Yom Kippur Fasting: Afflicting the Soul
Leviticus 16:29–34 sets one day a year apart for atonement and calls the people to afflict their souls and do no work. The fasting belongs to a day whose center is God's cleansing, not the people's sorrow.
Leviticus 16:29–34 sets one day a year apart for atonement and calls the people to afflict their souls and do no work. The fasting belongs to a day whose center is God's cleansing, not the people's sorrow.