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
and let Aaron put both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the misdeeds of the children of Israel, and all their trespasses, and all their sins: and let him put them upon the head of the goat and send him away by the hands of one that is acquainted in the wilderness.

To make

Isaiah 53:5
He was wounded for our transgressions, and bruised for our iniquities. The correction that brought us peace was on him, and with his stripes we were healed.
Romans 4:25
Which was delivered for our sins, and rose again for to justify us.
2 Corinthians 5:21
for he hath made him to be sin for us, which knew no sin, that we by his means should be that righteousness which before God is allowed.
Hebrews 7:26
Such a high priest it becometh us to have, which is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than heaven.
Hebrews 9:23
It is then need that the similitudes of heavenly things, be purified with such things: but the heavenly things themselves are purified with better sacrifices than are those.
1 John 2:2
And he it is that obtaineth grace for our sins; and not for our sins only, but also for the sins of all the world.
1 John 3:16
Hereby are we assured of love: because he left his life for us: And therefore we ought also to give our lives for our brethren.

Let him

Leviticus 14:7
and sprinkle it upon him that must be cleansed of his leprosy seven times and cleanse him, and shall let the living bird go free into the fields.