Is atonement possible without repentance? Can the priestly order of service effect atonement without repentance? The order of service enables an intimate meeting between God and the High Priest. It is this meeting that invokes the Divine attribute of mercy, thus enabling atonement to occur.
The opening verses of this chapter discuss the order of service needed for the High Priest to enter the Holy of Holies, yet the end of the chapter connects this service also to the means of achieving atonement on Yom Kippur.
