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Aaron shall cast lots on the two goats; one lot for Yahweh, and the other lot for Azazel.
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Who is Azazel?
While often translated 'scapegoat,' many scholars argue 'Azazel' is the name of a demonic entity. The casting of lots designated one goat for sacrifice to God and the other to be sent to Azazel. This powerfully symbolized sin being banished back to its source, demonstrating God's absolute forgiveness and victory over evil.
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
And Aaron shall cast lots. —The lots consisted of two small tablets which at an earlier time were of box or ebony wood, b…
Baptist
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'…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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 …
