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An Atoning Sacrifice · Stornoway Free Church of Scotland - Sermons

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We can turn back to our reading in Leviticus chapter 16.
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We're going to look at this passage, maybe especially looking at the verses, verse 6 to verse 10.
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! Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering for himself, and shall make atonement for himself and for his house.
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Then he shall take the two goats and set them before the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
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And Aaron shall cast lots over the two goats, one lot for the Lord and the other lot for Azazel.
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And Aaron shall present the coat on which the lot fell for the Lord and use it as a sin offering.
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But the goat on which the lot fell for Azazel shall be presented a lie before the Lord to make atonement over it,
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that it may be sent away into the wilderness of Azazel.
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Last night we were looking at Leviticus chapter 2, and I mentioned there as we were beginning that all Scripture is God-breathed.
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All Scripture is given by God.
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But the book of Leviticus is where we see God speaking most in the sense of speaking directly to the people.
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And here in chapter 16, the chapter again begins with that kind of emphasis as it begins in verse 1.
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The Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron.
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Again we see God is speaking here.
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And he's speaking to them about the wonder of this day, this special day that the people of Israel had.
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A special day in their calendar, a significant day.
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The day of atonement.
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A day when a special sacrifice was offered up.
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It happened once a year, and it was brought by the high priest into the very center of the tabernacle,
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the place that no one could go.
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And only once a year on this special day could the high priest go in.
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Any other time or any other person who went in, they faced the consequences of death.
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But here the high priest is able to go in and to go in with this sacrifice, making atonement.
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Making the people right with God that they might know the forgiveness of their sin.
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I mentioned last night as well, just to put this into context,
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that the first seven chapters in Leviticus showed to us the kind of offerings that the people had to give to God,
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which was a ritual throughout the year.
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There was five main offerings.
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You had the burnt, the grain, the peace, the sin, and the guilt offering.
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And all of these were about the people's relationship with God.
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These were the laws, the commands that they were to keep on a regular basis.
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As I mentioned earlier on, the grain offering was that sense of coming before God with a sense of worship.
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But we know that sin had to be dealt with.
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Sin had to be dealt with.
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And we still know that that is the case.
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And how is sin dealt with?
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Well, the Bible says that without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of sin.
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And so this day of atonement, this day when a special sacrifice is offered up for the high priest,
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the priesthood as a whole, and all the people of Israel,
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was a significant day when they saw what the cost of their sins was to give that sacrifice,
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that sprinkling of blood in the Holy of Holies before God,
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that they might be made right with him.
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So sin had to be dealt with.
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And that is what we come to remember today as we come to our sacrament before us, the Lord's Supper.
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We come to remember the Lord's death, that he came to deal with our sin,
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that he came to offer himself up as a sacrifice.
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Have you ever imagined what it might have been like to be part of the people of God in the days of Moses
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or indeed throughout the Old Testament?
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What it would have been like coming into this tabernacle,
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into this place where they gathered to see their sins forgiven,
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bringing an animal with them, bringing a sin offering, a burnt offering,
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a grain offering, a peace offering, a guilt offering all the time.
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And then once a year coming to see this day of atonement,
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this offering up of a bull, a ram, and two goats.
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Imagine what it was like.
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Imagine if that is what we had to do today in order for our sins to be forgiven.
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What kind of place would this be today?
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It wouldn't be silence.
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There would be so much noise.
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Everyone bringing an animal, an offering before God.
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How would we know which one to bring?
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How would we know an animal without blemish?
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Where would we find one that would satisfy this offering?
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How long would it take us to get through that sacrificial ritual,
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offering up these sacrifices?
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How messy it would be.
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How noisy.
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How smelly.
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All of these things.
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What it would be like for us if that's what we had to do today.
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And yet, in a sense, we do the same as we were doing in those days.
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But we are doing it because of what Jesus has done for us.
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And that is what makes all the difference.
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We don't come today to offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice.
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We come through the one who has sacrificed himself once and for all.
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You see, Leviticus is telling us that this will be fulfilled in what we see in the New Testament,
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in what we see in the Lord Jesus Christ.
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For example, if you were to look at the book of Hebrews,
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which someone has described as a commentary on Leviticus,
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you see just how it is fulfilled.
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Especially in maybe chapters 9 and 10 of Hebrews,
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there you see in chapter 9 that redemption is through the blood of Christ,
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that forgiveness is found through the blood of Christ.
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And then in chapter 10, that Christ sacrifices himself once and for all.
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You see the fulfillment of it.
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And as we look at Leviticus 16 today,
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and especially as we look at these two goats that were offered,
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we see how what the people had to do long ago in order to approach God
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and know forgiveness for their sins points us towards what we are doing here.
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Worshiping God, giving thanks to him for the forgiveness of our sins
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in remembrance of him,
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in remembrance of what Christ has done for us.
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And so I want us to see three things from this day of atonement,
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this passage before us today.
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We see, first of all, the purpose of the sacrifice.
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Secondly, we're going to look at the people of the sacrifice.
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And then thirdly, the prophecy of the sacrifice.
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But first of all, we're going to see the purpose of the sacrifice.
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It's a long chapter.
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And as we've read through it, you see,
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it goes into a lot of detail, chapter 16.
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And we can't take everything away from here today.
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There's so much in it, so much in all the different details
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that you could tease out with time.
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But we want to see, overall,
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the passage is speaking about a special purpose
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in this day of atonement.
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What is it about?
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It is about the people knowing their sins are forgiven.
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Knowing their sins are forgiven.
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It's interesting how you look at the chapters
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that come immediately before,
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from chapter 7 or 8 through to chapter 10,
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and then chapter 17 onwards.
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When you look at what's around this day of atonement
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in terms of the chapters,
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what you see is that there is law.
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In chapter 8 to 10, there's the law of different things.
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And then in chapter 17,
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it goes back into talking about
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the laws against eating blood.
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And there's lots of different things about law.
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What they are to do.
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And as you see with law,
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it's so often a burden.
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Because there is no one who can keep the law fully.
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And so the law becomes a burden.
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But in the midst of that,
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you have chapter 16.
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And what chapter 16,
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this day of atonement,
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shows the people their hope.
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It shows the grace of God.
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It shows that it's not by keeping the law
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completely and perfectly
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that we are forgiven,
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but through sacrifice.
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Through sacrifice offered to God.
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And when we look at these two goats in particular,
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Aaron had a bull offering for his sin,
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but then for all the people,
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two goats were to be offered.
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And as we look at these goats,
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we see that here we find
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the way that forgiveness was found.
