see sidebar, “The Day of Atonement,” p. 168). How Jesus fulfills this rite will be explained in chapter 9. Fig. 3. Stone carving of the ark of the covenant from the fourth- or fifth-century AD synagogue in Capernaum © Baker Publishing Group In describing how Christ became a priest, Hebrews has a strikingly different emphasis from the Old Testament. The law of Moses underscores the need for a priest to be set apart from the people so he can approach the holy God (Lev 8–10). But for Christ to become