The Ultimate Scapegoat

How believers become blameless and beautiful in the Father’s eyes.

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“The goat will carry on itself all their sins to a solitary place; and the man shall release it in the desert.” — Leviticus 16:22

Did you know the concept of placing blame upon a scapegoat comes from the Old Testament? The practice is described in Leviticus 16:20–22.

20 When Aaron has finished making atonement for the Most Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting and the altar, he shall bring forward the live goat. 21 He is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the wickedness and rebellion of the Israelites — all their sins — and put them on the goat’s head. He shall send the goat away into the desert in the care of a man appointed for the task. 22 The goat will carry on itself all their sins to a solitary place; and the man shall release it in the desert.