The similarities between Jesus and the goat sacrificed during Atonement are astounding. I wonder if there was anyone in the crowd that day who believed because of the parallelism.
Take a look...
On the day of Atonement, lots are cast to determine which goat to set free. When Jesus was crucified another man was set free (Did Barabbas bear the guilt of the people into the desert? Maybe not.). When the second goat had been killed, the priest was to take the blood inside the veil to where God resided and sprinkle the blood on the mercy seat. And that's how the priest would make atonement for the Holy Place, because of the uncleannesses of the people of Israel and because of their transgressions, all their sins.
After Jesus rose, he sees Mary and and tells her not to hold onto her because he had not yet gone to the father. He had died, he had rose, but the work was not yet complete. The blood had to be take to the Mercy Seat. It had to be taken to God the Father.
It's cool to see that this was the plan from the beginning realized in Jesus.
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Awesome insight!! You got that from reading through the bible the FIRST time?!! :)
ReplyDeleteSeriously, thanks, that was good.
The cool thing about reading through this plan (thank you Robert Roberts), is that by the time you get to Leviticus, you've read through two Gospels.
ReplyDeleteThe Pharisees were like the original hardcore fundamentalist conservatives. So it's tragic that they missed all the stuff from Leviticus. Jesus knew the law (the author and all) and it's all through the Gospels. I had never seen it before because I had never read the Law in conjunction with the Gospels.
So...kinda the first time?