Where is Your Sin?

Proposition: We need to rely on God’s Atonement

Introduction: Skunk stench sticks with a person. Has anyone ever been sprayed or ran across someone with the stench. It stay with you two to three weeks. It is stuck on you. Fun fact, tomotos will not and cannot help. A chemist has found the antidote: hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, dish soda. Poor it down body. Then you are cleansed. Sin also has a staying power that is much worse. It defiles a person and they wreke of sin. There needs to be a strong solution to wash and remove it. Proposition

Enter God’s Presence with Purity (v. 1-14)

Thes commands seem to be coming in on the same day or very soon after the death of Aaron’s two son’s

Want’s us to remember what happened to Nadab and Abihu

We see fire coming from the Lord to consume them because they brought profane fire in front of the LORD in His presence

Misconception of what the sin was (v. 2), but God always emphasizes the fire

Using it to warn Aaron

Strong warning to Aaron that if he comes at the wrong time He would die, coming in the right manner

Instructions (v. 3-6, 11)

Young Bull for a sin offering (always a bull for the priests), ram as a burnt offering

Has a special garment for the day, white fabric, wash, (no defilement)

He is to take two kid goats as a sin offering, and a ram as a burnt offering

Need to make atonement for yourself (Purity doesn’t come with position)

People strive for position because either thee equate it to godliness or they or they value it more than godliness. Position doesn’t make you sinless or more godly.

Testimony (translated as tablets of the law) remindering of the covenant between God and Israel.

v.7-9 decisions for these goats, two purpose for one offering

Done all these procedures, He still couldn’t stand to be in God’s presence than sprinkle blood seven times on the alter (v. 12-14)

We don’t understand God’s holiness and glory. We blame God for wickedness. I am good enough, (Rom 3:10), defiled and disformed, Given the highest honor.

Sin Needs to be Covered, and Removed by a Substitution (v. 7-9, 15-28)

One is for the LORD and the other for the scapegoat (Azazel) (v. 8, 10, 26)

Scapegoat (title)

Demon (book of Enoch does take position) (Lev 17:7)

geographic place (parallelism)

The importance is sending it our in the wilderness

Sprinkle the goats blood on the mercy as well.

We see that Israel has defiled the tabernacle

It is an offering for the people of Israel but it also atoned for the tabernacle (v. 16- 19)

Holy Place (v. 16)

Tabernacle of Meeting (v. 17)

alter of incense (v. 18-19)

No one was to be in there as Aaron is caring this out (v. 18) no defilement

v. 20-22

Goat taking Israel’s sin away into the wilderness (a land cut off)

the three terms

Transgression (rebellion)

iniquity (wickedness to bend or twist

sins (missing the mark)

Concluding the Atonement (v. 23-28)

take off the linen garments (one time a year)

wash (in the tabernacle) put on his normal clothing (v. 24)

Offers the burnt offering for the people and himself

sin offering, burn the fat

Washing of the two men

It must be approached with reverence

Statuate: law forever

Seven month tenth day Tishri (October, November)

afflict your souls,

Humbling (denying) (fasting and prayer) reflection going on

v. 30 Sabbath reflection

for a priest

The gospel

It is a picture

we have to be carful with picture, but the Bible strong connections

We have a hight priest (Christ Heb 7:26-28)

Christ is our substitutionary lamb die in our stead and remove our sins (2 Cor 5:21, 53:5-6)