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This week\u2019s reading for Yom Kippur (Vayikra \/ Leviticus 16<\/span><\/em>), is taken from Parashat Acharei Mot.\u00a0 In this section of the Torah we learn about the Tabernacle ritual for making atonement on a national scale.\u00a0 The scriptures say Aaron is to take a bull for the Chatat Korban (Sin offering<\/span><\/em>) and a ram for the Olah Korban (Whole burnt offering<\/span><\/em>) and that He is to perform a mikvah (ritual bath<\/span><\/em>) prior to putting on the holy garments (16:3-4<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 Two male goats are taken for a Sin offering and one ram for a whole burnt offering for the congregation of people (16:5-6<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 Both goats are presented at the entrance to the Ohel Moed (\u05d0\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dc \u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b5\u05d3, Tent of Meeting<\/span><\/em>) one is used as a sacrifice and the other for the Azazel (\u05dc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05d6\u05b8\u05d0\u05d6\u05b5\u05dc, Scapegoat<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 Lots are cast for the goats and the one that is chosen is to be the Sin Offering.\u00a0 Aaron makes the sacrifice of the bull for a Sin offering for himself and the coals from the fire upon the altar are placed in the fire-pan along with incense to make a cloud of smoke in the Kedosh Kedoshim (Holy of Holies<\/span><\/em>) so that he does not die when he enters into the Holiest place (16:11-12<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 The blood of the bull is sprinkled seven times upon the mercy seat (16:14<\/span><\/em>) and is also sprinkled in front of the mercy seat (16:15<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 It is in this way that Aaron is to sanctify the altars in the Tabernacle with the blood (16:16-20<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 Aaron lays both his hands upon the head of the Azazel (Scapegoat<\/span><\/em>) and confesses the iniquities of the sons of Israel and sends the animal into the wilderness (16:21<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 In this way Aaron also acts as one man on behalf of all of Israel.<\/p>\n \u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d5\u05d9\u05e7\u05e8\u05d0 \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05d8\u05d6<\/strong> Vayikra \/ Leviticus 16:20-22<\/span><\/em><\/strong> The Scriptures state that Aaron needed to atone for his own sins, the holy place, and for the altar before making an atonement on behalf of the people.\u00a0 Vayikra \/ Leviticus 16:20-22<\/span><\/em> states that Aaron acted on behalf of the people.\u00a0 Standing as an intermediary, Aaron confessed their sins over the sacrifice, offering the blood on behalf of all of Israel for all of their transgressions.\u00a0 The act of one man making atonement on behalf of many is a very important principal.\u00a0 The Torah introduces this principle in the beginning of the five books of Moshe with the Lord God Almighty making a promise to Abraham essentially saying it is by one man through whom all would be blessed.\u00a0 This principle of one man standing in place for many may be taken from Bereshit \/ Genesis 12:3<\/span><\/em>, \u05d2\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b2\u05db\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b0\u05e7\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b6\u05dc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d0\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b9\u05dc \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b9\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05d4: 12:3 And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.\u2019 (NASB)<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 The Scriptures say \u201cin you (\u05d1\u05b0\u05da\u05b8) all the families (\u05db\u05bc\u05b9\u05dc \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b9\u05ea) of the earth shall be blessed.\u201d<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 Here we read the Lord telling Abraham that in him all the families of the earth will be blessed.\u00a0 The idea is that through one man many would be blessed.\u00a0 It is from this Torah principle that we get the idea of one person standing as a representative for the many.\u00a0 With this principle of one man standing in for someone else, we get the illustration of suffering, death, blood, etc, these things which are necessary to make atonement.\u00a0 Based upon these things, the rabbis interpret the suffering of an individual to be atoning for another.\u00a0 King David spoke about suffering according to Tehillim \/ Psalms 44<\/span><\/em>.<\/p>\n In Tehillim \/ Psalms 44<\/span><\/em>, David wrote about being killed all the day long for the Lord\u2019s sake (44:22<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 What is \u201cdying all day long for the sake of God\u201d<\/span><\/em> all about?