The two goats formed a single sin-offering (Leviticus 16:5). To bring out the meaning of the sacrifice, it was necessary that the act o…

And Aaron shall cast lots. —The lots consisted of two small tablets which at an earlier time were of box or ebony wood, b…

One goat was to show how sin is put away in relation to God by sacrifice, and the other goat was to show how it is put away in relation to us, God'…

And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats
Which should be slain, and which should be kept alive, and let go: the …

Without entering into the particulars of the sacrifices on the great Day of Atonement, we may note that it was to be a statute forever, until that …