Leviticus 16:4

"“Aaron shall come into the sanctuary with a young bull for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering."

Key Reflection

In Leviticus 16:4, Aaron's actions are set within the context of the Day of Atonement, a solemn annual event designed to cleanse the people of Israel from all their sins by making atonement for them. The verse instructs that Aaron should bring a young bull as a sin offering and a ram as a burnt offering into the sanctuary. This act reflects the intricate ritual required to purify both the tabernacle and the people, highlighting the importance of sacrifice in maintaining divine favor and addressing communal sins.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The high priest when he changed his dress on this day was required to bathe himself. In his “golden garments” he had, on this day, and for the previous week, to offer the regular daily sacrifices, and to perform the other sacerdotal duties of the sanctuary, which were usually performed by a common priest. The dress of white linen, which he now put on, appears to have been like the ordinary dress of the common priests, except in the substitution of a linen mitre for the bonnet (or cap), and of a plain linen girdle for the variegated one (Exodus 28:40-43notes).

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