\u00a0 The word he used here is \u201choregnu\u201d<\/span><\/em> (\u05d4\u05b9\u05e8\u05b7\u05d2\u05b0\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc) meaning \u201cwe are killed, murdered, destroyed\u201d<\/span><\/em> all day long (\u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9).\u00a0 Is suffering considered to be the same as being killed, murdered, and destroyed all the day long?\u00a0 The Apostolic Writings brings this into perspective when we read what Paul wrote saying, for Christ\u2019s sake we face death daily (Romans 8:36<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 Paul says that we are to die daily (1 Corinthians 15:31<\/span><\/em>), and that we should count it worthy to suffer for His name sake (Acts 5:41, 9:16<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 We are also told that we suffer with Him so that we may be glorified with Him (Romans 8:17<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 Paul also says that the power of the resurrection and having fellowship with his sufferings is how we know Him (Christ<\/span><\/em>, see Philippians 3:10<\/span>).\u00a0 The Apostle James\u2019 example from James 5:10<\/span><\/em> states, \u201cAs an example, brethren, of suffering and patience, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord\u201d<\/span><\/em> indicating that suffering and patience was a common outcome of obeying God and\/or speaking in His name.\u00a0 In the Torah we find man representing both man and the Lord God Almighty (i.e. the High Priest<\/em>).\u00a0 The apostle Peter says that suffering is not something to be ashamed of but its purpose is to glorify God in the name of Yeshua (1 Peter 4:16<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 Yeshua also said in Matthew 5:11 \u201cBlessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.\u201d<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 It is because of who we are and what we stand for that we are persecuted.\u00a0 Our faith in Yeshua and in our Father in heaven will lead to persecution because by our faith we can not remain indifferent to sin.\u00a0 David said in Tehillim \/ Psalms 44:22<\/span><\/em>, \u05db\u05d2\u00a0\u00a0 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d4\u05b9\u05e8\u05b7\u05d2\u05b0\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05e0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05e6\u05b9\u05d0\u05df \u05d8\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05d4: 44:22 But for Your sake we are killed all day long; We are considered as sheep to be slaughtered. (NASB)<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 The concept that is being brought out here in these various Scriptures is that we are to expect suffering to occur for righteousness sake because we are the children of God who live by faith, righteousness, and truth.<\/p>\n The rabbis have a different approach to suffering by taking this concept one step further saying man is responsible for the conduct of others (see the Rachmal, Rabbi Moses Chaim Luzzatto, Derech Hashem and Ma\u2019amar halkkarim, Feldheim Publishers, Jerusalem, New York, 1998, pg 312-315<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 How is this so?\u00a0 According to the rabbis a person is liable to punishment, if he is indifferent to the wrong that is being perpetrated around him (see Ezekiel 3:18<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 The greater such a man is, the greater is his responsi\u00adbility.\u00a0 The rabbis say that he may suffer for the sins of his family which is first reached by his influence; he may also suffer for the sins of the whole community if he could hope to find a \u201cwilling ear\u201d<\/span><\/em> among them, and he may even suffer for the sins of the whole world if his influence extend so far, and he forbear from exerting it for good (Talmud Bavli Sabbath 54a<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 According to the Rabbis, the Torah principle of one man standing on behalf of another offers the possibility that a righteous man may suffer for justice sake, though he himself has never com\u00admitted any transgression.\u00a0 This is an interesting perspective since the rabbis appear to be speaking of taking the message of God (repentance) to his family, the community, or even the world, in the hopes of finding a \u201cwilling ear\u201d<\/span><\/em> to listen.\u00a0 The willing ear is the one who listens and repents of his sin before God and is saved.\u00a0 The idea is when one sees another person sinning, he should go to him and talk to him about the Lord and about repentance (see Ezekiel 3:18<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 The suffering referred to here by the rabbis may be the result of persecution that comes by the one who stands for truth, justice, and righteousness and seeks to lead others in God\u2019s ways.<\/p>\n Under another opinion, the rabbis consider suffering of the\u00a0 righteous as an atone\u00adment for the sins of their contemporaries like what is said according to Midrash Rabbah Shemot, Parashat 35, \u201cWhen there will be neither Tabernacle nor the Holy Temple,\u201d Moses is said to have asked God, \u201cwhat will become of Israel?