÒThe lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.Ó

 

(Acts 2:23) ÒHim, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:Ó

 

(Acts 4:26-28) ÒThe kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ. (27) For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, (28) For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.Ó

 

(Acts 13:29) ÒAnd when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.Ó

 

D. It was slain by Divine order as a sacrifice for sin (v. 15; Zechariah 13:7).

 

(Leviticus 16:15) ÒThen shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the veil, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:Ó

 

(Zechariah 13:7) ÒAwake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.Ó

 

Thus the Lord Jesus Christ our Substitute, the Lamb of God, was sacrificed for usÉ

  • A Sacrifice of infinite merit.
  • A Sacrifice for a Particular People — ÒThe Israel of God.Ó
  • A Sacrifice that Actually made Atonement and Put Away Sin.

 

(Galatians 3:13-14) ÒChrist hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: (14) That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.Ó

 

(Hebrews 10:11-14) ÒAnd every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: (12) But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; (13) From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. (14) For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.Ó

 

E. The blood of this slain goat was sprinkled upon the mercy seat seven times (vv. 14-15)

 

(Leviticus 16:14-15) ÒAnd he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times. (15) Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the veil, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat.Ó

 

á      A Covering — To hide

á      A Propitiation — To Cancel

á      A Reconciliation — To Unite

 

Having died in our place, the Lord Jesus Christ entered immediately into heaven itself and offered to God the merits of his own precious blood, obtaining eternal redemption for us!

  • His sacrifice was perfect and complete.
  • His sacrifice was final and accepted.
  • His sacrifice made a way of access for sinners to come to God.

 

(Hebrews 9:12) ÒNeither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.Ó

 

(Hebrews 10:19-22) ÒHaving therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, (20) By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; (21) And having an high priest over the house of God; (22) Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.Ó

 

Illustration: The Rent Veil (Matthew 27:50-51).

 

(Matthew 27:50-51) ÒJesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. (51) And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent.Ó

 

The sacrifice of our dear Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, is a sacrifice is of infinite, perpetual merit and efficacy before God (Romans 8:32-35; 2 Corinthians 5:18-21; 1 John 2:1-2).

 

(Romans 8:32-35) ÒHe that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? (33) Who shall lay any thing to the charge of GodÕs elect? It is God that justifieth. (34) Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. (35) Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?Ó (Romans 8:32-35)

 

(2 Corinthians 5:17-21) ÒTherefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. (18) And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; (19) To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. (20) Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in ChristÕs stead, be ye reconciled to God. (21) For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.Ó (2 Corinthians 5:17-21)

 

(1 John 2:1-2) ÒMy little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: (2) And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.Ó (1 John 2:1-2)

 

Both the high priest and the slain victim represent the Lord Jesus, who is both our Savior Priest and our Sacrifice, the Lamb of God sacrificed for us. Next, look atÉ

 

3.    The Lost Scapegoat (vv. 20-22).

 

(Leviticus 16:20-22) ÒAnd when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat: (21) And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: (22) And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.Ó

 

The scapegoat is a picture of the complete removal of our sins by Christ. The first goat, the LordÕs goat, the slain victim gave us a picture of the atonement. The second goat, the scapegoat gives us a picture of the result of the atonement. — Look at these two great, instructive pictures.

 

A. The Transfer and Imputation of Our Sins to Christ (v. 21).

 

(Leviticus 16:21) ÒAnd Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:Ó

 

(Isaiah 53:4-6) ÒSurely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. (5) But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with 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 hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.Ó

 

(2 Corinthians 5:21) ÒFor he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.Ó

 

B. The Removal of Our Sins by Christ (v. 22).

 

(Leviticus 16:22) ÒAnd the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.Ó

 

  • The guilt of sin is gone (Hebrews 10:14).
  • The punishment of sin is gone (Romans 8:1).
  • The memory of sin (in so far as GodÕs holy law and justice is concerned) is gone (Jeremiah 50:20).

 

(Jeremiah 50:20) ÒIn those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.Ó

 

(Psalms 32:1-2) ÒBlessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. (2) Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.Ó

 

(Romans 4:8) ÒBlessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.Ó

 

(Psalms 103:12) ÒAs far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.Ó

 

(Micah 7:18-20) ÒWho is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. (19) he will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. (20) Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.Ó

 

(1 Peter 4:1-2) ÒForasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin; (2) That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.Ó

 

I have to hurry and bring this message to its conclusion, so next take notice ofÉ

 

4.    The PeopleÕs Response.

 

At the close of the day, when the work of atonement was finished, Aaron took off his linen garments and put on his glorious, gorgeous garments again. Then, on the basis of atonement made, he lifted up his hands and blessed the people (Numbers 6:24-26).

