Leviticus 16:21

“And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:”

"And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:" - Leviticus 16:21
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What does Leviticus 16:21 mean?

Leviticus 16:21 (KJV): "And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the…

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The Scapegoat: A Symbol of Redemption and Release

In Leviticus 16:21, we encounter a profound moment during the Day of Atonement, when Aaron, the High Priest, lays his hands on the live goat, symbolically transferring the sins of the people onto it. The verse states, "And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live…

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The Prayer of Confession and Release

O Lord, God of mercy and grace, we come before You today with hearts humbled and contrite by the weight of our sin. We are reminded of the sacred act prescribed in Leviticus 16:21, where Aaron laid his hands upon the head of the live goat, confessing over him all the iniquities…

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Leviticus 16:21 - "And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:"
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Leviticus 21:19 - "Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded,"
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Leviticus 21:13 - "And he shall take a wife in her virginity."
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Leviticus 9:16 - "And he brought the burnt offering, and offered it according to the manner."
Leviticus 21:22 - "He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy."
Leviticus 21:24 - "And Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel."
Leviticus 4:16 - "And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bullock's blood to the tabernacle of the congregation:"
Leviticus 11:16 - "And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,"
Leviticus 16:25 - "And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar."
Leviticus 9:21 - "And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded."
Genesis 21-16
Leviticus 18:16 - "Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness."
Leviticus 21:4 - "But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself."
Leviticus 21:20 - "Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;"
Leviticus 24:21 - "And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death."
Leviticus 21:21 - "No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God."
Leviticus 25:21 - "Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years."
Leviticus 21:15 - "Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him."