SABBATH AFTERNOON Read for This Week's Study:
Lev. 16, Num. 18:1–8, Ps. 28:2, 132:7, 138:2.
Memory Text:
“ ‘Let us go to his [God’s] dwelling place; let us worship at his footstool’ ” (Psalm 132:7, NIV).Key Thought:
To look at the atoning work of Christ as revealed particularly in the Day of Atonement sanctuary service.The Israelite sanctuary was cleansed once a year from the sin and impurities of Israel, which were transferred there through the daily sacrifices. The yearly ritual symbolically represented the time when God, from His heavenly dwelling place, would bring an end to the problem of sin and restore the whole universe to its original harmony.
During this week, we will study not only the symbolic meaning of the Day of Atonement but also how the Israelite sanctuary pointed to God’s heavenly dwelling, the throne room of the universe.
We will also discuss the priests in the Old Testament and how their work of mediation prefigured the work of Christ as our Mediator and Intercessor in the heavenly sanctuary.
*Study this week's lesson to prepare for Sabbath, November 15.
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