127_Yom Kippur Lev 23:26-32 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 27 “Now on the tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. It shall be for you a time of holy convocation, and you shall afflict yourselves and present a food offering to the Lord. 28 And you shall not do any work on that very day, for it is a Day of Atonement, to make atonement for you before the Lord your God. 29 For whoever is not afflicted on that very day shall be cut off from his people. 30 And whoever does any work on that very day, that person I will destroy from among his people. 31 You shall not do any work. It is a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwelling places. 32 It shall be to you a Sabbath of solemn rest, and you shall afflict yourselves. On the ninth day of the month beginning at evening, from evening to evening shall you keep your Sabbath.” A man borrowed a large sum of money to cover an urgent need, hoping to repay it in a few months. But everything went wrong. His business collapsed, bills piled up, and he couldn’t maintain his payments. Eventually, he knew he couldn’t pay the debt, now or ever. He went to face his creditor, braced for the worst. To his shock, the creditor didn’t hesitate. He just looked straight into his eyes and said, “I’m writing off your debt. Put your mind at ease. You don’t owe me anything any more. Moreover, I’m crediting your account with a million dollars to get you on your feet again.” The debtor wept, not just from relief, but from the sheer weight of grace. He walked away more than free. That is the message of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Leviticus 23:26-32 tells us that this day falls on the tenth day of the seventh month—Tishri. It is a holy day unlike any other, a sacred moment in Israel’s calendar. The whole nation gathers, fasting and humbling themselves, to the temple where the sin offerings will be sacrificed for the sins of the whole nation, their leaders, and their priests. Even more, the high priest would enter the Most Holy Place, the only time in the year when he could do so, Leviticus 16:2 makes it clear that this was not to be treated lightly. No man was to enter the holy place except on this one day, by this one man, with this one mission. Unlike the trespass offerings and guilt offerings, which were mostly offered for individuals, Yom Kippur was a day when atonement was made for the nation’s sin and rebellion. The high priest, as their representative, confessed their sins, interceded, and offered the sacrifices on his behalf and on behalf of the nation. Through this feast, God was foreshadowing a picture of a greater Day, and a greater Priest, and a greater Sacrifice. The garments worn by the high priest that day were not his usual elaborate robes with the gold, the stones, and the intricate embroidery. On the