Blood

Leviticus 16:5,14-20 – From the Israelite community he is to take two male goats for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering…He is to take some of the bull’s blood and with his finger sprinkle it on the front of the atonement cover; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the atonement cover. “He shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and take its blood behind the curtain and do with it as he did with the bull’s blood: He shall sprinkle it on the atonement cover and in front of it. In this way he will make atonement for the Most Holy Place because of the uncleanness and rebellion of the Israelites, whatever their sins have been. He is to do the same for the tent of meeting, which is among them in the midst of their uncleanness. No one is to be in the tent of meeting from the time Aaron goes in to make atonement in the Most Holy Place until he comes out, having made atonement for himself, his household and the whole community of Israel. “Then he shall come out to the altar that is before the Lord and make atonement for it. He shall take some of the bull’s blood and some of the goat’s blood and put it on all the horns of the altar. He shall sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to cleanse it and to consecrate it from the uncleanness of the Israelites. “When Aaron has finished making atonement for the Most Holy Place, the tent of meeting and the altar, he shall bring forward the live goat.

Leviticus 4:5 – Then the anointed priest shall take some of the bull’s blood and carry it into the tent of meeting.

Exodus 29:4 – Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water.

Application:

• ·         One sin offering involved sprinkling the blood in the tabernacle in front of the inner curtain or, in the case of the solemn Day of Atonement, on and in front of the atonement cover itself. The other sin offering involved blood being applied to the horns of the great altar, the rest poured out at its base.
• ·         Wash them with water was symbolizing the removal of ceremonial uncleanness and thus signifying the purity that must characterize them.
• ·         The one goat for the sin offering was killed, its blood sprinkled in the Most Holy Place and its body burned outside the camp, symbolizing the payment of the price of Christ’s atonement. The scapegoat was sent away alive and bearing the sins of the nation, symbolizing the removal of sin and its guilt.

All Scripture verses taken from ESV