Bible Readings:
Leviticus 10:1-7; 16:1-34
Sermon Outline:
Leviticus 16:34 (NKJV)
34This shall be an everlasting statute for you, to make atonement for the children of Israel, for all their sins, once a year.” And he did as the Lord commanded Moses.
I The occasion for the institution of the day of atonement
Leviticus 16:1–3 (NKJV)
1Now the Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered profane fire before the Lord, and died;
2and the Lord said to Moses: “Tell Aaron your brother not to come at just any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, lest he die; for I will appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.
3“Thus Aaron shall come into the Holy Place: with the blood of a young bull as a sin offering, and of a ram as a burnt offering.
II The aims of the day of atonement
III The means of achieving atonement
IV Gospel realities foreshadowed in the Day of Atonement
For memorization in regards to the doctrine of justification
Romans 3:24 being justified freely by His grace through the
redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
Rom. 5:17 …. those who receive abundance of grace and
of the gift of righteousness
Westminster Shorter Catechism
Q. 33. What is justification?
Justification is an act of God’s free grace,
wherein He pardoneth all our sins,
and accepteth us as righteous in His sight,
only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us,
and received by faith alone.
Psalm 130
3 If You, Lord, should mark iniquities,
O Lord, who could stand?
4 But there is forgiveness with You,
That You may be feared.
2 Corinthians 5:21
For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us,
that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.