Yom Kippur this year is on September 27th which is equivalent to the 10th day of the 7th month. It is a Shabbat which means that no work can be done on this day. Due to a movement within the Torah community that says Yom Kippur aka The Day of Atonement is a feast day where food can be eaten; I wanted to make a message with more witnesses to refute this doctrine so that you will not transgress against YAHWEH on this important day.
Leviticus 6:23 (Samaritan)
“And EVERY SIN OFFERING that WILL COME FROM ITS BLOOD INTO THE TENT OF MEETING TO MAKE ATONEMENT in SET-APARTNESS SHALL NOT BE EATEN. IT SHALL BE BURNED WITH FIRE.”
Leviticus 6:23 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)
“But NO SIN OFFERING WHICH HAS HAD ANY OF ITS BLOOD BROUGHT INTO THE TENT OF MEETING IN THE SET-APART PLACE IS TO BE EATEN; IT IS TO BE BURNED UP COMPLETELY.”
This is exactly what we see happening on Yom Kippur! There is a bull for an iniquity offering made for Aaron and a goat for the people!
Leviticus 16:11-20, verse 27 (Samaritan)
“And Aaron shall offer the bull of the SIN OFFERING which is for HIMSELF AND MAKE ATONEMENT FOR HIMSELF AND FOR HIS HOUSEHOLD. And he shall slaughter the bull of the SIN OFFERING which is for himself. And he shall take a firepan full of coals of fire from upon the altar before YAHWEH, and two handfuls of finely ground sweet incense, and bring it inside the veil. And he shall put the incense on the fire before YAHWEH, that the cloud of incense may cover the cover that is on the testimony, and if not, he will die. And he shall take SOME OF THE BLOOD OF THE BULL and sprinkle it with his finger before the cover on the east. Also in front of the cover he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times. And he shall slaughter the GOAT OF THE SIN OFFERING WHICH IS FOR THE PEOPLE, AND BRING ITS BLOOD INSIDE THE VEIL, AND DO WITH ITS BLOOD AS HE DID WITH THE BLOOD OF THE BULL, and sprinkle it on the cover, and in front of the mercy seat. AND HE SHALL MAKE ATONEMENT FOR THE SET-APART PLACE, BECAUSE OF THE IMPURITES OF THE SONS OF YISRA’EL AND BECAUSE OF THEIR TRANGRESSIONS IN REGARD TO ALL THEIR SINS. And he shall do for the tent of meeting which dwells with them in the midst of their impurities. And when he goes in to MAKE ATONEMENT IN THE SET-APART PLACE, no one shall be IN THE TENT OF MEETING until he comes out, that he may MAKE ATONEMENT FOR HIMSELF, AND FOR HIS HOUSEHOLD, AND FOR ALL THE ASSEMBLY OF YISRA’EL. And he shall go out to the altar that is before YAHWEH and make atonement for it. And he shall take some of the blood of the bull, and of the blood of the goat, and put it on the horns of the altar on all sides. And with his finger he shall sprinkle some of the blood on it seven times and cleanse it, and consecrate it from the impurities of the Sons of Yisra’el. “
Verse 27 “And the BULL OF THE SIN OFFERING AND THE GOAT OF THE SIN OFFERING, WHOSE BLOOD WAS BROUGHT IN TO MAKE ATONEMENT IN THE SET-APART PLACE, shall be taken outside the camp. AND THEY SHALL BURN THEIR HIDES, THEIR FLESH, AND THEIR REFUSE IN THE FIRE.”
As we see from the scriptures above that none of the bull or goat was to be eaten, and again, verse 27 is a direct match to Leviticus 6:23 quoted earlier.
Leviticus 6:23 (Samaritan)
“And EVERY SIN OFFERING that WILL COME FROM ITS BLOOD INTO THE TENT OF MEETING TO MAKE ATONEMENT in SET-APARTNESS SHALL NOT BE EATEN. IT SHALL BE BURNED WITH FIRE.”
Other witnesses:
Temple Scroll Column 25:11, The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls, page 199
“The tenth of this month is the DAY OF ATONEMENT. You shall MORTIFY yourselves. For any person who DOES NOT MORTIFY HIMSELF on this self-same day shall be cut off from his people.”
Oxford languages defines “Mortify” as to subdue the body of its NEEDS and desires by SELF-DENIAL or discipline.
Collinsdictionary.com defines “Mortify” as to punish (one’s body) or control (one’s physical desires and passions) by SELF-DENIAL, FASTING, etc., as means of religious or ascetic discipline.
SELF-DENIAL is followed by “fasting” in the Collins dictionary and this is brought out in the Complete Jewish Scriptures translation, which says:
Leviticus 23:26
“YAHWEH said to Moses, “The tenth day of this seventh month is YOM-KIPPUR; you are to have a set-apart convocation, you ARE TO DENY YOURSELVES, and you are to bring an offering made by fire to YAHWEH.”
