Leviticus 16:29
"And this shall be a perpetual statute for you; in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you⌃ shall humble your souls, and shall do no work, the native and the stranger who abides among you."
Leviticus 23:32—Was the feast observed on the ninth day or on the tenth day?
Contrasting Link: Leviticus 23:32 →
Problem:
According to this verse the fast associated with the Day of Atonement was to begin on the “ninth day of the month.” But earlier in
Leviticus 16:29
they were to begin fasting on the “tenth day of the month.”
Solution:
This fast began on the ninth day and extended over to the tenth day (cf.
Lev. 23:27
). Hence, it was appropriate to speak of it as being either day. There are several other problems of a similar nature. For example, in like manner the feast was both seven days (
Ex. 12:15
) or six days (
Deut. 16:8
). God ended His work of creation on the seventh day (
Gen. 2:2
) and yet did it in six days (
Ex. 20:11
). Also, “after eight days” means the next Sunday (
John 20:26
; cf.
20:19
).