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and the goat shall bear on him all their iniquities to a solitary land: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.
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Sin Carried Away Forever
Commentators agree that the scapegoat being sent into a solitary land was a powerful, tangible symbol for the Israelites. It demonstrated that when God forgives sin through the prescribed atonement, those sins are completely and permanently removed, never to be seen or brought against them again. As one scholar notes, it signifies the 'complete removal of the sins.'
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
It is important, in reference to the meaning of the Day of Atonement, to observe the order of the rites as they are described in these verses.
19th Century
Anglican
Unto a land not inhabited. —Literally, unto a land cut off, that is, a place whose ground is separated from all …
Baptist
Only the fat of it, the best of it, was burned on the altar, for sin offerings were not acceptable to God. They were regarded as being filled with …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited Where…
Here are typified the two great gospel privileges: the remission of sin and access to God, both of which we owe to our Lord Jesus. Consider the exp…
