YOM KIPPURSabbath School Teaching

Yom Kippur

Occurs on the tenth day of the seventh month.

Occurs on 10 Tishrei

Yom Kippur means Day of Atonement

For it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.

Vayikra 17:11b

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Atonement means to cover

Sin separates us from God

The High Priest acted as a “go between” person between God and man

God ManHigh Priest

Yom Kippur is known as the Day of Atonement

On every day except Yom Kippur the High Priest wore special robes

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On Yom Kippur the High Priest removed his special robes

He wore only a white robe

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Two identical goats were used in Yom Kippur

One goat was chosen as a sacrifice to God

The other was called the scapegoat goat and was released in the wilderness

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The High Priest would enter the Temple

He would go into a special room called the Holy of Holies

The Ark of the Covenant was there

Only entered on Yom Kippur

Ark of the Covenant

Offered incense

The High Priest sprinkled blood on the top cover of the Ark of the Covenant

The Holy of Holies

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It is called the mercy seat

The High Priest covered or made atonement for the people’s sins

He asked God to forgive the peoples’ and his sins

When finished the High Priest put his special robes back on.

His job for that day was complete!

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Yeshua and Yom Kippur Yeshua removed his

robes of glory just like the High Priest.

He became a person just like you and me.

Yet he was fully God and fully man!

Yeshua and Yom Kippur

Yeshua made atonement with his blood

His blood was better than animal’s blood

It removed, not covered our sin!

The High Priest put back on his special clothes.

When Yeshua finished

making atonement for our sins, he put back on his robes of glory and beauty!

In all of this he still remained God!

Yeshua and Yom Kippur

Modern Yom Kippur

Time of Fasting

Special worship service called Kol Nidre

Yom Kippur – Kol Nidre

Kol Nidre is the evening service that starts Yom Kippur.

Kol Nidre means “all vows”

A time when we ask God to annul all personal vows.

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Prayer Time For Israel For others who have

committed sins against the Jewish people and Israel

Time to ask forgiveness from one another

Time to give forgiveness

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Yom Kippur helps to remind us that the people in our lives are very important.

So, Yom Kippur is about good relationships.

It is about how we get along with both God and others.

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If we have a bad relationship with someone or with God we need to get it right.

This was important to Yeshua.

Yeshua taught we need to have the right attitude and right actions in Yom Kippur.

 

Right Attitude - Humility

Luke 18:10-14 9 And He (Yeshua) also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt: 10 Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.’ 13But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’ 14I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Right Action – Seeking Forgiveness

Mattityahu 5:23, 24So if you are offering your gift at the Temple altar and you remember there that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your gift where it is by the altar, and go, make peace with your brother. Then come back and offer your gift.  

Review Questions

What does Yom Kippur mean?

A. Day of AtonementB. The New YearC. Passover

 

The Answer

A. Day of Atonement

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What day does Yom Kippur occur on?

A. December 25B. July 4C. Tishrei 10

  

The Answer

C. Tishrei 10

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In what place in the Temple was the main ceremony of Yom Kippur performed?

A. The CourtyardB. The Holy of HoliesC. The Holy Place 

 

The Answer

B. The Holy of Holies

Review Questions

What person went into the Holy of Holies on Yom Kippur?

A. The KingB. The LeviteC. The High Priest

  

The Answer

C. The High Priest

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What clothes did the High Priest wear during the Yom Kippur service?

A. Garments of Glory and Beauty

B. A White RobeC. Blue jeans and a T-shirt

  

The Answer

B. A White Robe

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What two identical animals were used during the main Yom Kippur service?

A. GoatsB. CattleC. Chickens

The Questions

A. Goats

Review Questions

The High Priest can enter the Holy of Holies on any day or time he may want? 

True or False   

The Questions

False

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On Yom Kippur we fast or go without food? 

True or False   

The Questions

True