Leviticus 16:26

Leviticus 16:27 →

And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp.

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Interpretation

Here are typified the two great gospel privileges, of the remission of sin, and access to God, both of which we owe to our Lord Jesus. See the expiation of guilt.

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This thought runs through Leviticus 16:25-28.

Leviticus 16:25 Leviticus 16:26 Leviticus 16:27 Leviticus 16:28

Glossary

Azazel Place: ( Lev. 16:8 , 10, 26, Revised Version only here; rendered “scape-goat” in the Authorized Version). This word has given rise to many different views. Modern identification: not a place (being, goat, or the idea of removal).