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Leviticus 16:10

King James Version (KJV)

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Leviticus 16:10

Verse 10 of 34

Scripture focus

But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, [and] to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.

Leviticus 16:10 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Leviticus 16:10

Theological / Devotional

But the goat. The contrast between the two goats is quite complete. The Lord’s goat was slain; the scapegoat was not slain. The blood of the Lord’s goat was carried into the sanctuary and sprinkled; the blood of the scapegoat was not, for the simple reason that its blood was not shed. The fat of the sin offering was always burned on the altar. This was the case with the Lord’s goat (v. 25), but not, of course, with the scapegoat. The blood of the Lord’s goat cleansed (vs. 15, 16); the scapegoat contaminated (v. 26). The contrast between the two goats is absolute (see on vs. 20, 21).

An atonement. See on v. 21.

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