 

(Numbers 6:24-27) ÒThe LORD bless thee, and keep thee: (25) The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: 26 The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. (26) And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.Ó

 

When the people saw what God did for them, they had a threefold response.

 

A. They repentedÒYe shall afflict your soulsÓ (v. 29).

á      Psalm 51:1-5

 

B. They restedÒYe shall do no work at allÓ (v. 29).

 

Illustration: The Sabbath (Hebrews 4:9-10).

 

C. They rejoiced (Leviticus 25:9). — Jubilee proclaimsÉ

 

(Leviticus 25:9) ÒThen shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubilee to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the Day of Atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land.Ó

 

á      Liberty!

á      The Clearing of All Debt!

á      Complete Restoration!

 

Now, let us each performÉ

 

5.    The Act of Faith symbolized in verses 21 and 22.

 

(Leviticus 16:21-22) ÒAnd Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: (22) And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.Ó (Leviticus 16:21-22)

 

I call upon each of you to join me in the act of faith symbolized on the Day of Atonement. — Lay your hands upon Christ the ScapegoatÕs head, confess your sins. Now, watch them go away!

 

Illustration: Charlotte Elliot — ÒJust As I AmÓ

 

Charlotte Elliott (Brighton, England) was a bitter, unwed woman. Her health was completely broken at 30. And her disabilities had hardened her. Her parents were believers; but she was full of bitterness.

 

On one occasion the famous Swiss preacher and hymn writer, Cesar Malan, was a guest in her parentsÕ home. As her father and Malan spoke to one another about the goodness, mercy, grace, and love of God in Christ, Charlotte erupted in a violent outburst, terribly embarrassing her family before their honored guest. — ÒIf God loved me, he would not have treated me this way!Ó — Her parents just left the room in embarrassment. The preacher stayed behind.

 

ÒCharlotte,Ó he said, Òyou are tired of yourself; and you are holding to your hate and anger because you have nothing else to hold to.Ó —— She replied, ÒWhat, then, is your cure?Ó —— He answered, ÒThe very Christ you despise.Ó —— Charlotte softened a bit. ÒWhat shall I do?Ó she asked. —— ÒCome to Christ. Come to the Savior, with all your fear, and shame, and pride. Ask him to have mercy on you and give grace.Ó —— She replied, ÒJust come to Jesus Christ as I am?Ó —— ÒYes,Ó he said.

 

Charlotte did just that. She came to Christ, just as she was. Fourteen years later, she wrote her spiritual biography in a one of the most well known hymns of the English language.

 

ÒJust as I am, without one plea,

But that Thy blood was shed for me,

And that Thou bidst me come to Thee,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

 

Just as I am, and waiting not

To rid my soul of one dark blot,

To Thee whose blood can cleanse each spot,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

 

Just as I am, though tossed about

With many a conflict, many a doubt,

Fightings and fears within, without,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

 

Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind;

Sight, riches, healing of the mind,

Yea, all I need in Thee to find,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

 

Just as I am, Thou wilt receive,

Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve;

Because Thy promise I believe,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

 

Just as I am, Thy love unknown

Hath broken every barrier down;

Now, to be Thine, yea Thine alone,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.Ó

 

Amen.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1 (Romans 8:34) ÒWho is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.Ó

 



[i]    Danville — Sunday Evening — April 9, 2017

     Covenant of Grace Baptist, N Wilkesboro, NC — (FRI- 08/10/12)

     Todds Road Grace Church, Lexington, KY — (WED – 08/15/12)

        

[ii] Leviticus 16:1-34

 

(Leviticus 16:1-34) ÒAnd the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died; (2) And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat. (3) Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering. (4) He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on. (5) And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering. (6) And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house. (7) And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. (8) And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat. (9) And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD'S lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering. (10) But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness. (11) And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself: (12) And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail: (13) And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not: (14) And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times. (15) Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat: (16) And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness. (17) And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel. (18) And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the LORD, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about. (19) And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.

 

(20) And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat: (21) And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: (22) And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness. (23) And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there: (24) And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people. (25) And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar. (26) And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp. (27) And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung. (28) And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.

 

(29) And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you: (30) For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the LORD. (31) It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever. (32) And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments: (33) And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar, and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation. (34) And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the LORD commanded Moses.Ó