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One goat was to be a blood sacrifice.
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And the other was what is called a scapegoat,
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or a goat of riddance.
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You'll have heard the phrase good riddance.
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It means putting something away.
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Something that was maybe evil.
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Something that was not right.
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Good riddance to that.
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It's good to get it away.
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And that's what the riddance goat is.
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It's that sense of putting away.
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And what this goat was doing
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was putting sin away.
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So there was the two goats.
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One was the blood offering,
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the sacrifice.
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And one was the scapegoat,
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the riddance goat,
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that their sin was removed
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into the wilderness.
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And this is what was needed
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for sin to be forgiven.
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And for that assurance of sin forgiven.
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One day in the year,
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this day of atonement
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was significant for the people.
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Because throughout the year,
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they broke the law.
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Throughout the year,
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they could not keep the law.
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They sinned.
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And therefore, this day was needed.
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And we know ourselves
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that by the law alone,
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we cannot keep everything perfect.
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We know that we sin against God
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in thought, word, and deed
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on a daily basis.
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And we know that God
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will not just allow sin
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to go unpunished.
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That we too need
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the forgiveness of our sin.
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And what we see in this passage,
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we see looking forward then
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to Jesus Christ.
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The first goat is the blood offering.
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That there is no forgiveness of sin
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without the shedding of blood.
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And you see the detail
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it goes into in this passage.
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It shows that Aaron,
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as the high priest,
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was to sprinkle the blood.
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All the bits were to be burnt,
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taken away.
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Every bit of this goat was burnt.
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So there was nothing left.
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It was fully sacrificed
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to God.
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And Jesus has done that for us.
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His blood was shed.
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His body was broken
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that we might have forgiveness
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of sin.
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Now the sacrifice,
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the blood offering,
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we can see right through
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the Old Testament.
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But the scapegoat,
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it was once a year,
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along with this other goat
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that was sacrificed as well.
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This once a year day
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of atonement.
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And the scapegoat
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just reminds us that
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as well as the shedding of blood,
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that our sins
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are removed.
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That they are cast
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away.
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Leviticus 16,
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verse 21,
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it says there,
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And Aaron shall lay
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both his hands
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on the head
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of the live goat
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and confess over it
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all the iniquities
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of the people of Israel
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and all their transgressions,
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all their sins.
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So this scapegoat
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had all the sins
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of the people
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laid upon it.
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And you see,
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the language is quite familiar
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to what Isaiah says
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in Isaiah chapter 53,
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looking at the Lord Jesus Christ.
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The scapegoat is described
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as on whose head
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is laid the sins of Israel.
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What does in Isaiah 53
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say about the Lord Jesus?
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The Lord has laid on him
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the iniquity of us all.
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All the sin
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of his people
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laid on him.
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The Lord has laid on him
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the iniquity
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of us all.
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Sin is dealt with
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by God.
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And so what is
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the scapegoat
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about?
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Well, there are
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two things
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that we could take
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from the scapegoat
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to help us understand
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just how God deals
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with our sin.
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One is that removal
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of sin.
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The sin
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being carried away
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out into the wilderness.
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Azazel is most likely
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a place in the wilderness,
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a place that
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the goat was sent to
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out into the wilderness,
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out of their sight.
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We sang in Psalm 103,
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the Lord removing
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our sin from us.
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What does it say?
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As far as east
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is distant
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from the west,
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so far as he removed
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our sin.
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Out
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into the wilderness,
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away
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from his people,
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our sin
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is removed.
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And isn't there
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a wonderful assurance
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in that
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for us today?
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For you as you come,
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for me as I come,
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that as we confess
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our sin
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and as we look
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to the Lord Jesus Christ,
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he has dealt
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with our sin.
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Through the shedding
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of his blood,
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he has dealt
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with our sin.
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But also in the removing
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of our sin,
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in it being taken
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away from us.
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The wilderness
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here is a reminder
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to us of what
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our sin
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deserves.
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Our sin
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deserves that
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being cut off
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from God,
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sent out
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into the wilderness,
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as it were,
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away from God.
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That is what
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our sin
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deserves,
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your sin
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and mine.
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But as we looked
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at last evening
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and as we see
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in this passage
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as well,
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the assurance
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of the people
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of God
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was found
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in their coming
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to God
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in this way
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and offering
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up a sacrifice.
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And so
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this day
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of atonement
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is the ultimate
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way for them
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to know
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their forgiveness
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of sin.
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Sin forgotten.
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Do you realize
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that your sin
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is forgotten
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in Christ?
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Because sin
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is often
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a burden.
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Sin weighs
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heavy
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upon us.
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The sin
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in our hearts,
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our individual
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sins,
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our collective
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sins,
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they all
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weigh heavy
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upon us.
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But as we
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come
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confessing
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our sin,
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he is faithful
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and just
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to forgive,
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to cast
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them away.
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Micah chapter 7
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has another
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beautiful illustration
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of what this is
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as well,
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where it says
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in verse 19,
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he will again
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have compassion
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on us,
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he will tread
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our iniquities
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under foot.
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And then he says,
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you will cast
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all our sins
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into the depths
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of the sea.
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Our sin
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is put away.
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Why
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and how?
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Because
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the Lord
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laid on him
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the iniquities
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of us all.
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Paul says
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in 2 Corinthians
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chapter 5,
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he made him
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who knew
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no sin
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to be sin
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that we might
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become the
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righteousness
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of God
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in him.
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There is Paul
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speaking about
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that same
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kind of language,
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laying on him
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the iniquities
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of us all.
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And what did
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Jesus do
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for us?
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Well,
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when you think
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of the scapegoat
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as forsaken,
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as put away
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into the wilderness,
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what was
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Jesus' cry
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on the cross?
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My God,
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my God,
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why
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have you
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forsaken
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me?
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It's the language
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of the scapegoat
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taken into
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the wilderness.
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Forsaken,
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put away,
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cast off.
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Jesus
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took it.
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My God,
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my God,
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why
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have you
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forsaken me?
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That is what
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we deserved.
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that is what
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your sin
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deserved,
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what my sin
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deserved.
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And he
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took it.
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He took
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our sin.
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He removed
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our sin
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as far as
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east
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is from
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the west.
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And doesn't
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that remind us
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that if we are
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looking anywhere
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else for
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forgiveness of
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sin,
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if we are
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thinking that
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by the law
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or by any
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other way
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we can
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satisfy God
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and that we
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can please
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him enough
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that our
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sins will
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be forgiven,
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we cannot.
