Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
The scape-goat
Let him
Bible References
The scape-goat
Leviticus 16:21
Aaron will place both hands on its head. He will confess over it all the sins, all the rebellious acts, and all the things the Israelites did wrong. He will transfer them to the goat's head. A man will be appointed to release the goat in the desert.
To make
Isaiah 53:5
But he was pierced for our transgressions! He was crushed for our iniquities! The punishment that brought us peace was upon him. There has been healing for us because of his wounds.
Romans 4:25
who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification (acquittal).
2 Corinthians 5:21
He made the one who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf. That way we might become the righteousness of God in him.
Hebrews 7:26
Such a high priest as this was suitable for us. He is holy, harmless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and higher than the heavens.
Hebrews 9:23
It was necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these. But the heavenly things should be cleansed with better sacrifices than these.
1 John 2:2
He is the propitiation (Greek: hilasmos: atonement, compensation) for our sins. Not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
1 John 3:16
By this we know love, because he (Jesus) gave his life for us. We ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
Let him
Leviticus 14:7
He will sprinkle the blood seven times on the one of you who is to be purified from your skin disease. He will then pronounce you clean. He will let the live bird fly away over the open fields.