1. The Scapegoat
Leviticus 16

2. The Scapegoat
Leviticus 16

3. The Scapegoat Leviticus 16
1. John the Baptist’s Announcement about Jesus – John 1:29
John the Baptist –
“Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.”
John 1:29

4. The Scapegoat Leviticus 16 2. Two Goats in Leviticus 16…
One to be sacrificed as a ‘sin offering’
The second to be released – as the scapegoat.

5. The Scapegoat Leviticus 16 Leviticus 16:6-10
New International Version (NIV)
6 “Aaron is to offer the bull for his own sin offering to make atonement for himself and his household.7 Then he is to take the two goats and present them before the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 8 He is to cast lots for the two goats—one lot for the Lord and the other for the scapegoat.[a]9 Aaron shall bring the goat whose lot falls to the Lord and sacrifice it for a sin offering. 10 But the goat chosen by lot as the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord to be used for making atonement by sending it into the wilderness as a scapegoat.

6. The Scapegoat Leviticus 16 Leviticus 16:20-22
New International Version (NIV)
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 wilderness in the care of someone appointed for the task. 22 The goat will carry on itself all their sins to a remote place; and the man shall release it in the wilderness.

7. The Scapegoat Leviticus 16 2. Two Goats in Leviticus 16…
Verse 9 – ‘sin offering’ = to miss the mark.

8. The Scapegoat Leviticus 16
Verse 10 – the scapegoat – ‘going away goat’.
Kept as an atonement (to cover over) removing the root of sin.

9. The Scapegoat Leviticus 16 3. Jesus – OUR Scapegoat.
The priest lays his hands on the scapegoat & he carries the sins of the people into desert.

10. The Scapegoat Leviticus 16 3. Jesus – OUR Scapegoat.
The 1st goat = Christ’s death for SIN
The 2nd goat = Christ’s resurrection = freedom

11. The Scapegoat Leviticus 16 3. Jesus – OUR Scapegoat.
Our Scapegoat (Jesus) breaks ALL the power of sin & its roots in our lives.

12. What an awesome Saviour!
The Scapegoat
Leviticus 16
John 8:36 – “So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.”
What an awesome Saviour!

13. The Scapegoat Leviticus 16 As we celebrate Christ’s death today -
Let us give thanks for –
+ Christ paying the price for our sins
+ And breaking all power of sin & digging out it’s roots in our lives.