“And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the Lord commanded Moses.”
This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: atonement is to be made once a year for all the sins of the Israelites. And it was done, as the Lord commanded Moses. The final verse of the Day of Atonement regulations states the lasting ordinance one final time and closes with the compliance formula: it was done, as the Lord commanded Moses. The once-a-year atonement for all the sins of the Israelites is the annual reset of the covenant relationship — the comprehensive forgiveness that makes the next year of covenant life possible. Hebrews 10:1–3 says the animal sacrifices offered annually could not make the worshippers perfect or take away sins, and were a reminder of sins year after year. The once-for-all sacrifice of Christ fulfills and replaces what the annual Day of Atonement could only foreshadow.
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