Leviticus 4:16 17: As Our Sacrifice, Jesus Brings Us A Completely Transformed Life With All Sins Forgiven

10.
When a sacrificial animal was offered for the entire

congregation, what did the priest do with the blood? What
does this symbolize?
“The anointed priest shall bring some of the bull’s blood to the tabernacle of meeting. Then the
priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord, in front of the
veil” (Leviticus 4:16, 17).
Answer: When a sacrifice was offered for the sins of the entire congregation, the blood was
taken by the priest, who represented Jesus (Hebrews 3:1), into the sanctuary and sprinkled before
the veil that separated the two rooms. The presence of God dwelt on the other side of the veil.
Thus, the sins of the people were removed and symbolically transferred to the sanctuary. This
ministry of the blood by the priest foreshadowed Jesus’ present ministry for us in heaven. After
Jesus died on the cross as a sacrifice for sin, He arose and went to heaven as our priest to
minister His blood in the heavenly sanctuary (Hebrews 9:11, 12). The blood ministered by the
earthly priest represents Jesus applying His blood to our record of sins in the sanctuary above,
showing that they are forgiven when we confess them in His name (1 John 1:9).
As our Sacrifice, Jesus brings us a completely transformed life with all sins forgiven.
11. Based on the sanctuary services, in what two major

capacities does Jesus serve His people? What fantastic
benefits do we receive from His loving ministry?
“Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us” (1 Corinthians 5:7). “Seeing then that we have a
great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our
confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but
was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of
grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need” (Hebrews 4:14–16).
As our High Priest, Jesus gives us the power to live right in the present and in the future.
Answer: Jesus serves as the Sacrifice for our sins and as our heavenly High Priest. Jesus’ death
as our sacrificial Lamb and Substitute, and His continual powerful ministry as our heavenly
Priest, accomplish two incredible miracles for us:
A. A complete life change called the new birth, with all the sins of the past forgiven (John 3:3–6;
Romans 3:25).
B. Power to live right in the present and future (Titus 2:14; Philippians 2:13).
These two miracles make a person righteous—which means a right relationship exists between
the person and God. There is no possible way for a person to become righteous by works (his
own efforts) because righteousness requires miracles that only Jesus can accomplish (Acts 4:12).
A person becomes righteous by trusting the Savior to do for him what he cannot do for himself.
This is what is meant by the biblical term "righteousness by faith." We ask Jesus to become the
ruler of our lives and trust Him to work the needed miracles as we cooperate fully with Him.
This righteousness, which is miraculously accomplished for us and in us by Christ, is the only
true righteousness that exists. Every other kind is a counterfeit.
12. What six promises does the Bible give about the
righteousness offered to us through Jesus?
Answer: A. He will cover our past sins and count us as guiltless (Isaiah 44:22; 1 John 1:9).
B. We were created in God’s image in the beginning (Genesis 1:26, 27). Jesus promises to
restore us to God’s image (Romans 8:29).
C. Jesus gives us the desire to live righteously and then grants us His power to actually
accomplish it (Philippians 2:13).
D. Jesus, by His miracle power, will cause us to happily do only the things that please God
(Hebrews 13:20, 21; John 15:11).
E. He removes the death sentence from us by crediting us with His sinless life and atoning death
(2 Corinthians 5:21).
F. Jesus assumes responsibility for keeping us faithful until He returns to take us to heaven
(Philippians 1:6; Jude 1:24).
Jesus is ready to fulfill all these glorious promises in your life! Are you ready?
13. Does a person have any role at all to play in becoming

righteous by faith?
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who
does the will of My Father in heaven” (Matthew 7:21).
Answer: Yes. Jesus said we must do His Father’s will. In Old Testament days, a person who
truly had been converted kept bringing lambs to sacrifice, indicating his sorrow for sin and his
whole-hearted desire to let the Lord lead in his life. Today, though we cannot work the miracles
needed to become righteous, we must daily recommit to Jesus (1 Corinthians 15:31), inviting
Him to direct our lives so those miracles can take place. We must be willing to be obedient and
to follow where Jesus leads (John 12:26; Isaiah 1:18–20). Our sinful nature causes us to want to
have our own way (Isaiah 53:6) and thus to rebel against the Lord, just as Satan did in the
beginning (Isaiah 14:12–14). Permitting Jesus to rule our lives is sometimes as difficult as
having an eye plucked out or an arm torn off (Matthew 5:29, 30), because sin is addictive and
can be overcome only by God’s miraculous power (Mark 10:27). Many believe that Jesus will
take to heaven all who merely profess salvation, regardless of their conduct. But this is not so. It
is a deception. A Christian must follow Jesus’ example (1 Peter 2:21). The powerful blood of
Jesus can accomplish this for us (Hebrews 13:12), but only if we give Jesus full control of our
lives and follow where He leads—even when the path might sometimes be rough (Matthew 7:13,
14, 21).
14. What was the Day of Atonement?
Answer: A. Once each year, on the day of atonement, a solemn day of judgment took place in
Israel (Leviticus 23:27). All were to confess every sin. Those who refused were that very day cut
off forever from the camp of Israel (Leviticus 23:29).
B. Two goats were selected: One, the Lord's goat the other, the scapegoat, representing Satan
(Leviticus 16:8). The Lord's goat was slain and offered for the sins of the people (Leviticus
16:9). But on this day the blood was taken into the most holy place and sprinkled upon and
before the mercy seat (Leviticus 16:14). Only on this special judgment day did the high priest
enter the most holy place to meet God at the mercy seat.
The sprinkled blood (representing Jesus' sacrifice) was accepted by God, and the confessed sins
of the people were transferred from the sanctuary to the high priest. He then transferred these
confessed sins to the scapegoat, which was led into the wilderness (Leviticus 16:16, 20-22). In
this manner, the sanctuary was cleansed of the sins of the people, which had been transferred
there by the blood sprinkled before the veil and had been accumulating for a year.
15. Did the Day of Atonement symbolize or foreshadow a