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Only at
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the cross,
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only in
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Jesus Christ
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can we
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know the
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forgiveness
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of sin.
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The purpose
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of this
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day was
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for the
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forgiveness
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of their
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sin.
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Our purpose
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today is to
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remember how
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our sins
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are forgiven,
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are cast
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away through
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his blood
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and through
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his
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forsakenness.
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Then that
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leads us
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secondly to
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ask,
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well,
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what about
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the people
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involved?
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As you
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look at this
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passage,
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you see that
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there are
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people involved
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in this
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day of
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atonement.
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The priest,
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the high
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priest,
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Aaron is
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clearly
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involved and
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other priests
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are involved,
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but not
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exclusively.
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because you
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see the
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focus is
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on all
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the people.
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In
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verse 5,
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he shall
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take from
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the congregation
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of the
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people of
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Israel two
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male goats
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for a sin
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offering and
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one ram for
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a burnt
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offering.
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From the
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congregation
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of the
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people.
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There was a
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sense in
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that this
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was something
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that was
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done together.
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There was
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significance in
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this and it
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was because
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sin was the
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common factor
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in them all.
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There was
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no one who
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was immune
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from sin.
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And the
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same is true
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for ourselves
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today.
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We are all
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here because
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of that
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common problem
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that we are
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all sinners
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before a
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holy God.
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None of us
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can come and
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say, but I
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have no sin.
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None of us
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can say we
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are perfect.
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We all
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fall short.
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And you
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see the
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collective
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nature in
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this in
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that it
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was for
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all the
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people as
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you look
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in verse
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16 as
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well.
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Thus he
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shall make
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atonement for
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the holy
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place because
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of the
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uncleanness of
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the people
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of Israel
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and because
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of their
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transgressions,
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all their
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sins.
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It was a
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sense of the
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nature and
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the problem
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of sin was
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among the
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people all
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together.
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And that
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this day of
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atonement was
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for all the
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people together
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as well.
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The high
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priest, the
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priesthood, the
20:52
sin of all the
20:53
people was to
20:55
be dealt
20:55
with because
20:57
this sin
20:58
affected the
20:58
whole camp,
21:00
if you like.
21:01
The sanctuary
21:02
was impure.
21:04
The place
21:04
where God
21:05
met with
21:06
his people
21:07
was impure.
21:08
sin had
21:12
to be
21:13
dealt
21:13
with.
21:15
And when
21:16
you think
21:16
of how
21:17
we see
21:17
that
21:17
sanctuary
21:19
element
21:20
fulfilled
21:20
in the
21:21
New Testament,
21:22
where do
21:22
you see
21:23
it?
21:24
Where does
21:24
God
21:25
tabernacle
21:26
with his
21:27
people?
21:28
It is in
21:28
the people
21:29
themselves.
21:32
Because
21:33
when you
21:33
look at
21:34
what Jesus
21:34
says,
21:35
he says,
21:35
where two
21:36
or three
21:36
are gathered
21:37
in my
21:37
name, I
21:38
am in
21:38
your
21:39
midst.
21:41
And so
21:41
the congregation
21:42
were looking
21:43
at their
21:43
relationship
21:44
with God
21:44
collectively.
21:47
And what
21:47
the people
21:48
wanted was
21:48
the presence
21:49
of God
21:50
in their
21:51
midst, the
21:51
Lord to
21:52
bless them
21:53
as a
21:54
people.
21:54
And in
21:55
order for
21:55
that to
21:56
happen,
21:57
the people
21:57
collectively
21:58
had to
21:59
confess their
22:00
sin.
22:00
From the
22:01
congregation
22:01
of the
22:02
people,
22:02
these goats
22:03
were brought.
22:06
And so
22:06
today,
22:07
as we
22:07
come, we
22:08
don't just
22:08
come
22:09
individually.
22:11
You don't
22:11
just sit
22:12
at the
22:12
Lord's
22:13
table.
22:13
You don't
22:13
just look
22:14
on, separate
22:15
from everybody
22:16
else.
22:18
We are
22:18
all here
22:19
together.
22:23
We all
22:24
come, not
22:26
individually,
22:27
but collectively.
22:29
We confess
22:30
our individual
22:31
sins before
22:32
God, but we
22:34
can do it
22:34
collectively as
22:36
well.
22:37
and say
22:37
before God,
22:38
Father,
22:39
before you
22:40
we have
22:40
sinned.
22:42
We have
22:43
sinned as
22:44
a people.
22:47
So we
22:48
come
22:48
collectively
22:49
in that
22:50
way.
22:52
But on the
22:53
other hand,
22:54
as you look
22:54
at that,
22:55
there is also
22:56
the theme
22:56
that we
22:56
come together
22:57
to remember
22:59
the Lord's
22:59
death.
23:01
The people
23:02
here collectively
23:03
knew the
23:04
forgiveness of
23:05
their sins.
23:07
And today,
23:08
as we take
23:09
the bread
23:09
and the
23:09
wine,
23:10
yes, we
23:11
do it
23:11
individually,
23:13
but we
23:14
do it
23:14
together.
23:16
This we
23:17
do in
23:18
remembrance
23:18
of him,
23:20
as brothers
23:21
and sisters
23:22
in the
23:23
Lord,
23:24
as the
23:25
people of
23:26
God,
23:27
seeking his
23:28
blessing,
23:29
seeking his
23:29
presence with
23:31
us together,
23:34
asking for
23:35
his forgiveness
23:37
upon us,
23:38
asking for
23:39
his peace
23:40
over us,
23:42
asking for
23:43
his guidance
23:43
on us
23:44
going forward.
23:46
We come
23:47
together as
23:48
the congregation
23:49
of his
23:50
people.
23:52
In our
23:53
study on
23:53
Wednesday night,
23:54
we were
23:55
looking at
23:55
Romans chapter
23:56
five.
23:56
And again,
23:59
as we
24:00
think of
24:00
that book,
24:01
it's a
24:02
book that's
24:02
so clearly
24:03
tied into
24:04
the likes
24:05
of Leviticus
24:05
as well,
24:07
where we
24:07
see God's
24:08
work among
24:09
his people.
24:10
And the
24:11
book of
24:11
Romans,
24:12
as we've
24:12
been looking
24:12
at in
24:13
this study,
24:14
it's all
24:14
about that
24:15
idea of
24:16
we cannot
24:16
keep the
24:17
law.
24:17
How are we
24:18
justified
24:18
before God?
24:19
We cannot
24:20
keep the
24:21
law.
