The first “Day of Atonement” actually took place in Bereshiyth (Genesis) 3:21: “Unto Adam also, and to his wife, did YHWH Elohiym make coats of skins, and clothed them.”
The Hebrew word “coats” in the above passage is #H3801 kethoneth, meaning “to cover, a garment, a robe.”
In Leviticus 23:27, we are commanded to have a “Day of Atonement” (Yom Kippur). The Hebrew word for “atonement” (kippur) is #H3725.
The very next verse is interesting, because it uses two different words for the English word “atonement.”
Wayiqra (Leviticus) 23:28 And you shall do no work in that same day: for it is a day of atonement (kippur), to make an atonement (kaphar) for you before YHWH your Elohiym.
The first time the word is used in the above verse, it is the Hebrew word “kippur,” and the second time in the verse, it says “kaphar.” Kippur or “kippuriym,” is plural for the word “kaphar,” which literally means “to cover.”
Thus, the first mention of someone being “covered” after they had sinned was in Genesis 3:21, where we are shown that Adam & Chawah (Eve) were clothed (covered) when YaHuWaH shed the blood of a lamb, and made coats of skins for them.
Yom Kippur means “Day of Covering!”
YaHuWaH himself, manifested as the High Priest Melchizedek, the Messiah, Yahuwshuwa who “walked among them” in the Garden, and he performed the first “Yom Kippur”sacrifice to “cover the nakedness of their sins.”
In Leviticus 16, the High Priest is commanded to cast lots to see which of the “Twin Goats” would be “killed,” and which one would be “sent away.”
In Genesis 4:1, we read that Adam & Chawah (Eve)“CONCEIVED” and bore Two Boys: Qayin (Cain) & Hebel (Able).
The names of these two brothers tells a story of the BOTH HOUSES OF YISRA’EL:
The name “Cain” (Qayin) comes from a root word in Hebrew:
#7069 qanah kaw-naw' a primitive root; to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by PURCHASE (causatively, sell); by implication to own:--attain, buy(-er), teach to keep cattle, get, PROVOKE TO JEALOUSY, possess (-or), PURCHASE, RECOVER, REDEEM.
*Note: this is Yom Kippur language!
In Revelation 19, on the Day of Atonement, our Messiah will return on a white horse, and he will REDEEM, PURCHASE, AND RECOVER his bride!
You will also notice that this word “qanah” means “TO PROVOKE TO JEALOUSY!”
In Romans 11:11, we are told that the House of Yahuwdah (Judah) fell from grace, and caused salvation to come to the Gentiles aka “The House of Ephrayim” in order to “Provoke the Jews to jealousy!”
Romans 11:11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? Elohiym forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.
Therefore, Cain represents the House of Yahuwdah (Judah) because they killed their own Messiah when they shouted “CRUCIFY HIM!”
The name Hebel (Abel) means the following:
#1892 hebel habel {hab-ale'}; from 1891; EMPTINESS OR VANITY; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb:--X altogether, vain, vanity.
These two brothers are a prophetic shadow picture of Both Houses of Yisra’el (Isaiah 8:14). Throughout history, we have seen that these two houses have “TRADED PLACES.”
Judah became more like Ephraim, and Ephraim has become more like Judah, so that both houses could be equalized in the end. In the same way, Abel bore the sin of his brother Cain when he was killed, just as our Messiah bore our sins when he was crucified for us. Cain was now having to bear the guilt for his brother Abel, and thus he represents the House of Judah.
Judah became more like Ephraim, and Ephraim has become more like Judah, so that both houses could be equalized in the end. In the same way, Abel bore the sin of his brother Cain when he was killed, just as our Messiah bore our sins when he was crucified for us. Cain was now having to bear the guilt for his brother Abel, and thus he represents the House of Judah.
Even though Abel was righteous, he represents the House of Ephraim, because he was killed as a result of Cain’s “idolatry” which is “vanity” and emptiness:
Hosea 4:17 Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.
Hosea 12:1 Ephraim feeds on wind, and follows after the east wind: he daily increases lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.
Qayin (Cain) represents the “SCAPEGOAT” because he was “SENT AWAY.”
Hebel (Abel) represents the “SACRIFICIAL GOAT” because he was “SLAIN.”
Adam & Chawah (Eve) lost both of their sons as punishment for their sin in the garden.
Similarly, King David was punished when YaHuWaH took his son born to him with Bathsheba because he had her husband, Uriah killed so that he could commit adultery with her.
In Genesis 4:15, YaHuWaH pronounced “VENGEANCE” on anyone who slays Cain:
“And YHWH said unto him, Therefore whosoever slays Qayin (Cain), VENGEANCE shall be taken on him SEVENFOLD. And YHWH set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.”
On “The 7th Day Sabbath Millennium”, The Future “DAY OF VENGEANCE,” on Yom Kippur, Yahuwshuwa will finally REDEEM, PURCHASE & RECOVER all that the enemy has stolen from Adam & Chawah (Eve) and their TWO SONS, who represent “BOTH HOUSES OF YISRA’EL!”
Yeshayahuw (Isaiah) 61:2 To proclaim the acceptable year of YHWH, and THE DAY OF VENGEANCE OF OUR ELOHIYM; to comfort all that mourn;
Revelation 19:2 For true and righteous are his judgments: for he has judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and has AVENGED the blood of his servants at her hand.
Are we commanded to fast for Yom Kippur?
There are certain ministries that are purporting that there is no such command to fast for Yom Kippur. However, these ministries are woefully uninformed about what the Hebrew Scriptures teach on this subject, consequently, they are misleading the sheep.
The instructions for Yom Kippur in Leviticus 23:27, command us to “AFFLICT OUR SOULS.”
What exactly does this mean?
The Hebrew word for “afflict” (anah) means “to subjugate, to make weak.”
The Hebrew word for “soul” (nephesh) means the following seen in the graphic below: “appetite, desire, passion.”
Yeshayahuw (Isaiah) 58:3 gives us a clue that fasting is connected to afflicting our souls:
“Wherefore have we FASTED, say they, and you see it not? Wherefore have we AFFLICTED OUR SOUL, and you take no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your FAST you find pleasure, and exact all your labours.”
Notice that afflicting one’s soul is equivalent to fasting! The Hebrew word for “fasting” means the following:
#6684 tsuwm tsoom a primitive root; TO COVER OVER THE MOUTH, i.e. to fast:--X at all, fast.
The word “KIPPUR” comes from another root word“KAPHAR” which means “TO COVER.”
When was the first DAY OF COVERING?
Bereshiyth (Genesis) 3:21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did YHWH Elohiym make coats of skins, and clothed them (COVERED THEM!)
Yom Kippur is synonymous with having our sins “covered.”
Adam & Eve sinned when they “ATE” (which is the opposite of fasting) the fruit of the tree that they were forbidden to EAT of. When we FAST (COVER OUR MOUTH), we are reminded of the original sin in the garden which began with EATING!
This is a great way to show YaHuWaH that we are willing to REVERSE THE CURSE brought into the world by Adam & Eve!
Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man [Adam] sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.