"But the goat on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make atonement upon it, and to let it go as the scapegoat into the wilderness." (Leviticus 16:10)
If you have never read Leviticus 16, consider yourself extremely deprived. The passage tells us of two goats, one sacrificed in the camp, the other is described in our text. The, "God-Breathed," Word tells us here of Jesus Christ, the Scapegoat driven into the wilderness, alone, abandoned, prey to the beasts of the wilderness, "for the sins of the whole world."
Hebrews 13 tells us, "For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the Holy Place by the high priest for sin are burned outside the camp. Therefore Jesus also suffered outside the camp that He might sanctify the people through His Own Blood. So then, let us go out to him outside the camp, bearing His reproach."
Hebrews 12:2
Father, in Jesus' Name, "I scarce can take it in." Amen.
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We are asking for contributions for our backpack distribution in Indian Country again this year.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