24:21
We are
24:21
justified
24:22
by faith.
24:26
And in
24:27
Romans
24:27
five,
24:28
chapter two,
24:28
it says,
24:29
through him
24:29
we have
24:30
also obtained
24:31
access by
24:32
faith into
24:33
this grace
24:34
in which
24:35
we stand.
24:37
And when
24:37
you think
24:38
of the
24:38
access that
24:39
the high
24:39
priest was
24:40
giving to
24:41
the people
24:41
and to
24:41
the holy
24:42
of holy
24:43
here,
24:44
once a
24:44
year and
24:45
once a
24:45
year only
24:46
could he
24:47
go into
24:47
that place
24:48
and have
24:48
access to
24:49
God for
24:50
the forgiveness
24:50
of sin.
24:52
What do
24:52
we have
24:53
in Jesus
24:54
Christ?
24:55
We have
24:55
obtained
24:55
access by
24:56
faith into
24:57
this grace
24:58
in which
24:59
we stand.
25:01
Access
25:01
there means
25:02
to be
25:03
introduced.
25:07
And the
25:07
thought is
25:08
that the
25:08
only way
25:09
to get
25:10
close to
25:10
a powerful
25:11
dignity
25:12
is to
25:13
have someone
25:14
who will
25:14
introduce
25:15
you.
25:18
And when
25:18
we think
25:19
of it in
25:19
this sense,
25:20
Jesus
25:20
is the
25:22
one who
25:22
brings us
25:23
before God.
25:26
We have
25:27
obtained
25:27
access into
25:29
this grace
25:30
in which we
25:31
stand.
25:32
We can
25:32
only come
25:33
before him
25:34
through Jesus
25:35
Christ.
25:37
Because it
25:38
is Jesus
25:38
Christ who
25:39
brings us
25:40
before God
25:41
the Father.
25:43
Here is my
25:44
brother.
25:45
Here is my
25:45
sister.
25:47
Here is the
25:47
one who I
25:48
died for.
25:51
And only
25:51
through him
25:52
can we
25:53
stand.
25:55
Only
25:55
through the
25:56
high priest
25:57
did the
25:58
people have
25:59
that assurance
25:59
in the
26:01
days of
26:02
Leviticus.
26:04
But through
26:04
Jesus Christ
26:05
we have
26:06
that assurance
26:07
today.
26:08
Are you
26:08
standing
26:09
by his
26:10
grace?
26:13
Are you
26:13
standing
26:14
assured?
26:15
the question
26:17
that often
26:18
comes as
26:19
we think
26:20
of sin
26:20
is can
26:21
my sin
26:22
be forgiven?
26:24
Will my
26:24
sin not
26:25
come back
26:26
and haunt
26:26
me?
26:28
You can
26:28
imagine the
26:29
people in
26:30
the days of
26:31
Leviticus
26:31
wondering about
26:32
the scapegoat
26:33
on which the
26:34
sins had been
26:35
placed on and
26:36
cast away into
26:37
the wilderness.
26:39
They would
26:39
have been
26:39
like, what
26:40
if it comes
26:41
back?
26:41
Would that
26:44
have been
26:45
you?
26:46
That element
26:47
of doubt.
26:49
What if it
26:50
comes back?
26:52
What if my
26:53
sin finds
26:55
me out
26:55
again?
26:58
Well the
26:59
man who
26:59
was appointed
27:00
to take
27:01
the goat
27:02
out into
27:02
the wilderness
27:03
said he
27:03
had to
27:04
take it
27:04
12 miles
27:05
into the
27:06
wilderness
27:07
and then
27:08
cast it
27:09
away and
27:10
he had to
27:10
remain until
27:11
that scapegoat
27:12
was completely
27:13
out of
27:14
sight and
27:16
only then
27:17
could he
27:17
come back.
27:19
As you see
27:19
as you read
27:20
through when
27:21
he returned
27:21
he had to
27:22
wash himself
27:23
cleanse himself
27:24
from all of
27:25
that sin but
27:26
the sin was
27:27
gone.
27:30
Never to
27:32
return.
27:36
Are you
27:37
coming today
27:37
with that
27:38
sense of
27:39
doubt?
27:39
what if
27:41
what if
27:44
my sin
27:44
comes back?
27:47
What if
27:48
my sin
27:48
will come
27:49
between me
27:50
and God?
27:51
Can he
27:52
really
27:52
forgive
27:53
my sin?
27:55
Well as
27:56
you come
27:57
in faith
27:58
as you
27:59
come
28:00
trusting
28:01
in him
28:02
you can
28:02
remember
28:03
that as
28:04
far as
28:04
east is
28:05
from the
28:05
west
28:06
so far
28:06
as he
28:07
removed
28:08
he has
28:09
cast them
28:10
into the
28:10
depths
28:11
of the
28:12
sea
28:12
he has
28:14
borne
28:14
our
28:15
sin
28:15
the
28:17
iniquities
28:18
of us
28:18
all
28:19
was laid
28:20
on him
28:21
he
28:23
was
28:24
forsaken
28:25
that you
28:26
might have
28:26
peace
28:27
with him
28:28
and be
28:28
able to
28:29
stand
28:29
in that
28:30
grace
28:31
peace
28:31
we
28:34
come
28:35
by
28:36
faith
28:36
the
28:38
final
28:39
thing
28:39
we see
28:39
here
28:40
before
28:40
we
28:40
come
28:40
to
28:41
take
28:41
part
28:42
in
28:42
the
28:42
Lord's
28:43
supper
28:43
is
28:43
the
28:43
prophecy
28:44
it
28:44
foretold
28:45
the
28:47
day of
28:47
atonement
28:47
as we've
28:48
been
28:48
alluding
28:48
to
28:48
throughout
28:49
here
28:49
points
28:50
us
28:50
towards
28:50
that
28:51
great
28:51
sacrifice
28:52
that
28:53
once
28:53
and
28:53
for
28:54
all
28:54
sacrifice
