The Day of Atonement “Who is a God like Thee, who pardons iniquity and passes over the rebellious act of the remnant of His possession? He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in unchanging love. He will again have compassion on us; He will tread our iniquities under foot. Yes, Thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea” (Mic. 7:18, 19, NASB). lesson six NOVEMBER 2–8 Introduction Operation Cleanse Lev. 16:16–22; Mic. 7:18, 19 sabbath NOVEMBER 2 Jose Daniel Sanchez One day, my mother decided to remove from our apartment everything we had not been using. All kinds of items were stowed in closets and drawers, on shelves, and in the library. For years most of these items had not been used or worn. So she vowed to go through a room a day and not stop until every single corner of our apartment was clean. Once a year something different happened. On opening day of Operation Cleanse, I saw my mother deposit a lot of items on the balcony of our house. She did this for several days, and when everything had been organized, we noticed that the balcony was full of trash. That’s when the rest of us became involved. My dad, my sister, and I took all the rejects to the trash bins and then gave the balcony a thorough cleaning. Once we had finished, we all exclaimed that the place was finally clean! This experience reminded me of when the people of Israel received direct instructions from God regarding the building of the sanctuary and what they should do in it. Repentant sinners were to bring an unblemished offering to the sanctuary, place their hands on its head, and confess their sins. Thus they transferred their sins to the sacrifice, which represented the Savior. Then they were to kill the animal and the priest would take some of the blood into the Holy Place, where he sprinkled it before the veil which “hid” the ark containing the law that the sinner had broken. Thus the sins of the Israelites were transferred to the sanctuary. However, once a year something different happened. On the Day of Atonement, the sanctuary was purified of all the sins that had accumulated during the year. The priest went into the Most Holy Place, where the blood of a goat was sprinkled upon the mercy seat of the ark in which the Ten Commandments lay. It was the day of cleanup, the day in which sin was eradicated from the sanctuary. This week we will study about this important day and how even today it affects our relationship with Christ. CQ Bible Study.
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