11/02/2026
THE MYSTERY AND UNDERSTANDING OF SPRINKLING THE BLOOD ON THE MERECY SEAT
“11 And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself: 12 And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail: 13 And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not: 14 And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times. 15 Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat: 16 And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness. 17.”
(Leviticus 16:11-17- KJV)
In the precise order of the sacrifice, Aaron first killed the bullock which was the sin-offering to make atonement for his himself and his household. This bullock is for himself and his household. It is imperative to note the closeness between the high priest and his house being” linked together”. In our contemporary world, there are many Christian leaders who have consciously or unconsciously failed to inculcate Christian values into their children, mentees, or household. So there is a clear discrepancy between the children and their Christian parents in terms of character, attributes, values and behaviour in our technologically sophisticated world of today.
This closeness between the high priest and his family is reminiscent of the oneness between the Lord Jesus Christ and His house (the church universal) However, in the case of Aaron, he offered a bullock for sin, for himself and his house: he, himself being a sinner and his house composed of sinners like himself. (see Hebrews 5:3, 7:27, 9:7, 3:2). On the other hand, the Lord Jesus Christ as the Great High priest knew no sin and offered Himself completely on behalf of others.
Aaron, next took the censor, full of the coals of fire from Off the altar before the Lord God and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small and all brought within the vail and put incense upon the fire before the Lord that the cloud of incense might cover the mercy-seat upon the testament so that he may not die. The censor was the golden censor. The golden censor was in the Holy of holies according to Chapter 9 of the Book of Hebrews, where no incense altar is mentioned standing in the Holy place. The cherubim shadowing the mercy-seat are called “the cherubim of glory.” Therefore, on the Day of Atonement, the coals of fire were moved from off the incense altar and the golden sensor being filled with them was carried within the vail. The manifested presence of Jehovah God appeared in the cloud upon the mercy seat- the “cloud of glory.”
Aaron, whose name means “very high”, stood supreme as the high priest. (see Exodus 28:1). Aaron is a “prophetic type” of the Lord Jesus Christ whom God has exalted to be prince and Saviour. (see acts 5:31, Hebrews 4:4, Philippians 2:5-11). Yet Aaron could not enter the Holy of holies with the blood of atonement, unless he could personally, shelter himself under a cloud of incense. The incense was pure and holy according to Exodus 30: 35-37. The frankincense which was one of the ingredients of incense represents “purity”. The word “pure” in this context is the Hebrew word “levohnab” which refers to “divine whiteness”. (see Exodus 30:34, Leviticus 24:7)
This is the divine purity which the Lord Jesus Christ manifested on the cross of Calvary. It was purity and righteousness vivified that the Roman centurion exclaimed: “certainly this was a Righteous man.” (see Luke 23:47). The cloud of incense beaten small ascended up to God, as a sweet-smelling fragrance which convicted that gentile Roman soldier. Grace and truth brought by the Lord Jesus Christ was made manifest to the Roman soldier.
Wherever, Jesus Christ went, true love, sympathy and pity flowed from His heat towards the weak, the weary, and the afflicted. He was a Righteous man in the midst of deceit and falsehood in human beings who thronged Him everywhere. Jesus Christ was true in His affections, His love and in His rebukes of evil as well as in His forgiveness of sin. (see Isaiah 53:9, 2 Peter 2:22). Glory to God and Shalom!
All for Christ and Christ Alone!
PASTOR GODFREY MSISKA
Vision Coordinator
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INVITATION- SALVATION IS THE GREATEST MIRACLE!
However, salvation is the fundamental gift and benefit which Christ Jesus brought to us. Everything we can conceive and aspire to be without Christ Jesus is limited to this present temporary life. The invisible spiritual realm is more real and permanent than the present physical realm of human existence. (see 2 Corinthians 4:18).Therefore, if you have not accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour; kindly pray the following prayer in faith and humility. (see Romans 10:9-10 ,John 3:16).
Dear God Almighty, I come to you in the name of Jesus Christ. I believe that you sent Jesus to die on the Cross of Calvary for my sins and you raised Him from the dead, on the third day. I know that I cannot save myself. I repent of all my sins and ask for the precious blood of Jesus to cleanse me of every iniquity. I confess Jesus Christ as my Lord and Saviour. Holy Spirit of God take total control of my life as you lead and guide me into God’s purpose for my life in Jesus Christ name. Amen!
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