1. Sprinkled blood (1-19)

Once a year, on the Day of Atonement, the high priest entered the Most Holy Place to sprinkle the atonement cover with the blood of sacrifices. The high priest himself was a sinful man, so he had to be cleansed and prepared. The atonement cover rested on top of the ark of the covenant. It was the throne of God--where the Holy God met sinful men (2). Inside was the Bible. The atoning blood covered God's righteousness with his mercy. By God's grace, the sprinkled blood purified everything and everyone. The Day of Atonement looked forward to Jesus, the sinless high priest who offered his own blood to atone for our sins and the sins of the world.

2. The scapegoat (20-34)

After making atonement for sin, Aaron laid his hands on the live goat, called a scapegoat. He confessed all the sins of the people and put them on the goat's head. Then he drove the goat out into the wilderness.

Application: Lord Jesus, thank you for shedding your blood for the sins of the world and for my sins once and for all, and for bearing all my sins in your own body.
One Word: Only Jesus' blood atones