28:55
why
28:57
is it
28:57
today
28:58
that
28:58
instead
28:58
of
28:58
offering
28:59
up
28:59
a
29:00
goat
29:00
or
29:01
sending
29:02
another
29:02
goat
29:03
out
29:03
into
29:03
the
29:03
wilderness
29:04
why
29:05
are we
29:05
here
29:06
gathered
29:06
around
29:07
the
29:07
word
29:07
of
29:07
God
29:08
as
29:08
we
29:08
do
29:09
why
29:09
are we
29:09
not
29:09
lined
29:10
up
29:10
with
29:10
an
29:10
animal
29:11
to
29:11
bring
29:12
before
29:12
God
29:13
to
29:13
sacrifice
29:14
to
29:14
him
29:14
because
29:16
no
29:16
sacrifice
29:17
could
29:18
satisfy
29:19
no
29:20
sacrifice
29:21
could
29:21
suffice
29:22
for
29:23
our
29:23
sin
29:23
but
29:25
instead
29:25
we
29:25
have
29:26
the
29:26
Lord
29:26
Jesus
29:26
Christ
29:27
the
29:28
one
29:28
who
29:29
gave
29:29
his
29:29
life
29:30
as
29:30
a
29:31
ransom
29:31
for
29:32
many
29:32
when
29:34
you
29:34
look
29:34
at
29:34
Leviticus
29:35
chapter
29:35
6
29:36
we
29:36
remind
29:36
it
29:37
of
29:37
the
29:37
ongoing
29:38
nature
29:38
of
29:39
the
29:39
sacrificial
29:40
system
29:41
it
29:41
says
29:41
in
29:42
verse
29:42
13
29:42
the
29:43
fire
29:43
must
29:44
be
29:44
kept
29:44
burning
29:44
on
29:45
the
29:45
altar
29:45
continually
29:46
it
29:46
must
29:46
not
29:47
go
29:48
out
29:48
it
29:49
was
29:49
ongoing
29:50
the
29:50
day
29:51
of
29:51
atonement
29:51
was
29:51
once
29:52
a
29:52
year
29:52
but
29:53
throughout
29:53
the
29:54
year
29:54
there
29:54
were
29:54
sacrifices
29:55
being
29:56
made
29:56
continually
29:57
is
29:58
that
29:58
true
29:59
for
29:59
us
29:59
today
30:00
not
30:01
in
30:01
the
30:01
same
30:01
way
30:02
because
30:04
at
30:04
the
30:05
cross
30:05
Jesus
30:06
said
30:06
it
30:07
is
30:07
finished
30:08
it
30:10
is
30:10
done
30:11
and
30:13
so
30:13
as
30:13
we
30:13
come
30:13
to
30:14
the
30:14
Lord's
30:14
table
30:14
as
30:15
we
30:15
come
30:15
to
30:15
the
30:15
Lord's
30:16
supper
30:16
it's
30:17
trusting
30:18
in
30:18
the
30:18
finished
30:19
work
30:19
of
30:20
Christ
30:21
and
30:24
that
30:24
is
30:25
where
30:25
we
30:25
are
30:25
to
30:25
look
30:26
that
30:27
is
30:27
what
30:27
we
30:27
have
30:27
before
30:28
us
30:28
the
30:29
broken
30:30
body
30:30
and
30:31
the
30:31
shed
30:32
blood
30:33
poured
30:34
out
30:35
for you
30:35
that you
30:35
might
30:35
know
30:36
forgiveness
30:37
of sin
30:38
so God
30:39
doesn't
30:39
require
30:40
this
30:41
kind
30:41
of
30:41
sacrifice
30:42
anymore
30:42
because
30:43
Jesus
30:43
is
30:44
our
30:44
high
30:45
priest
30:45
he
30:46
offered
30:47
himself
30:48
to
30:49
satisfy
30:49
divine
30:50
justice
30:50
to
30:51
reconcile
30:51
us
30:52
to
30:52
God
30:53
that
30:54
we
30:54
will
30:54
be
30:54
right
30:55
with
30:55
him
30:55
and
30:57
so
30:57
as
30:57
we
30:58
come
30:58
to
30:59
the
30:59
Lord's
30:59
table
31:00
are
31:01
you
31:01
looking
31:01
to
31:01
yourself
31:02
are
31:04
you
31:04
looking
31:05
to
31:05
your
31:05
sin
31:05
and
31:06
saying
31:06
but
31:06
how
31:06
can
31:07
he
31:07
forgive
31:07
me
31:08
or
31:09
are
31:10
you
31:10
looking
31:10
to
31:11
him
31:11
the
31:14
hymn
31:14
writer
31:14
says
31:15
when
31:15
Satan
31:15
tempts
31:16
me
31:16
to
31:16
despair
31:17
and
31:17
tells
31:18
me
31:18
of
31:18
the
31:19
guilt
31:19
within
31:19
upward
31:20
I
31:21
look
31:21
and
31:21
see
31:21
him
31:22
there
31:22
who
31:22
made
31:22
an
31:23
end
31:23
of
31:23
all
31:24
my
31:24
sin
31:24
because
31:25
the
31:26
sinless
31:26
saviour
31:27
died
31:27
my
31:28
sinful
31:28
soul
31:29
is
31:30
counted
31:31
free
31:31
for
31:32
God
31:32
the
31:33
just
31:33
is
31:33
satisfied
31:34
to
31:35
look
31:35
on
31:35
him
31:36
and
31:37
pardon
31:37
me
31:38
to
31:38
look
31:38
on
31:39
him
31:39
and
31:40
pardon
31:41
me
31:42
you
31:45
in
31:45
some
31:45
ways
31:45
we
31:46
could
31:46
say
31:46
there's
31:47
no
31:47
mess
31:48
here
31:48
today
31:49
in
31:50
the
31:50
sense
31:51
of
31:51
the
31:51
whole
31:52
sacrificial
31:53
system
31:54
and the
31:54
mess
31:54
and the
31:55
noise
31:56
and the
31:56
sights
31:57
of
31:57
that
31:57
but
31:59
in
32:00
another
32:00
sense
32:00
we can
32:01
say
32:01
there is
32:01
a
32:02
mess
32:02
here
32:02
because
32:05
we are
32:05
all
32:05
a mess
32:06
we are
32:08
all a
32:09
mess
32:09
before
32:10
God
32:10
because
32:11
of
32:11
our
32:11
sin
32:11
when
32:13
you
32:13
look
32:14
in
32:14
your
32:14
heart
32:14
what
32:15
do
32:15
you
32:15
see
32:15
you
32:18
see
32:18
a
32:19
distance
32:19
from
32:19
God
32:20
you
32:21
see
32:22
a
32:22
sin
32:22
that
32:23
keeps
32:23
that
32:24
distance
32:24
