"Upon the mercy-seat," and "before the mercy-seat" would mean that the blood was sprinkled twice seven times (Leviticus 16:14). though they are red as crimson, Yet Judah starts his speech with these words: “What can we say to my lord? [4]  Two identical goats were brought to him. "Yom Kippur" is the name which the Jews have given this day.

A crimson thread was tied round the head of the one on which the lot fell for Azazel. Meanwhile, the High Priest was waiting at the Temple for the sign that the sacrifice was completed. As long as we are continually sinning, we continually need the atonement. And Aaron shall present the goat upon whom the lot fell for Jehovah, and offer him for a sin-offering. It appears that Azazel is translated as scapegoat. From here, we learn that it was sent away to its death. He bathed himself all over (Leviticus 16:4). (Leviticus 16:8). Herewith shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering. To whom? (See further discussion of the false word Azazel at end of this chapter. It is throughout the scriptures and also at the end of the human race. He offered the two goats "before Jehovah," at the door of the tent of meeting (Leviticus 16:7). And when Aaron had finished with this, "he presented the live goat" (Leviticus 16:20). Then the High Priest turned to the people’s sin offering. This particular example of scholarly "fembu" leads to the acceptance of the most bizarre and preposterous declarations ever advanced by so-called "believers in Christ." Surely, we stand at the heart of the O.T. I have always understood that sacrifice was always meant to atone for the guilt of sins that have already been committed.

Active 6 years, 8 months ago. They were not guilty of that particular crime, but they accepted the conviction and chastisement from the One before whom they had long ago so terribly sinned. He then left the Holy of Holies and went into the Holy Place where a special atonement service for the great altar was performed by the sprinkling of the blood upon the horns of it (Leviticus 16:18,19). He WAS the passover lamb who fulfilled all the Old Testament law, including the Day of Atonement. “It is finished!”, Yeshua became the scape goat, crucified outside the gate, 30 CE. Even the ingenious "interpretations" based upon understanding Azazel as the proper name of the Devil or of a demon are so forced and imaginative that practically all of the current crop of interpreters avoid them altogether and go (by implication) for Devil worship as being a legitimate part of the Scriptures. "And Jehovah spake unto Moses, after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they drew near before Jehovah, and died; and Jehovah said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil, before the mercy-seat which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy-seat. © 2020 Christianity.com. God has found out the iniquity of your servants!”  What a surprising declaration! And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleannesses of the children of Israel.". However, much more than the preservation of the lives of the priests is involved. Finding the new version too difficult to understand? ), "And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and shall make atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin-offering which is for himself: and he shall take a censer full of coals of fire and from off the altar before Jehovah, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the veil: and he shall put the incense upon the fire before Jehovah, and the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy-seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not: and he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy-seat on the east; and before the mercy-seat shall he sprinkle the blood with his finger seven times. What can we speak? Half of this thread would be removed before the animal was sent away, and would be tied to the door of the sanctuary. In Leviticus 16:8. “This ceremony, which is described in such fullness, is never mentioned again in the Old Testament… As a matter of fact, it has no parallel in the Mosaic legislation or in the heathen world. The big thing in all these rituals was to make it possible for the people to have access to God. The orders were for Aaron to go ahead and complete the usual ritual for the sin-offerings, already slain that their blood might be used in the atonement ritual, and that the carcasses should be carried outside the camp and burned. Thank you for you kind words Phil, I am glad you enjoy reading the articles on this blog. The atonement was extended to include the tent of meeting in its entirety. Two small tablets of gold were cast into an urn, on one of which was engraved the word “la-Jehovah” (for the Lord), and on the other the mysterious word “la-Azazel” (for Azazel). And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for Jehovah, and the other lot for Azazel. He shall bear upon him all their iniquities. The High Priest came to the Holy Place with a young bullock for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering (Leviticus 16:3). However, a visiting pastor that had spoken at our church was convinced that it was to atone for sins that are to be committed in the following year. The Mishna tells us that once the goat was dead, the crimson thread tied to the door of the sanctuary would turn white symbolizing the promise of Isaiah: “Though your sins are like scarlet, And the bullock of the sin-offering, and the goat of the sin-offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall be carried forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung. "There is, of course, a great likelihood that when two phrases, `for the Lord' and `for something else' are set in contrast with each other that, if the first refers to a person, then so also does the second. "[20] In this rendition is also the apparent reason for the difficulty of putting this thought into language. [1] Charles L. Feinberg, The Scapegoat of Leviticus Sixteen, p.320. There was even on this very Day of Atonement a proof that sins were NOT terminally forgiven.

What does Azazel mean in Leviticus 16:8? referred to in the statement that, "There is a remembrance made of sins year by year" (Hebrews 10:3), and the reason for this was emphatically stated in the very next clause. Ask Question Asked 7 years, 4 months ago. they shall be as white as snow; Moses did not write in a strait-jacket, restricted and smothered by all the rules that grammarians observe. This is bastard English, up with which I will not put!" "The peculiarly exalted role of Moses runs through Exodus to Deuteronomy, and is evident here as well."[4]. In his office as High Priest, Aaron was a type of the Son of God himself, our Great High priest. The historical books paid little or no attention to it, and the observance of it was apparently suspended entirely, along with the rite of circumcision, during the time of the journeys in the wilderness. The Passover itself is also distinguished in that only four or five occasions of this actual observance by Israel may be found in the Bible, including that of Josiah. He “shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions, all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by a man that is in readiness into the wilderness.