Leviticus16:14

Translation

Then he (AARON) shall take the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the face of (the East side of) that which covers,

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and he shall sprinkle the blood seven times with his finger before the thing that covers.

Paraphrase

The ENLIGHTENED TEACHER must take some of the blood of the bull and with his finger, sprinkle it on the East side, i.e. on the front of, the thing that cover’s sins and also covers the special articles of testimony [which were placed inside the ark], and he must also sprinkle it seven times with his finger on the floor in front of

the thing that covers sins and also covers the special articles of testimony [which were placed inside the ark].

Footnotes

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Here again I need to change a mental image you have in your mind. The ark of the covenant with its golden cherubim and golden top (cover) was not shiny, it was smattered with drops of blood. Each year on the Day of Atonement, the priest added a few more drops of blood.