Leviticus now pauses over a national wound—“after the death of the two sons of Aaron.” In the shadow of Nadab and Abihu’s judgment, God reveals the Day of Atonement, a yearly path back into His presence for the whole people. Isaiah shows a king on the brink, crying out for rescue. Luke shows a woman with a broken past drawing near to Jesus with tears and perfume. When failure and death are close at hand, is there really a way back?