but
32:27
don't
32:27
just
32:27
look
32:27
at
32:28
yourself
32:28
because
32:30
God
32:31
looked
32:32
on
32:32
him
32:33
on
32:34
Jesus
32:34
to
32:36
pardon
32:36
you
32:37
and
32:39
so
32:39
yes
32:39
we
32:40
look
32:40
to
32:40
our
32:40
sin
32:41
in one
32:41
sense
32:42
because
32:44
we
32:44
need
32:44
to
32:44
confess
32:45
our
32:45
sin
32:46
but
32:49
we
32:49
look
32:49
to
32:50
Christ
32:50
we
32:53
thank
32:53
him
32:54
for
32:54
what
32:55
he
32:55
has
32:55
done
32:55
for
32:56
us
32:57
our
32:59
scapegoat
33:00
our
33:01
sacrificial
33:02
goat
33:03
his
33:04
blood
33:05
shed
33:05
his
33:06
forsaken
33:07
on the
33:07
cross
33:08
all
33:10
that
33:11
our
33:11
sin
33:11
might
33:12
be
33:12
forgiven
33:13
the
33:14
people
33:15
in the
33:16
days
33:16
of
33:16
Moses
33:17
they
33:18
came
33:18
to
33:19
this
33:19
day
33:19
looking
33:20
for
33:21
forgiveness
33:22
forgiveness
33:24
we
33:25
come
33:26
in the
33:27
same way
33:28
confessing
33:29
our
33:29
sin
33:29
but not
33:30
just
33:30
looking
33:30
for
33:31
forgiveness
33:32
but
33:33
remembering
33:34
our
33:35
sin
33:36
is
33:37
forgiven
33:37
in
33:38
him
33:39
he
33:42
was
33:43
crushed
33:43
for
33:44
our
33:44
iniquities
33:45
all
33:47
the
33:48
sin
33:48
was
33:49
laid
33:49
on
33:50
him
33:50
and
33:52
so
33:52
we
33:52
come
33:53
thankful
33:53
we
33:55
come
33:55
to
33:56
do
33:56
this
33:57
in
33:58
remembrance
33:58
of
33:59
him
33:59
let
34:00
us
34:01
pray
34:01
Lord
34:04
our
34:04
gracious
34:04
God
34:05
we
34:05
thank
34:05
you
34:06
that
34:07
there
34:07
is
34:07
nothing
34:07
that
34:08
we
34:08
could
34:08
possibly
34:09
ever
34:09
bring
34:09
to
34:10
you
34:10
that
34:11
would
34:11
satisfy
34:11
you
34:12
for
34:12
our
34:12
sin
34:13
and
34:14
yet
34:14
oh
34:14
Lord
34:15
you
34:15
have
34:15
opened
34:16
up
34:16
that
34:16
way
34:16
for
34:17
us
34:17
not
34:18
that
34:18
we
34:18
would
34:19
come
34:19
with
34:19
a
34:20
bull
34:21
or
34:21
goat
34:21
or
34:21
ram
34:22
but
34:23
that
34:23
we
34:23
would
34:23
come
34:24
by
34:24
faith
34:25
in
34:25
the
34:26
Lord
34:26
Jesus
34:26
Christ
34:27
the
34:28
one
34:28
who
34:29
paid
34:29
the
34:30
price
34:30
the
34:30
one
34:31
who
34:31
was
34:32
forsaken
34:32
the
34:33
one
34:34
who
34:34
was
34:34
condemned
34:35
the
34:35
one
34:35
upon
34:36
whom
34:36
all
34:37
our
34:37
sin
34:37
was
34:38
laid
34:38
and
34:39
we
34:39
pray
34:40
today
34:40
Lord
34:40
that
34:40
we
34:41
would
34:41
remember
34:41
the
34:42
wonder
34:43
of
34:43
that
34:43
forgiveness
34:44
that
34:45
as
34:45
far
34:45
as
34:45
east
34:46
is
34:46
from
34:46
the
34:46
west
34:47
so
34:47
far
34:47
as
34:47
he
34:48
removed
34:48
our
34:49
sin
34:49
from
34:50
us
34:50
cast
34:51
into
34:51
the
34:52
depths
34:52
of
34:52
the
34:52
sea
34:53
never
34:54
again
34:55
to
34:55
condemn
34:55
us
34:56
Lord
34:57
we
34:57
thank you
34:58
that as
34:58
we
34:58
come
34:58
in
34:59
faith
34:59
that we
35:00
might
35:00
know
35:01
that in
35:02
him
35:02
we
35:02
stand
35:03
in
35:04
that grace
35:05
presented
35:05
before
35:06
you
35:06
by a
35:08
saviour
35:08
by a
35:09
precious
35:10
saviour
35:10
so
35:11
Lord
35:11
continue
35:12
with us
35:13
bless
35:13
us
35:13
and keep
35:14
us
35:15
as we
35:15
ask all
35:16
things
35:16
for the
35:16
forgiveness
35:17
of our
35:17
sin
35:17
in his
35:18
name
35:19
amen
35:20
as
35:28
we
35:28
come
35:28
to
35:29
partake
35:29
in
35:29
the
35:30
Lord's
35:30
supper
35:30
we
35:30
ask
35:31
as
35:31
well
35:31
the
35:32
question
35:32
of
35:32
who
35:33
the
35:34
Lord's
35:34
supper
35:34
is
35:35
for
35:35
and
35:36
this
35:36
is
35:37
what
35:37
we
35:37
call
35:37
the
35:37
fencing
35:38
of
35:39
the
35:39
table
35:39
a
35:40
part
35:40
where
35:40
it's
35:40
made
35:41
clear
35:41
just
35:41
who
35:41
should
35:42
come
35:42
to
35:43
the
35:43
Lord's
35:43
supper
35:44
who
35:44
should
35:44
sit
35:45
at
35:45
the
35:45
Lord's
35:46
table
35:46
as
35:49
we've
35:49
read
35:50
through
35:50
Leviticus
35:51
we see
35:52
a lot
35:53
of
35:53
instruction
35:54
given
35:54
as to
35:55
what
35:56
the
35:56
people
35:57
had
35:57
to
35:57
do
35:57
and
35:58
what
35:58
was
35:58
done
35:58
for
35:59
them
35:59
but
36:01
if
36:01
you
36:01
look
36:01
at
36:01
the
36:02
very
36:02
end
36:02
of
36:02
this
36:03
chapter
36:03
the
36:05
beginning
36:05
starts
36:06
with
36:06
the
36:07
Lord
36:07
spoke
36:07
to
36:08
Moses
36:08
and
36:09
then
36:09
the
36:10
very
36:10
last
36:10
words
36:11
are
36:11
this
36:11
and
36:11
Moses
36:12
did
36:12
as
36:13
the
36:14
Lord
36:14
commanded
36:15
!
