It is written (Leviticus 17:11):
For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one's life.
Now, this written in the context of forbidding you to eat blood...
BUT, the reasoning given behind this commandment by God concerns the importance of blood, which (via animal sacrifices) was the way in which you atoned for your sins...
In other words, because of your sin, God could not allow you to be near Him (because He is sinless). And since sin leads to death, or bloodshed, God required a "sacrifice" on your behalf of your personal sins in order to be forgiven and "atone" for your sins...so you could draw near to God, yet again.
But as I understand it, you now celebrate atonement on Yom Kippur...and you do this through fasting and prayer...
However, there is no blood shed to atone for your sins!
So...how are you atoning for your sins...without bloodshed?
2007-08-28
07:45:23
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