holy conception, His humble parentage, and His manner of living, but especially in His death when even His humanity was marred beyond recognition. Death is the ultimate emptying of even life itself. Jesus was so ordinary that people failed to see His deity. The simplicity of the High Priest’s linen tunic and trousers diverts attention from himself in order to focus on the sacrifice he is offering.
Consider the Scape Goat “And he shall take from the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats as a sin offering, and one ram as a burnt offering. And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house (16:5) Then Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats: one lot for the Lord and the other lot for the scapegoat.5 And Aaron shall bring the goat on which the Lord’s lot fell and offer it as a sin offering. 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” (vv8-10) Following the sacrifice of Aaron’s bullock, he then takes the two kid goats brought to him by the people, one is sacrificed as a sin offering and the other, which is called the “scape goat” is released into the wilderness. He gives lots over them before the LORD, the one lot for Jehovah was to be a sin offering and the other for Azazel (Keil and Delitzsch’s commentary, identify this person Azazel as satan, p586). 5
First mention in the Bible.
New Life Radio – Talk No 19
11 Derrick Harrison
17/02/2021
