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Leviticus 16:34Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

And this shall be an ordinance for ever, that you pray for the children of Israel, and for all their sins once a year. He did therefore as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Douay-Rheims

וְהָֽיְתָה־זֹּ֨את לָכֶ֜ם לְחֻקַּ֣ת עוֹלָ֗ם לְכַפֵּ֞ר עַל־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מִכָּל־חַטֹּאתָ֔ם אַחַ֖ת בַּשָּׁנָ֑ה וַיַּ֕עַשׂ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃

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Theodoret of Cyrus

5th centuryChurch Father

He then states, "In one summer let it be done, just as the Lord commanded Moses." This symbolizes the mission of our Savior in human form. Just as the Hierarch entered the Holy of Holies once during the summer to carry out this sacred duty, so the Lord Christ, as the divine Apostle explains, after experiencing redemptive suffering, ascended to heaven, "having obtained eternal redemption" (Hebrews 9:12). Interpretation on the book of Leviticus. Question: When did the bishop enter the Holy of Holies?

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