DCLM Daily Manna 2025: DCLM Daily Manna 6 December 2025: A Day of Atonement
Text: Leviticus 23:23–32 (KJV)
Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 24 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a sabbath-rest, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation. 25 You shall do no customary work on it; and you shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord.’ ”
26 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 27 “Also the tenth day of this seventh month shall be the Day of Atonement. It shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. 28 And you shall do no work on that same day, for it is the Day of Atonement, to make atonement for you before the Lord your God. 29 For any person who is not afflicted in soul on that same day shall be cut off from his people. 30 And any person who does any work on that same day, that person I will destroy from among his people. 31 You shall do no manner of work; it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. 32 It shall be to you a sabbath of solemn rest, and you shall [a]afflict your souls; on the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you shall celebrate your sabbath.”
KEY VERSE: Leviticus 23:27
“Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.”
Augustus Hopkins Strong, a respected minister and theologian, once stated, “God requires satisfaction because He is holiness, but He makes satisfaction because He is love.” Israel’s Day of Atonement beautifully reflects these two attributes of God—His uncompromising holiness and His boundless love.
Today’s Bible passage highlights two major feasts in Israel:
The Feast of Trumpets
The Day of Atonement
The Feast of Trumpets marked the beginning of the seventh month, which signified the start of Israel’s religious calendar. In Israel, trumpet blasts were used for various purposes—to summon assemblies, to signal journeys, and during battles. In this context, however, the trumpet announced a new spiritual year.
The Day of Atonement, observed on the tenth day of the same month, was considered the holiest day in Israel’s calendar.
It was the only day in the year when the high priest could enter the Most Holy Place to make atonement for the sins of the entire nation. It was also the only appointed feast that required the Israelites to afflict their souls—a command to fast, repent deeply, and humble themselves.
Anyone who refused to do so faced the grave consequence of death, emphasising the seriousness of sin and the need for genuine repentance.
These solemn feasts remind us of the importance of forgiveness, restoration, and beginning afresh with God. The need for national atonement emphasised that all have sinned and fallen short of God’s glory.
But the New Testament reveals a greater truth: Christ is the perfect fulfilment of the Day of Atonement. As our Great High Priest, He entered not an earthly tabernacle but the heavenly one, offering His own blood and securing eternal redemption for all who believe.
Today, anyone can be reconciled to God through Christ—if they approach Him with humility, faith, and sincere repentance.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Christ’s atonement offers you a new beginning.
THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Daily Manna 6 December 2025
