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. GrabbeThe goat for azazel (complete removal) bore the sins of the nation out of sight. Jesus Christ likewise had our iniquities laid on Him, and He bore them.
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 by Richard T. RitenbaughThe 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. RitenbaughThe Day of Atonement ritual described in Leviticus 16 centers on two goats that together form a single sin offering, and understanding their combined symbolism illuminates the meaning of Christ's atoning work. Aaron cast lots over two goats: one was slain as a sacrifice to the Lord, while the other, called the Azazel or goat of …
The Doctrine of Israel (Part Fourteen): Israel Redeemed
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe two goats presented on the Day of Atonement in Leviticus 16 together form a single sin offering, though each pictures a distinct aspect of that offering. Aaron first offers a bull for his own sins and those of his household, since he must be purified before performing his priestly duties. Then two goats are brought before …
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 McClureThe two goats of the Atonement sacrifice represent a subject of growing scriptural clarity over several decades. Having grown up in a tradition that identified the Azazel goat as a distinct figure, the concept never fully made sense at a personal level. This changed in 2017, when it was revealed that the traditional …
Who Is Responsible For Sin?
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeThe concept of Two Goats in Leviticus 16 serves as a case study revealing how tradition can obscure the word of God, connecting directly to the broader testimony in John 1 that Christ's own people failed to recognize Him because their reliance on inherited tradition had blinded them to Scripture. Just as the Jews' traditions …
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 by David C. GrabbeThe 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.