By not giving your body its needs such as food and water by fasting is a perfect example of self-denial and mortifying yourself.
Leviticus 23:26-32 (Samaritan)
“And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, saying, On exactly the TENTH DAY OF THIS SEVENTH MONTH IS DAY OF ATONEMENT. It shall be a set-apart reading for you. And you shall HUMBLE YOUR SOULS, and present an offering by fire to YAHWEH. And you shall not DO ANY WORK ON THIS SAME DAY, for it is a day of atonement, to make atonement on your behalf before YAHWEH your ELOHIM. For any soul who will NOT HUMBLE HIMSELF on this same day, HE SHALL BE CUT OFF FROM HIS PEOPLE. For any soul WHO DOES ANY WORK ON THIS SAME DAY, THAT SOUL I WILL DESTROY FROM AMONG HER PEOPLES. And you shall NOT DO ANY WORK. It is to be a statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings. It is to be a SHABBAT OF COMPLETE REST TO YOU (SHABBAT SHABBATON). And you shall TORTURE YOUR SOULS, on the ninth of the month at evening, from evening until evening you shall REST ON YOUR SHABBAT.”
The Samaritan translation includes HUMBLING our souls during Yom Kippur. A synonym for torture is to afflict. So, how can we humble our souls?
Psalms 35:13 (Septuagint)
" But I, when they troubled me, put on sackcloth and HUMBLED my soul with FASTING”.
Leviticus 16:29-31 (Samaritan)
“In the SEVENTH MONTH, ON THE TENTH DAY OF THE MONTH, you shall TORTURE YOUR SOULS, AND NOT DO ANY WORK, WHETHER A CITIZEN, OR THE PROSEYLTE sojourning among you. For it is on this day that atonement shall be made for you to CLEANSE YOU. You will be clean for all your offenses before YAHWEH. It is to be a SHABBAT OF REST FOR YOU, THAT YOU SHALL TORTURE YOUR SOULS. IT IS A PERMANENT STATUTE.”
Oxford Languages lists AFFLICT as a synonym for TORTURE that the Samaritan translation also uses for Yom Kippur.
Isaiah 58:3 (Aramaic)
"Why have we FASTED, and You have not seen? Why have we AFFLICTED ourselves, and You took no notice?"
Matthew 9:14-15 (Hebrewgospels.com)
“The disciples of John came unto YESHUA MASHIACH, saying, “Why do your disciples not AFFLICT THEMSLEVES like us and the Pharisees? So YESHUA MASHIACH said to them, “Because of the bridegroom—while he is alive, all of them who are with him are not able to be quenched. But when the time comes that man will hide the bridegroom, THEN THEY WILL FAST.”
Damascus Document 6:19, The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls page 134
“They shall keep the Shabbat day according to its exact interpretation, and the FEASTS AND THE DAY OF FASTING according to the finding of the members of the New Covenant in the land of Damascus.”
Damascus Document Manuscripts from Cave 4, The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls 157
“They shall not bath or wash their garments on the GREAT DAY AND FAST, ON THE DAY OF ATONEMENT.”
2 Chronicles 8:13 (Aramaic)
“Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the Shabbats and the SOLEMN FEASTS, three times a year, in the Feast of Unleavened Bread, AND IN THE FEAST OF THE FASTING, and in the Feast of Tabernacles.”
The translation of the Aramaic matches what see in the Dead Sea Scrolls!
The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls (Prayers for Festivals, 1Q34) page 382
“Prayer for the DAY OF ATONEMENT. Remember O YAHWEH, the feast of mercies and the time of return…Thou has established it for us as a FEAST OF FASTING, AND AN EVERLASTING PRECEPT…Thou knowest the hidden things and the things revealed…
Commentary of Habakkuk, The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls page 515
“Woe to him who causes his neighbors to drink; who pours out his venom to make them drunk that he may gaze on their feasts (ii, 15).
Interpreted, this concerns the Wicked Priest who pursued the Teacher of Righteousness to the house of his exile that he might confuse him with his venomous fury. And at the time appointed for rest, for THE DAY OF ATONEMENT, he appeared before them to confuse them, and to cause them to stumble ON THE DAY OF FASTING, their Shabbat repose.
Acts 27:9 (Aramaic Lamsa)
“There we remained for a long time, even till the DAY OF THE JEWISH FAST was over and, since it had now become dangerous for anyone to sail, Paul gave them advice.”
Acts 27:9 (Aramaic English New Testament)
“And we were there a long time, and till after the DAY OF THE JEWISH FAST.”
There is a footnote marked #205 in the Aramaic English New Testament which says, “THIS IS YOM KIPPUR.”
Prayerfully this message will clear up any confusion or misinterpretation of the scriptures and allow for complete obedience to YAHWEH! As always may YAHWEH bless you in YESHUA’s Name!