Hello and welcome to Bible Project podcast. I'm your host today, Michelle Jones, back to wrap up our series on redemption.

This is a new type of episode we've been trying out called a Hyperlink episode. In every series,

we attempt to isolate and study a biblical theme. But it's

important to remember that biblical themes are woven together throughout the story of the Bible

like a symphony. Today, in this Hyperlink episode, we'll listen to clips from previous series

where the theme of redemption appears naturally in conversation.

As we begin, let's remember that a redemption is a transfer of a possession from being lost back into the possession of its rightful owner.

Human beings belong to God and exist to live in union with God, but humans

tragically are lost when taken possession by sin and death. The story of the Bible then is a story

of how God will repossess humanity, that is, transfer us back to where we belong, to restore us into union with him. In other words,

God wants to redeem us. Thanks for joining us. Here we go.

Our first clip, That is, that is. Ineption. We're making all of his dark.

Our first clip is from our series on the Leviticus scroll back in July of 2022.

At the very center of the scroll of Leviticus is a climactic ritual called the Day of Atonement, or Yom Kippur. On this day, the high priest casts lots for the fate of two innocent and blameless goats.

One goat symbolically receives the sin of Israel, and then is sent away to encounter a spiritual enemy in the wilderness named Azazel. The second goat is brought into God's

holy place, the tabernacle, and the blood of this goat is sprinkled on the cover of the Ark of the

Covenant, the throne of God himself. This is a strange image for us, but we need to remember that

in the ancient world, the blood symbolizes

life, and the life of something blameless can cover over the reality of death.

While this series on redemption has focused on the Passover Lamb, the Day of Atonement is another

piece of the biblical mosaic that helps us understand the death and resurrection of Jesus.

This conversation comes from the Leviticus Scroll series, Episode 6 titled What is the Day of Atonement?

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