{"id":2507,"date":"2013-09-08T12:01:43","date_gmt":"2013-09-08T12:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=2507"},"modified":"2013-09-08T12:01:43","modified_gmt":"2013-09-08T12:01:43","slug":"bits-of-torah-truths-yom-kippur-how-important-is-yom-kippur-for-us-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/bits-of-torah-truths-yom-kippur-how-important-is-yom-kippur-for-us-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits of Torah Truths, Yom Kippur, How important is Yom Kippur for us today?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weeks reading is for Yom Kippur (Vayikra \/ Leviticus 16<\/em>) \u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05db\u05d9\u05e4\u05d5\u05e8<\/span> \u201cDay of Atonement\u201d<\/em> (September 14th)\u00a0 Yom Kippur is observed on the 10th day of the month of Tishri which concludes 10 days of repentance that began with Rosh Hashanah.\u00a0 Vayikra \/ Leviticus 16<\/em> describes the temple service and sacrificial ceremony the High Priest would perform on this day.\u00a0 Yom Kippur is marked by fasting and prayer to seek forgiveness before God and others.\u00a0 In the Torah, Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year and illustrates our need for repentance and forgiveness of sins before a Holy God.\u00a0 Judaism teaches that it was during the month of Elul the sin of the golden calf had occurred\u00a0 in Parashat Ki Tisa (Shemot \/ Exodus 32-33<\/em>).\u00a0 Following the sin of the golden calf, Moshe went up the Mountain of Sinai to receive the second set of Tablets on Rosh Chodesh Elul.\u00a0 On that day, the children of Israel sounded the shofar to remind themselves to stray no more after idol worship.\u00a0 In addition to this, the sound of the shofar strikes awe into one\u2019s heart and inspires us to return to the ways of God according to the Torah. (see Mishna Berura and Aruch Hashulchan Orach Chaim 581<\/em>)\u00a0 The phrase \u201cDay of Atonement\u201d<\/em> is written in Hebrew as \u201cYom Kippurim\u201d (\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05e4\u05bc\u05bb\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span>) in Vayikra \/ Leviticus 23:27<\/em> and literally means \u201cDay of the covering or atoning.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 This is the one time a year the High Priest was allowed to enter into the Holy of Holies, to call upon the Name of the Lord, and to offer blood upon the Kaporet (Mercy Seat<\/em>).\u00a0 It is believed that on the 10th of Tishri Moshe came down from the Mountain of Sinai bearing the second set of tablets following the forgiveness of Israel in their sin of Chet Ha\u2019egel (the golden calf<\/em>).\u00a0 At this time Moshe went before God to see if he could make atonement for the people for their sin in Shemot \/ Exodus 32:31-33<\/em>, saying \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b4\u05dd-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c2\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d7\u05b7\u05d8\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b4\u05dd-\u05d0\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05df \u05de\u05b0\u05d7\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e0\u05b8\u05d0 \u05de\u05b4\u05e1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05e8\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc<\/span> saying \u05d0\u05dd \u05ea\u05d9\u05e9\u05d0<\/span> \u201cif you will carry, lift, bear, endure, or suffer\u201d<\/em> \u05d7\u05b7\u05d8\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd<\/span> \u201ctheir sin.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 Moshe was not certain if he could appease God following the great sin of the children of Israel at the foot of the mountain.<\/p>\n

\u05db\u05ea\u05d1\u05d9 \u05d4\u05e7\u05d5\u05d3\u05e9 \/ The Holy Scriptures<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Vayikra \/ Leviticus 16:1-2<\/em><\/strong>
\n16:1 The Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron who died when they approached the Lord. 16:2 The Lord said to Moses: \u201cTell your brother Aaron that he is not to come whenever he chooses into the Most Holy Place behind the curtain in front of the atonement cover on the ark, or else he will die. For I will appear in the cloud over the atonement cover. (NASB)<\/em><\/p>\n

