2 Corinthians 5.21 - A Tale of Two Goats - Part 5
The Laying on of Hands
For the Day of Atonement ceremony, the high priest laid his hands on both the YHWH goat and the Azazel goat. By tradition, the high priest confessed:
Ah, YHWH, they have committed iniquity; they have transgressed; they have sinned, Thy people, the house of Israel. Oh, then, YHWH cover over (atone for), I […]
2 Corinthians 5.21 - A Tale of Two Goats - Part Catorce
Presentation of the “without Defect” Goats
For the Day’s atonement, the Law called for two goats, which were to be altogether alike in look, size, value, and without any defects. Traditionally, the Jews was so earnest to carry out the idea that the two goats should be considered just one, that they even tried […]