“And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.”
No one is to be in the tent of meeting from the time Aaron goes in to make atonement in the Most Holy Place until he comes out, having made atonement for himself, his household and the whole community of Israel. The sanctuary is completely cleared of all other persons during Aaron's most holy entry. No priest, no Levite, no worshipper can be in the tent of meeting while Aaron is in the Most Holy Place. The exclusive solitude of the high priest in the Most Holy Place communicates the unique, unrepeatable character of the Day of Atonement's innermost sanctuary moment. Hebrews 9:7 says only the high priest entered the inner room — the exclusivity of Leviticus 16:17 is the factual basis for Hebrews' theological argument.
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