Playlist: Two Goats (topic)
The Two Goats of Leviticus 16
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeThe first goat is a blood sacrifice to cleanse the altar. The second goat—the 'azazel' or 'complete removal'—is led away and freed (not bound by a chain).
Understanding the Azazel Goat
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeIn Leviticus 16, the two goats together constitute a single offering for sin, each fulfilling a distinct role as determined by God through the casting of lots. The first goat, designated for the Lord, serves to satisfy His justice as a payment for sin, with its blood used to purify the holy place, the tabernacle, and the altar, …
Atonement Goats and Passover Lambs
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeOn the Day of Atonement, the significance of the two goats is central to understanding the complete cleansing of sin. Leviticus 16:5 specifies that these two goats together constitute a single offering for sin. One goat is sacrificed as a propitiation, symbolically paying the death penalty, while the second goat, known as the …
Sins Borne Away
Sermonette byThe Day of Atonement represents both a blood sacrifice for covering/cleansing and a means of removing sin permanently from the camp of Israel.
The Unity of Atonement
Sermonette by Austin Del CastilloWe fast to learn humility, sacrifice, and empathy towards our Savior, who had His blood shed and who bore our sins, being forsaken for our sakes.
Azazel: Beginnings
Sermon by David C. GrabbeThe Day of Atonement ceremony in Leviticus 16 employs two goats to portray atonement. The first goat is slain and its blood is used to purify the holy place, granting access to God's presence. The second goat, designated azazel, receives the laying on of hands accompanied by confession of all the nation's iniquities, …
Azazel: Endings
Sermon by David C. GrabbeThe two goats prescribed for the Day of Atonement follow the same pattern God established with the two birds used for cleansing from leprosy. One bird was killed so its blood could cleanse, while the living bird was released to symbolize complete removal of the leprosy. Both birds served sacrificial roles within one ritual, yet …
Jesus Christ, the Bearer of Sin
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeThe Day of Atonement ritual in Leviticus 16 presents two goats as a single sin offering. The high priest lays both hands on the head of the live goat identified as the azazel, confesses over it all the iniquities, transgressions, and sins of Israel, and sends it away into the wilderness by the hand of a suitable man. The azazel …
Jesus in the Feasts (Part Four): Atonement
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughIsaiah 53 and passages from the New Testament substantiate Christ's dual role in shedding His blood and bearing away sins, thereby reconciling humanity to God.
The Doctrine of Israel (Part Fourteen): Israel Redeemed
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughGod employs a winnowing process in selecting those who will enter the Millennium. The process includes punishment for Israel's failure to serve as priests.
Hebrews 10:9 - Sacrificial System or Old Covenant?
Sermonette by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021)Hebrews 10:9 does not say that God's law or the Old Covenant has been done away, but that the system of animal sacrifices has been set aside for now.
Deuteronomy, Land Sabbaths, Atonement, and Third Tithe
Sermon by Ryan McClureWhat has come to light regarding reading Deuteronomy, the year of release, the Day of Atonement, the third tithe year, and Passover.
Who Is Responsible For Sin?
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeThough Satan influences, the choices an individual make are totally his own, even for those without God's Spirit. We sin when we are drawn away by our own desires.
An Intimate Expanding Relationship
Sermon by Mark SchindlerWe must trade our impulsive and capricious carnal natures for a controlled, sacrificing nature, imitating Christ in an intimate, expanding relationship.
The Day of Atonement and Israel's Future
Sermonette byThe cleansing of Joshua's filthy robes in Zechariah 3 is a future application of the cleansing in Leviticus 16, when Jesus Christ cleanses Israel in the future.
The Cursed Redeemer
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughHanging on a tree was designated the punishment for the worst kind of sin. Jesus was hung on a tree, having fulfilled the curse of the law for us.
Many Are Called, But Few Are Chosen (Part Twelve)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsGoats are aggressive, sneaky and disobedient; they are loners, uncooperative, and stingy. The sheep enter God's Kingdom because they show compassion to others.