16:1,2
We now move on to more comfortable ground, the Day of Atonement. More comfortable in the sense that we can more easily appreciate the relevance to the gospel. God spoke to Moses after the death of Aaron’s two sons. This is mentioned because God is about to warn Aaron that he can only approach the Lord on the Lord’s terms. We so often think that we can decide how we approach God, this is not so.
16:3-5
Having warned Aaron that he can approach God only on God’s terms, the Lord now specifies what these are. First, he had to bring a bull and a ram as a sin offering and burnt offering. The writer of Hebrews points out that a key difference between Jesus and the Levitical priests was that Jesus had no need to offer sacrifices for His own sins, for He was without sin. Aaron had to wear special linen garments, along with a sash and a turban. He was also to take two rams for the whole Israelite community.
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