For on that day shall [the priest] make an atonement for you to cleanse you,.... By offering the sin offering for them; typical of the sacrifice of Christ, whose soul was made an offering for sin whereby atonement is made for it, and whose blood cleanses from all sin.
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Leviticus 16:30
Leviticus 16:30
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1. The day appointed for this solemnity. It must be observed yearly on
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