Of all the sacrificial ceremonies presented in the Old Testament, none are more significant and expressive of the purpose and meaning of the cross than that which is dramatized on the Day of Atonement. It was designated the holiest day of the year. In it all the sacred sacrifices came to a climax. It was central to the sacrificial system and the people’s communion with God. The life-giving presence of the Holy One was impossible without the work performed on this singular day of the year. And the high point of that day was also the most intriguing and extraordinary. Here in striking symbolism a unique dimension of the cross is graphically depicted.