Tomorrow is Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement, which is the most significant Holy Day in Judaism. It begins tonight and runs through sundown tomorrow. Jews in Israel may observe this event with prayers and repentance, similar to the Old Testament Israelites did. It was established during the time of Moses as the Day of Atonement, and is described in Leviticus 16: “This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: Atonement is to be made once a year for all the sins of the Israelites.”每逢七月初十日、你們要刻苦己心、無論是本地人、是寄居在你們中間的外人、甚麼工都不可作．這要作你們永遠的定例。因在這日要為你們贖罪、使你們潔淨．你們要在耶和華面前得以潔淨、脫盡一切的罪愆。這日你們要守為聖安息日．要刻苦己心, 這為永遠的定例" "這要作你們永遠的定例、就是因以色列人一切的罪、要一年一次為他們贖罪"。Lev. 16:29-31; 34 If you’re not familiar with the Biblical Day of Atonement, take a few minutes to read about it. The account is full of a lot of “Old Testament language” about priests, sacrifices, offerings, and (literal) scapegoats 代罪羔羊—things that might feel foreign to modern Christians and seekers. But in describing the process by which God granted the people of Israel forgiveness for their sins (through an annual ceremony of sacrifice), it very directly foreshadows the manner in which Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, would one day sacrifice Himself for our sins. "兩手按在羊頭上、承認以色列人諸般的罪孽、過犯、就是他們一切的罪愆、把這罪都歸在羊的頭上、藉著所派之人的手、送到曠野去。要把這羊放在曠野．這羊要擔當他們一切的罪孽 、帶到無人之地 。Lev. 16:21-22 Christians today don’t observe the system of Jewish Holy Days and Feasts established in ancient Israel. But the Day of Atonement is an appropriate time to reflect on the weight of sin and guilt in our lives—and the merciful God who washes it away." May we be cleansed by His Holy Spirit daily & inscribed and sealed in the Book of Life!
Posted on: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 18:44:12 +0000
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