part of God’s great plan of salvation, as did the other facets
of the earthly sanctuary and its services?
“It was necessary that the copies of the things in the heavens should be purified with these, but
the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these” (Hebrews 9:23).
Answer: Yes. That day’s services pointed to the blotting out of sin by the real High Priest in
the heavenly sanctuary. Through His shed blood applied to those written in the book of life,
Christ would confirm the decisions of His people to serve Him eternally. This special judgment
day, like that of Israel’s Yom Kippur, foreshadowed the final atonement to be made for planet
Earth. From the yearly symbol of the ancient Day of Atonement, all of humanity is assured that
our faithful High Priest, Jesus, still mediates in heaven for His people and stands ready to blot
out the sins of all who exercise faith in His shed blood. The final atonement leads to the final
judgment, which settles the sin question in the life of every individual, resulting in either life or
death.
Momentous Events
You will discover in the next two Study Guides that the symbolism of the earthly sanctuary and
especially the Day of Atonement foreshadowed momentous events of the end time, which God
will bring to pass from the heavenly sanctuary.
Date for the Judgment

In the next Study Guide, we will examine a crucial Bible prophecy in which God sets a date for
the heavenly judgment to begin. Thrilling indeed!
16. Are you willing to accept truth that might be new to you,
as God reveals it?
Answer:
Quiz Questions
1. Which pieces of furniture were in the courtyard of the sanctuary? (2)
_____ The mercy seat.

_____ The laver.
_____ Chairs.
_____ Altar of burnt offerings.
2. God's presence dwelt at the mercy seat. (1)

_____ Yes.
_____ No.
3. The seven-branch candlestick represented (1)
_____ Jesus, the light of the world.

_____ The second coming of Christ.
_____ The glittering walls of the new Jerusalem.
4. The purpose of the sanctuary and its services was to (1)
_____ Help the people understand angels.

_____ Provide flesh food for the people.
_____ Symbolize the plan of salvation.
5. Who drew the plans for the sanctuary? (1)
_____ Noah.
_____ An angel.
_____ Aaron.
_____ God.
6. The Ten Commandments were inside the ark of the covenant. (1)
_____ Yes.
_____ No.
7. The slain sacrificial animals represented (1)
_____ The Holy Spirit.

_____ Warfare.
_____ Jesus.
8. Based on the sanctuary, in what two capacities does Jesus serve us? (2)
_____ King.
_____ Sacrifice.
_____ High Priest.
_____ Ruler of the universe.
9. Which of the following were true of the earthly sanctuary? (2)
_____ It had three rooms.

_____ It was a tent-type structure.
_____ Its size was 500 feet by 1,000 feet.
_____ Its courtyard was made of brass pillars and linen cloth.
_____ Roof was made of Egyptian tile.
_____ Laver was in most holy place.
10. Righteousness by faith is the only true righteousness. (1)
_____ Yes.
_____ No.
11. Righteousness by faith comes from (1)
_____ Man's works.

_____ Being baptized.
_____ Faith in Jesus Christ alone.
12. Who killed the sacrificial animal that a sinner brought? (1)
_____ God.
_____ The priest.
_____ The sinner.
13. Which statements are true about the righteousness Jesus offers? (3)
_____ It will restore us to God's image.

_____ It is not miraculous.
_____ Our good works are a big part of it.
_____ It covers our past sins.
_____ It gives us the desire to live right.
_____ It covers sins we don’t want to give up.
14. Which of the following are true regarding the day of atonement? (4)
_____ It occurred monthly.

_____ It was a day of judgment.
_____ It was a day of games and good fun.
_____ It symbolized the final judgment.
_____ The scapegoat symbolized Satan.
_____ The blood was taken into the most holy place.
15. Righteousness means a right relationship with God. (1)
_____ Yes.
_____ No.
16. Slaying an animal helped the people realize that sin brought the death penalty upon all
people. (1)
_____ Yes.
_____ No.
17. Are you willing to accept Christ’s righteousness, which includes forgiveness, cleansing
from sin, and the power to live right in the present and future?
_____ Yes.
_____

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10.

When a sacrificial animal was offered for the entire

11. Based on the sanctuary services, in what two major

13. Does a person have any role at all to play in becoming

14. What was the Day of Atonement?

15. Did the Day of Atonement symbolize or foreshadow a

Date for the Judgment

1. Which pieces of furniture were in the courtyard of the sanctuary? (2)

_____ The mercy seat.

2. God's presence dwelt at the mercy seat. (1)

3. The seven-branch candlestick represented (1)

_____ Jesus, the light of the world.

4. The purpose of the sanctuary and its services was to (1)

_____ Help the people understand angels.

5. Who drew the plans for the sanctuary? (1)

7. The slain sacrificial animals represented (1)

_____ The Holy Spirit.

9. Which of the following were true of the earthly sanctuary? (2)

_____ It had three rooms.

10. Righteousness by faith is the only true righteousness. (1)

11. Righteousness by faith comes from (1)

_____ Man's works.

_____ It will restore us to God's image.

_____ It occurred monthly.

15. Righteousness means a right relationship with God. (1)

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