But what about the drop on the mercy seat?
Lev 16:14-15 says, “And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.
Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the veil, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat.”
Lev. 16 describes the processes of the Day of Atonement. These two verses explain that the goat that is sacrificed for the sins of the nation is to be slaughtered, and it’s blood sprinkled seven times on the ground in front of the Ark of the Covenant, and once on the Mercy Seat (the lid of the Ark). This makes eight sprinklings of the blood.
We see in Leviticus 16 and Hebrews chapter 7-10 Jesus fulfilling these Old Testament types and shadows to the letter. Even the Geography pointed to the 4 directions – Sanhedrin – to the south, Gethsemane – to the east, Scourged – to the north, Beating at Annas’ house – to the west.
Jesus Blood also sprinkled Eight Times.
1. The first sprinkling of Jesus’ Blood was in the Garden of Gethsemane. Luke 22:44 tells us that Jesus was in such agony in prayer that He sweat great drops of blood. While this is rare, it is not unheard of. It is called Hematidrosis. This was The Fathers will (Isa. 53:10-11).
2. The second sprinkling was being hit with rods in the head (Mt. 27:30). This was a fulfillment of Micah’s prophecy given almost 800 years before it happened (Mic 5:1).
3. The third sprinkling of Jesus’ Blood was His beard being ripped out of His face. We find this fact hidden in the Old Testament book of Isaiah (Isa. 50:6).
4. The fourth sprinkling of His Blood was in the brutal scourging He received (Mt 27:26). The Roman whip had several leather straps with bone and metal woven into the ends. With His stripes, we are healed (Isa 53:5).
5. The fifth sprinkling was the crown of thorns shoved down on His head (Jn 19:2-5). They even beat the crown down on His head with rods (Mt 27:29-30).
6. The sixth sprinkling of His Blood was at the crucifixion, when nails were driven through His wrists and feet (Mark 15:24), fulfilling Psalm 22:16 written approx. 1,000 years before Christ Jesus.
7. The seventh sprinkling of Jesus’ Blood was when the Roman soldier thrust his spear into Jesus’ side. His bones were not broke, fulfilling Scripture (Jn 19:31-37). This completes the seven sprinklings the high priest (Jesus), sprinkled on the ground (the earth) before the mercy seat (The Presence of God). Seven represents completeness, wholeness, or perfection. His job on earth was finished.
8. The eighth sprinkling took place in Heaven itself. The Bible says that After He was risen from the dead, The Great High Priest Jesus carried His own Blood into The Most Holy Place in Heaven. The earthly tabernacle and all it contained was just a pattern of the real thing in Heaven. His Blood gave us eternal redemption. He was the ultimate and final sacrifice. He paid for all the sins of all humankind one time forever (Hebrews 9-10).
Heb 9:12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. Heb 9:24 For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us. Eight represents new beginnings, which is what we have in The New Covenant.
The priest used a golden censer
(Leviticus 16:1-2, 12-14; Hebrews 9:4). The censer is mentioned in Leviticus 16:12; Numbers 16:18,46; First Kings 7:50-51; 2nd Chronicles 4 v 22; and Hebrews 9 v 4.
Spiritual Application. The incense of the golden censer represents the prayers of Bible believers (Psalm 141:2; Luke 1:5-11; Revelation 5:8; 8:3-4).
Messianic Fulfillment. Aaron the high priest typifies the ministry of mediator and intercessor. Yeshua is our High Priest (Hebrews 3:1) and Mediator (1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 12:24). He lives to make intercession for us (Romans 8:34; Hebrews 7:22-27).
