He went within the veil once a year (Leviticus 16:2; Hebrews 9:3,7).
Spiritual Application. By the death of Yeshua, we are free to enter into the veil every day (Matthew 27:50-51; 2 Corinthians 3:14; Hebrews 4:16; 6:13-19; 10:19-22).
He washed himself in water (Leviticus 16:4, 24).
Spiritual Application. For Aaron, this meant he must be absolutely clean in order to make atonement in behalf of the people of Israel. For the believer in Yeshua, it means we are to be washed by the water of the Word of God as we approach God as well for the removal of sin from our lives (John 3:1-5,15; 1 Corinthians 6:11; Ephesians 5:26-27; Titus 3:5; Hebrews 10:22). For Yeshua, it meant that He was absolutely clean and without sin when He made the atonement of sacrificing His body on the tree.
He put on holy linen garments (Leviticus 16:4,23).
Spiritual Application The priestly clothing is also mentioned in Exodus () 28:1-4. In verse 3 they are for glory and beauty. The linen garments speak of the sinless humanity of Messiah and His righteousness. These linen garments were stained with blood while the priest offered the sacrifices. After the sacrifices were complete, the garments were taken off and new garments were put on again. (Leviticus 16:23-24).
Isaiah 1:18 speaks of the blood-stained garments and the new garments that were put on afterwards. The white linen garments are clothes of righteousness (Job 29:14; Psalm 132:9; Isaiah 61:10; Revelation 3:5; 15:6; 19:7-8, 11,13-15).
Now the atonement was made on the Day of Atonement, those being atoned for were sinless and blameless before God. The congregation of believers (kehilat) in the Messiah is being presented before God without spot or blemish (Ephesians 5:27) because of the blood of Yeshua (1 Peter [Kefa] 1:19).
The bodies of the animals were outside the camp (Leviticus 16:27).
Messianic Fulfillment. The bodies of the sin offering, both the bullock and the goat, were taken outside the camp where they were burned. Yeshua was crucified outside the camp or gates of Jerusalem (John 19:17-20; Hebrews 13:10-13).
Many sacrifices were offered (Leviticus 16:1-6,25-27).
Spiritual Application. Our bodies are to be a living sacrifice to God (Romans 12:1; 1 Peter [Kefa] 2:5). We are to offer up a sacrifice of praise to God (Leviticus 7:12; Psalm 34:1; 50:14,23; 69:30-31; 107:22; 116:17; Hebrews 13:15-16).
Life for a Life
The biblical name for the day of Atonement is Yom HaKippurim, meaning “the day of covering, canceling, pardon, reconciling.” Occasionally, it was called “the Day of the Fast” or “the Great Fast” (Leviticus 23:27-31; 16:29-34). God told the Israelites to sacrifice an animal as a substitute for their own sentence to die. This life for a life principle is the foundation of the sacrificial system. The Torah allows a monetary ransom be paid for an individual deserving death (Exodus 21:28-32). The guilty person here was the owner of an ox that had killed a person, and the owner of the ox was responsible for the death caused by his ox (Exodus 21:30 says that money paid in place of the death of the owner was a ransom price).
Messianic Fulfillment. Yeshua died on the tree as a substitute for us, who deserved death because we sinned against God. Yeshua paid the ransom price for us to God (Mark 10:45; 1 Timothy 2:5-6; 1 Corinthians 6:20; 7:23). The ransom price was 30 pieces of silver (Exodus 21:32; Matthew 26:14-16; 27:3-6).
Thirty pieces of silver was the ransom price of blood in dying in the place of the truly guilty and making atonement for the guilty. Thirty pieces of silver was the ransom price of blood and the shedding of blood made an atonement for sin (Leviticus 17:11; Romans 5:8-11). The Greek word hilasmos, translated as “propitiation,” has the same meaning as the Hebrew word kaphar, which is translated as “atonement” (Romans 3:23-25; 1 John 2:2; 4:9-10).
The purpose of the Day of Atonement was to teach us about Yeshua, who is our atonement (Hebrews 10:1-10).