\u201d Whereupon God answers, \u201cI will take from among them the righteous man whom I shall consider as pledged for them, and will forgive all their sins;\u201d the death of the perfect man, or even his suffering being looked upon as an expiation for the shortcoming of his generation.<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 Notice how contained within the rabbinic commentary (Midrash Rabbah<\/span><\/em>) is the idea that one man stands as a substitute on behalf of another, and in the midrash on behalf of the nation of Israel.\u00a0 This is derived from the Torah principle of the sacrifices, where the innocent creature must suffer for the sins of another creature, and the role of the priest as we see here in Vayikra \/ Leviticus 16:20-22<\/span><\/em>, and Aaron making atonement for the nation of Israel.\u00a0 We can clearly see the parallels in the themes of the suffering Messiah (our Savior) being drawn out from these Scriptures and from the rabbinic thought.\u00a0 With this rabbinic idea of suffering, Rabbi Ishmael said, \u201cI am the atone\u00adment for the Jews,\u201d which means that he took upon him all their sins to suffer for them. (see Mishnah Negaim, 2:1, http:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/Mishnah_Negaim.2.1, Shulchan Aruch 4<\/span><\/em>)\u00a0 The point is that suffering for righteousness sake is a common biblical theme and is consistent with the teaching of the rabbis and interestingly with the teachings of the apostles.<\/p>\n When Paul and Peter speak of suffering for the Messiah (Christ) and for His name sake, we are not suffering to atone for sin but rather for living righteous lives, for being a testimony of truth and righteousness before others.\u00a0 This is very similar to what is written in the Talmud Bavli Sabbath 54a<\/span><\/em>, suffering for family, community, or the world, and the peoples sin of not listening or hearing the word of the Lord turns into persecution and reviling.\u00a0 We suffer and are persecuted, reviled, put to death, destroyed all the day long, just like David is saying in his Psalm for the sake of the Lord God Almighty, His truth, and the Messiah Yeshua, His Savior.\u00a0 Based upon the study thus far, realize that we cannot make atonement for someone else, only one who is perfect may do so.\u00a0 This is illustrated in Aaron\u2019s need to make atonement for himself first before bringing atonement on behalf of the people.\u00a0 According to the Gospel account, Yeshua the Messiah lived a perfect life and did not need to make atonement for himself prior to making atonement for the sins of the world.\u00a0 Yeshua, the righteous man who never sinned, his influence was so great that he is capable of suffering for the entire world as the Lamb of God.\u00a0 Can you see how this principle is consistent with the Torah and the teachings of the rabbis (Talmud Bavli Sabbath 54a<\/span><\/em>)?<\/p>\n The blood sacrifice is very significant and cannot be overstated in the Scriptures because there is something here that is fundamentally important.\u00a0 The principle that is found within this central text of the Torah is that of the need for one man to stand in place for another and for an innocent life to give up his life on behalf of another.\u00a0 Based upon this Torah principle, Yeshua offered His own body up to be the perfect Sacrifice for sins.\u00a0 By His shed blood He made atonement on our behalf.\u00a0 We have blood atonement before the Lord Today in the work of Yeshua the Messiah.\u00a0 Yom Kippur, \u201cthe Day of Atonement,\u201d<\/span><\/em> is the holiest day of the Jewish year and rightly so because this day represents the restoration of national Israel, the final judgment of the world, and reveals the High Priestly work of Yeshua our Kohen HaGadol (High Priest<\/em>).\u00a0 This day should be remembered because the Torah expresses our responsibility in light of the covenantal acts of God.\u00a0 The Lord, our Father in heaven, brought His Messiah (His Son<\/em>), made a covenant in His blood, and wrote His truth upon our hearts by the power of His Holy Spirit.\u00a0 In Yeshua \u201cthe Christ,\u201d our names are written in the Lamb\u2019s book of life.\u00a0 Halleluia! 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\n 16:20 \u2018When he finishes atoning for the holy place and the tent of meeting and the altar, he shall offer the live goat. 16:21 \u2018Then Aaron shall lay both of his hands on the head of the live goat, and confess over it all the iniquities of the sons of Israel and all their transgressions in regard to all their sins; and he shall lay them on the head of the goat and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man who stands in readiness. 16:22 \u2018The goat shall bear on itself all their iniquities to a solitary land; and he shall release the goat in the wilderness. (NASB)<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n