Lev 16:21 And Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, and confess over it all the iniquities of the people of Israel, and all their transgressions, all their sins. And he shall put them on the head of the goat and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man who is in readiness.
Lev 16:22 The goat shall bear all their iniquities on itself to a remote area, and he shall let the goat go free in the wilderness.
Symbolically this was necessary for the atonement of the nation. How would it be to see the sins being confessed by the peoples and to see the priest confessing all the sins onto this goat. It must have been somewhat humiliating as well, because it seemed like people new each other's sins. There wasn't much of a filter as far as what people knew.
But what a relief to see the sin leave the camp, to no longer be seen or reminded of it again. And yet now we have in Christ a true scapegoat that in this same way we can see our sins depart us and we have no connection to them whatsoever.
Father, help me to realize my forgiveness in you and this free gift that is offered to so many. May I live in truth of your sons work on my behalf. Amen.
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