Today's verse comes from the Book of Leviticus. A high priest stands before two goats at the tabernacle entrance. He casts lots to send one goat alive into the wilderness carrying the nation's sins.
Aaron stands at the tabernacle entrance with two goats. He casts lots using two marked stones. One stone bears the name of the Lord. The other stone bears the name of Azazel. The goat marked for the Lord faces the altar. The goat marked for Azazel faces the desert. Aaron presses his hands onto the living goat's head. This transfers every sin of Israel onto its body. A man leads the goat out through the camp gates. He releases it into the wilderness. The goat wanders away and never returns. The people watch it disappear over the horizon. Their sins go with it. The camp stays clean for another year.
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