But the goat on which the lot for the scapegoat fell shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make atonement upon it, to send it into the wilderness as a scapegoat. Leviticus 16:10
In the Old Covenant, God appointed a "Day of Atonement." The High Priest sacrificed and put blood on the mercy seat in the Holy Place. The High Priest then took the blood representing all the sins of the nation for that year, and put them on the goats head, Then the goat was led into the wilderness representing sin leaving the camp. Poor goat. Poor Jesus! He was our scapegoat on the cross. He bore all the sins in the world, and took them away. No wonder He cried out, "My God, My God, why have your forsaken Me?"
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