Christ provides the ultimate atonement (Azazel)

  Azazel, or the scapegoat, is mentioned in Leviticus 16 as part of God’s instructions to the Israelites regarding the Day of Atonement.  On this day, the high priest would first offer a sacrifice for his sins and those of his household; then he would perform sacrifices for the nation.  From the Israelite community [the high priest was instructed] to take two male goats for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering (v.5).  The priest brought the animals before the Lord and cast lots between the two goats – one to be a sacrifice and the other to be the scapegoat.  The first goat was slaughtered for the sins of the people and its blood used to cleanse the Most Holy Place, the tent of meeting and the altar (v.20).  After the cleansing, the live goat was brought to the high priest.  Laying his hands on the scapegoat, the high priest was to confess over it all the wickedness and rebellion of the Israelites – all their sins – and put them on the goat’s head.  He shall send the goat away into the wilderness in the care of someone appointed for the task.  The goat will carry on itself all their sins to a remote place; and the man shall release it in the wilderness (v.21-22).  Symbolically, the scapegoat took on the sins of the Israelites ad removed them (v.10).  For Christians, this is a foreshadowing of Christ.

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Image source 1:  James Tissot, Agnus Dei:  The Scapegoat, Brooklyn Museum (ca. 1886-1894), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scapegoat#/media/File:Brooklyn_Museum_-_Agnus-Dei_The_Scapegoat_(Agnus-Dei._Le_bouc_%C3%A9missaire.)_-_James_Tissot.jpg

Image source 2:  https://redeeminggod.com/jesus-as-the-divine-scapegoat/

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