36:16
Moses
36:17
did
36:18
as
36:19
the
36:19
Lord
36:19
commanded
36:20
him
36:21
what
36:22
did
36:22
he
36:23
do?
36:24
well
36:25
we could
36:25
say
36:25
that there's
36:26
three
36:26
things
36:27
that he
36:27
did
36:28
first
36:29
of all
36:30
he
36:30
listened
36:31
there's
36:33
a lot
36:33
in this
36:34
chapter
36:34
a lot
36:35
to take
36:35
with us
36:36
a lot
36:36
for
36:37
Moses
36:37
to take
36:38
with
36:38
him
36:38
but
36:39
he
36:39
listened
36:40
he
36:42
listened
36:42
to what
36:42
God
36:43
was
36:43
saying
36:44
and
36:45
that
36:45
is
36:45
what
36:45
we
36:45
are
36:45
to
36:45
do
36:46
as
36:46
we
36:46
come
36:46
to
36:47
the
36:47
Lord's
36:47
table
36:48
you
36:49
listen
36:49
to
36:50
what
36:50
God
36:51
is
36:51
saying
36:51
you
36:51
listen
36:52
to
36:52
his
36:53
command
36:53
in
36:54
obedience
36:54
you
36:55
come
36:55
to
36:56
do
36:56
this
36:57
in
36:58
remembrance
36:58
of
36:59
him
36:59
so
37:01
are
37:01
you
37:01
listening
37:02
today
37:02
are
37:03
you
37:04
listening
37:04
to
37:04
the
37:05
word
37:05
of
37:06
God
37:06
the
37:08
second
37:08
thing
37:08
that
37:08
we
37:09
can
37:09
take
37:09
with
37:09
Moses
37:10
is
37:10
that
37:10
he
37:11
trusted
37:12
he
37:13
believed
37:14
because
37:16
he
37:16
did
37:17
as
37:17
the
37:18
Lord
37:18
commanded
37:19
because
37:20
he
37:21
believed
37:21
in
37:22
what
37:22
God
37:22
was
37:22
saying
37:23
that
37:24
in
37:24
order
37:25
to
37:25
know
37:25
the
37:25
forgiveness
37:26
of
37:26
their
37:26
sin
37:27
this
37:28
is
37:28
what
37:28
had
37:28
to
37:29
be
37:29
done
37:29
and
37:31
again
37:32
we
37:32
apply
37:32
that
37:33
to
37:33
ourselves
37:34
as
37:35
we
37:35
think
37:35
how
37:35
do
37:35
we
37:36
come
37:36
to
37:37
the
37:37
Lord's
37:37
table
37:38
we
37:39
have
37:39
to
37:39
come
37:39
trusting
37:40
we
37:40
have
37:41
to
37:41
come
37:41
believing
37:42
believe
37:44
in
37:45
the
37:45
Lord
37:45
Jesus
37:45
Christ
37:46
and
37:47
you
37:47
shall
37:48
be
37:48
saved
37:49
so
37:50
you
37:50
have
37:50
to
37:51
listen
37:51
to
37:52
the
37:52
word
37:52
of
37:52
God
37:53
you
37:54
have
37:54
to
37:54
believe
37:55
the
37:56
word
37:56
of
37:57
God
37:57
and
37:58
then
37:58
thirdly
37:59
he
38:00
obeyed
38:01
he
38:03
obeyed
38:03
he
38:04
did
38:05
as
38:06
the
38:06
Lord
38:06
commanded
38:07
him
38:08
and
38:09
that
38:09
is
38:09
how
38:10
we
38:10
are
38:10
to
38:10
come
38:10
to
38:11
the
38:11
Lord's
38:11
table
38:12
as
38:12
well
38:12
in
38:13
obedience
38:14
because
38:16
he
38:17
commands
38:17
it
38:18
of
38:18
those
38:18
who
38:19
believe
38:19
and
38:21
so
38:21
if
38:22
you
38:22
believe
38:23
you
38:24
listen
38:24
if
38:25
you
38:25
believe
38:26
you
38:27
trust
38:28
if
38:29
you
38:29
believe
38:30
you
38:31
obey
38:32
if
38:34
that
38:34
is
38:34
your
38:34
heart
38:35
today
38:35
you
38:36
come
38:36
to
38:37
the
38:37
Lord's
38:38
table
38:38
whether
38:39
you
38:39
are
38:39
in
38:40
our
38:40
congregation
38:41
or
38:42
another
38:42
congregation
38:43
if
38:44
you
38:44
are
38:44
believing
38:45
in
38:45
him
38:45
you
38:47
come
38:47
if
38:49
you
38:49
are
38:50
not
38:50
you
38:51
don't
38:52
!
38:52
God
38:53
because
38:55
no
38:55
one
38:55
can
38:56
come
38:56
in
38:57
that
38:57
sense
38:58
of
38:58
listening
38:58
trusting
38:59
obeying
39:00
without
39:01
believing
39:02
it
39:03
would
39:04
be
39:04
wrong
39:04
but
39:06
it
39:06
doesn't
39:06
mean
39:06
you
39:07
should
39:07
never
39:07
come
39:08
because
39:09
maybe
39:10
today
39:10
is
39:10
the
39:10
day
39:11
where
39:11
you
39:11
start
39:11
to
39:12
listen
39:12
maybe
39:13
today
39:14
is
39:14
the
39:14
day
39:14
when
39:14
you
39:14
start
39:15
to
39:15
believe
39:16
maybe
39:18
today
39:18
is
39:18
the
39:19
day
39:19
when
39:19
you
39:19
say
39:19
I
39:20
want
39:21
to
39:22
obey
39:22
and
39:24
so
39:25
whether
39:25
you're
39:25
sitting
39:25
at
39:25
the
39:26
table
39:26
or
39:27
whether
39:27
you're
39:27
looking
39:28
on
39:28
may
39:29
we
39:29
still
39:30
see
39:30
it's
39:31
not
39:31
about
39:32
us
39:32
it
39:34
is
39:34
about
39:34
him
39:35
we
39:36
listen
39:36
to
39:37
him
39:37
we
39:38
are
39:38
to
39:38
trust
39:38
him
39:39
we
39:40
are
39:40
to
39:40
obey
39:40
him
39:41
well
39:42
as
39:42
we
39:43
come
39:43
to
39:44
the
39:44
Lord's
39:44
table
39:44
we
39:45
do
39:45
so
39:45
singing
39:46
to
39:46
God's
39:47
praise
39:47
the
39:48
words
39:48
of
39:48
Psalm
39:48
118
39:49
at
39:51
verse
39:52
15
39:52
Psalm
39:54
118
39:55
at
39:55
verse
39:55
15
39:56
page
39:57
398
39:58
of
39:58
the
39:58
psalm
39:58
books
39:59
will
39:59
sing
39:59
down
40:00
to
40:00
verse
40:00
23
40:01
in
40:02
dwellings
40:02
of
40:03
the
40:03
righteous
40:03
is
40:03
heard
40:04
the
40:04
melody
40:04
of
40:05
joy
40:05
and
40:05
health
40:06
the
40:06
Lord's
40:07
right
40:07
hand
40:07
doth
40:08
ever
40:08
valiantly
40:08
the
40:09
right
40:09
hand
40:10
of
40:10
the
40:10
mighty
40:10
Lord
40:11
exalted
40:11
is
40:12
on
40:12
high
40:12
the
40:13
right
40:13
hand
40:14
of
40:14
the
40:14
mighty
40:14
Lord
40:15
doth
40:15
ever
40:15
valiantly
40:16
we'll
40:17
sing
40:17
from
40:17
verse
40:17
15
40:18
down
40:19
to
40:19
verse
40:19
23
40:20
to
40:20
God's
40:21
praise
40:21
!