Tishri is the first month in the modern Jewish calendar and it corresponds to the seventh month in the biblical calendar.\u00a0 In the Torah, the Lord tells the nation of Israel that this is a day of affliction and self-denial (see Vayikra \/ Leviticus 16:29-31, 23:27-32<\/em>). In the Scriptures, the Lord provides a summary of instructions for Israel concerning the observance of Yom Kippur (see Vayikra \/ Leviticus 23:26-32 and Bamidbar \/ Numbers 29:7-11<\/em>).\u00a0 In ancient Israel, the observance of Yom Kippur centered around the Temple service.\u00a0 During this time, the High Priest woke up early for ritual purification and preparation of his heart for the holiday.\u00a0 After the initial preparation, the priest offered a bull as a sacrifice both for himself and his family (Vayikra \/ Leviticus 16:6<\/em>).\u00a0 He then selected and consecrated two separate male goats.\u00a0 One goat is selected by lot as a sacrifice for God and the other to bear the sin of the people which would later be lead into the desert to die (Vayikra \/ Leviticus 16:7-10<\/em>).\u00a0 The priest would take the blood of the bull which he had sacrificed as a sin offering for himself and his family, and placed it upon the altar before entering into the inner room of the temple to sprinkle the blood upon the Ark of the Covenant (Vayikra \/ Leviticus 16:11-14<\/em>).\u00a0 The High Priest would sacrifice the goat selected by lot to die on behalf of the nation before entering into the Holy of Holies to sprinkle the goat\u2019s blood upon the Mercy Seat (Vayikra \/ Leviticus 16:15<\/em>).\u00a0 The priest would then place some of the blood from the goat that was sacrificed onto the second goat.\u00a0 At this point the High Priest confessed the sins of the nation over the second goat and then the goat was lead into the wilderness to die (Vayikra \/ Leviticus 16:21-22<\/em>).\u00a0 The removal of the goat from the camp symbolized the removal of sins from Israel.\u00a0 The essential lesson from the Temple sacrifice for this Holy Day is that God provided a means for atonement, the only method of atonement for sins is through the offering of a living sacrifice.\u00a0 The most significant aspect of this day is that this is the day one man would enter in before God and make atonement on behalf of an entire nation.\u00a0 Does this sound familiar?\u00a0 In our remembrance we have the freedom to observe this holy day and to celebrate the day in a way that draws attention to God\u2019s Messiah.\u00a0 The followers of Yeshua the Messiah recognize that atonement is available to God\u2019s people through the death and resurrection of Yeshua.\u00a0 The Lord God Almighty provided atonement in and through the sacrifice of His Messiah just like the offering of the living sacrifice that is illustrated in the Temple ritual.\u00a0 Therefore, for believers, Yom Kippur does not represent a time of apprehension and fear or of worrying about one\u2019s position before the Lord God; rather, we can with confidence recognize that our salvation is Yes and Amen in Yeshua.\u00a0 This is the time of the year the sin of the golden calf had occurred and Moshe went before God saying \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b4\u05dd-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c2\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d7\u05b7\u05d8\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b4\u05dd-\u05d0\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05df \u05de\u05b0\u05d7\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e0\u05b8\u05d0 \u05de\u05b4\u05e1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05e8\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc<\/span> \u201cif you will carry, lift, bear, endure, or suffer their sin,\u201d<\/em> not knowing what the Lord was going to do.\u00a0 Moshe also said \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b4\u05dd-\u05d0\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05df<\/span> \u201cand if not\u201d<\/em> \u05de\u05b0\u05d7\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e0\u05b8\u05d0 \u05de\u05b4\u05e1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05e8\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc<\/span> \u201cerase\/destroy me from your book that you have written.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 Here Moshe was unsure about forgiveness without an living sacrifice; Moshe suggested that he might take their place.\u00a0 Today we don\u2019t have to be unsure and we don\u2019t have to give our own lives as an offering for atonement; the Lord did this for us, sending His only Son Yeshua to make atonement on our behalf.\u00a0 Yom Kippur is important for us today to contemplate and to ponder its deep spiritual meaning.\u00a0 A reminder of the great sacrifice of one man, the Messiah who made atonement for all of those who would believe in His Name!\u00a0 BTT_Parashat Yom Kippur-2013<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This weeks reading is for Yom Kippur (Vayikra \/ Leviticus 16) \u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05db\u05d9\u05e4\u05d5\u05e8 \u201cDay of Atonement\u201d (September 14th)\u00a0 Yom Kippur is observed on the 10th day of the month of Tishri which concludes 10 days of repentance that began with Rosh Hashanah.\u00a0 Vayikra \/ Leviticus 16 describes the temple service and sacrificial ceremony the High […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2507","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-bits-of-torah-truth"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2507\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}