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Then he is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man appointed for the task.

Leviticus 16:21

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~Isaiah 53:6Type of

Scapegoat bearing sins — the Lord laid on him the iniquity of us all

We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.

Scapegoat — God made him who had no sin to be sin for us

God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

~1 Peter 2:24Type of

Scapegoat carrying sins — he bore our sins in his body on the cross

He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”

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