40:22
Amen!
40:51
verse
41:21
The mighty Lord doth ever value me.
41:34
I shall not die, but live and shall the words of God discover.
41:52
The Lord hath me chastiseth soar, but not to death give o'er.
42:10
O set ye open unto me the gates of righteousness.
42:26
Then will I enter into them, and I the Lord will bless.
42:45
This is the gate of all quiet, the just shall enter in.
43:02
We will thy grace for the meekers, and trust my safety in.
43:19
That stone is made dead cornerstone, which builders in each side.
43:37
This is the doing of the Lord, and wondrous in our eyes.
43:54
Well, as we come to the Lord's Supper, we have thought about all that's been done for us.
44:10
And as we read there at the end of the chapter, Moses obeyed.
44:15
We are to come listening.
44:19
We are to come believing.
44:21
And we are to come in obedience.
44:24
And our warrant, as we find it for the Lord's Supper, we read in 1 Corinthians 11 at verse 23.
44:34
For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you,
44:38
that the Lord Jesus on the night he was betrayed took bread.
44:42
And when he had given thanks, he broke it and said,
44:44
This is my body, which is for you.
44:47
Do this in remembrance of me.
44:50
In the same way also he took the cup after supper, saying,
44:53
This cup is a new covenant in my blood.
44:57
Do this as often as you drink it in remembrance of me.
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For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup,
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you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.
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For we follow the same pattern that on the night he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took bread and he gave thanks.
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So we'll bow our heads in a word of thanksgiving.
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Lord, our gracious God, as we come before you at this time, we have that sense of our unworthiness.
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For we are not worthy of the least of your mercies.
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But we are thankful that you are one who remembers us, the one who is gracious and merciful towards us.
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We thank you that we look before us here and that we see the bread and the wine in the ordinary nature of them.
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And yet, O Lord, may you bless them to us as we come to see what they represent.
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The body that was broken and the blood that was shed.
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And may you bless us, Lord, as we partake.
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As we take of the bread and of the wine.
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May it be for our strengthening.
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For our growth in grace.
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That our faith would be encouraged.
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We thank you, Lord, that we come to do this in remembrance of him.
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And may it be that that is where our eyes are focused and where our hearts are fixed.
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We pray, Lord, that you would bless everyone, not just who partakes, but who looks on.
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That they would see the importance of remembering you in a day of mercy, in a day of opportunity.
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May we see the importance of Jesus.
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The one that we are to remember in this way.
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And to remember by giving ourselves to him in obedience, in faith.
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We thank you, Lord, for your goodness to us.
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And we pray that you would bless us and keep us.
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That's all we ask.
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We ask the forgiveness of our sins.
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In Jesus' name.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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Well, after he had given thanks, the Lord took bread and said,
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This is my body, which is for you.
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Do this in remembrance of me.
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We see, too, that in the same way he took the cup after supper, saying,
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This is the cup of the new covenant in my blood.
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Do this as often as you drink it in remembrance of me.
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For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.
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Well, as we come to rise from the table, I want to share with you some verses from Nehemiah in chapter 8.
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In this chapter in Nehemiah, the people of God have been under the word of God.
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The word of God has been opened up to them.
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And they've recognized the burden of their sin.
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But in verse 10 of Nehemiah 8, it says,
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Then he said to them,
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Go your way.
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Eat the fat and drink sweet wine,
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and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready.
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For this day is holy to our Lord.
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And do not be grieved.
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For the joy of the Lord is your strength.
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We grieve over sin.
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But as we know sin forgiven,
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we are to go forward then with the joy of the Lord as our strength.
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Somebody once said,
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Joy is a byproduct of obedience.
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And those who have been obedient here today,
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may you rise from the table with that joy in the Lord increased.
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Thankful to him for all his goodness and for all his mercies.
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For those who have looked on,
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may you go from here today with that hunger and that thirst for the joy of the Lord as well.
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May you hunger for it.
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Lord, listening to his word,
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coming to trust, to believe in him,
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that you might be obedient to him one day as well.
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And in that obedience,
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to know joy in the Lord and the strength that he gives.
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Let's just bow heads again in a word of prayer.
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Lord, our gracious God,
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we return thanks to you.
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For what else can we do but to give thanks to you as Lord and God.
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for that sense of joy that you give through your strength to us.
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That we can rejoice in you today.
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And may we rejoice in all the days ahead as well.
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May we know, Lord,
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your goodness following us and your mercy with us.
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That you would continue to bless us,
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to speak,
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help us to listen and to hear and to obey
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in all that we seek to do for your glory.
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As we ask it in Jesus' name.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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We're going to conclude by singing to God's praise
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the words of Psalm 72 in the Scottish Psalter.
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Psalm 72.
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Sing from verse 17 to verse 19 at the end of the psalm.
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We stand to sing these three verses to God's praise.
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Amen.
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His name forever shall endure
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Last time the sun it shall
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Men shall be blessed in heaven and rest
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All ancient shall be called
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Blessed be the Lord, the Lord, the Lord,
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The Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord
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His glorious name to all eternity.
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The whole earth is glory fair.
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Amen.
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So let it be.
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Amen.
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Now may grace, mercy, and peace from God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit rest upon and abide with you all now and forevermore. Amen.