Sacrifice In The Odyssey

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The sacrifice was done as a form of appeasement or atonement to wash away all the sins of the Israelites. B. Aarons sons, "Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense; and they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord, contrary to his command." 2. The fact that it takes place only once a year tells me that, it is a day of Atonement. I view it as something like a spiritual spring cleansing. It was a day of national mourning and repentance for all Israelites. B. This tells me that God viewed the human nature as deeply flawed. Their faith wasn’t strong enough, and they will easily backslide at the slightest temptation from the devil. That’s why it must be repeated to keep their faith strong. …show more content…
Well, the "lasting effect of this sacrifice," means "for a long time." In other words. It means an ongoing command from God. 3. There animals involved were a bull and two goats. B. "The blood of the bull was to be sprinkled on the ark of the covenant. " For the goats, one of them is to be sacrificed, and its blood sprinkled on the ark of the covenant. The other goat was used as a scapegoat. Aaron had to place his hands on the head of the goat, and then confess the sins the rebellion and the wickedness of the Israelites. After this is done, Aaron then disposed the goat by handing it over to an appointed person who will release it in to the wilderness. 4.I think there were to goats because, on this day, the goats are used for different purposes.One of the goats will bear the two words "To the Lord." This one was sacrificed, and the other goat will bear the words “To Azazel.” Aaron placed his hands on its head, and confess all the sins of the Israelites then send it in to the …show more content…
I think only the high priest allowed to perform this sacrifice and not any of the lesser priests because this was the most holy. A place considered pure and special place where God dwelled. This means that no ordinary priest could go in the and be in the midst of God. It had to be someone special, strong and pure enough in the faith to be in the presence of God. 6.The blood ministered by the earthly priest represents Jesus applying His blood to our record of sins in the heavenly sanctuary above, showing that they are forgiven when we confess them in His name (1 John 1:9).
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B.I think the priest sprinkled the blood 7 times because 7 is Gods number, and he was in the midst of God. Aslo God had instructed for the blood to be sprinkled 7 times in Leviticus when he gave instructions for the atonement. Throughout the bible, the number seven comes up many times for instance. I forgot where in the Bible, but God instructed Jesus to shed His blood at 7 places. Lastly, yom Kippur during the seventh month according to the Hebrew calendar. C. All of the sins of Israel were taken on this
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