In this special release, I am reading a complete chapter from my forthcoming book on the appointed times of Yehovah. We begin with Yom Kippur — the Day of Atonement and a question that takes us much deeper than religious tradition: Why did Yehovah give Israel Yom Kippur in the first place?
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Before we rush to prophetic fulfillment, we go back to the Torah. Why the High Priest? Why the blood? Why the veil? Why did the sanctuary itself require cleansing? And why did Yehovah command two goats—one sacrificed and the other sent alive into the wilderness bearing Israel’s iniquities?
As we open Leviticus 16, an extraordinary picture begins to emerge. One goat dies and its blood is taken into the Holy Place. Over the second goat, Israel’s sins, transgressions and iniquities are confessed, and that goat bears them away into the wilderness.
Then we follow that language into Isaiah 53, where Yehovah speaks of His righteous Servant who would “bear their iniquities.”
And the journey does not stop there.
We open Jeremiah 31 and discover something every Jewish seeker should consider carefully: the New Covenant is not originally a Christian concept. Yehovah Himself promised a New Covenant “with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah,” declaring:
“I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.”From Moses to Isaiah, from Jeremiah to Yeshua of Nazareth, I invite you to follow the Scriptures and ask the questions for yourself.
Whether you already believe Yeshua is Messiah, are Jewish and searching for answers, or simply want to understand Yom Kippur more deeply, this chapter is an invitation to put religious assumptions aside and return to the biblical text.
One truth runs through the entire message:
THE GOAL OF ATONEMENT IS HIS PRESENCE.
Yehovah told Israel, “I brought you to Myself.”
He commanded the sanctuary to be built “that I may dwell among them.”
Atonement was never merely about removing guilt. Yehovah was making a way for His people to draw near.
This chapter has also become deeply personal to me. The more I study Torah and the Prophets, the more convinced I become that Yeshua of Nazareth truly is Israel’s promised Messiah. In this reading, I share some of the biblical reasons that conviction continues to deepen my faith and my love for the Creator.
This is a special advance chapter reading from a forthcoming book by Dr. Kenny Russell.
Listen with your Bible open. Read the passages for yourself. Test everything against Scripture—and above all, ask Yehovah to reveal His truth to you.
Key Scriptures: Exodus 19:3–6; Exodus 25:8; Leviticus 16; Leviticus 17:11; Leviticus 23; Isaiah 53; Jeremiah 31:31–34; Hebrews 8–10.
Dr. Kenny Russell
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