Such was the work that went on day by day throughout the year. The sins of Israel being thus transferred to the sanctuary, the holy places were defiled, and a special work became necessary for the removal of the sins. God commanded that an atonement be made for each of the sacred apartments, as for the altar, to “cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.” Leviticus 16:19. {FLB 198.3}

Sådan var arbejdet som foregik dag for dag, året rundt. Således blev Israels synder overført til helligdommen, det hellige blev besmittet, og en særlig gerning blev nødvendig for at fjerne synderne. Gud befalede at en forsoning skulle ske for hver af de hellige afdelinger, såvel for alteret, for at ”rense og hellige det for israelitternes urenhed.” 3. Mos. 16,19