As God leads us through conversion, He challenges our understanding of His nature, and accepting these challenges sharpens our vision of Him. A critical aspect of this process involves recognizing the harsh reality of Christ's sacrifice, particularly His role in bearing sins. In Leviticus 16:21-22, the high priest lays the iniquities, transgressions, and sins of Israel on the head of the azazel goat, which then bears them into the wilderness, symbolizing the removal of sin. Similarly, Isaiah 53:4-6 prophesies that the Messiah would bear our griefs, carry our sorrows, and have the iniquity of us all laid upon Him, enduring wounding and bruising for our transgressions. Isaiah 53:11-12 further confirms that He would bear the iniquities of many, justifying them through His suffering. I Peter 2:24 specifies that Christ bore our sins in His own body on the tree, experiencing extreme suffering, shame, and anguish during those hours, not merely as an abstract act but as a real, physical endurance of sin's effects. Hebrews 13:12 notes that He suffered outside the gate, paralleling the azazel being led outside the camp, emphasizing that His bearing of sin was a prolonged and painful process. II Corinthians 5:21 reveals the startling truth that God made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, aligning with the azazel's role as a representation of sin. Galatians 3:13 adds that Christ became a curse for us, fulfilling the dreadful role symbolized by the azazel, as He hung on the tree bearing our transgressions. This bearing of sin by Christ was not just about death but involved unparalleled disfigurement and agony, reflecting the deep corruption sin causes. Through His stripes, as mentioned in I Peter 2:24 and Isaiah 53, spiritual healing is provided, turning us back to the Shepherd despite our straying. Matthew 27:45-46 captures the culmination of His suffering, crying out in forsakenness, underscoring the immense burden He bore. Acknowledging this reality of Christ's sacrifice—becoming sin and a curse—is essential to understanding the depth of what He endured for our reconciliation with God.

The Day of Atonement emphasizes humanity's universal sinfulness, necessitating a divine solution. All humans from infants to seniors are incapable of redeeming themselves through charitable deeds or sacrifices. No human or animal offering has the capability to atone for sin. For this reason, the Creator God, Jesus Christ, became human, living sinlessly, offering Himself as the perfect, unblemished sacrifice, paying for the sins of all humanity, fulfilling the role of the ultimate sin offering. As the most solemn of the biblical feasts, this event points to the High Priest and atoning sacrifice. Leviticus 16 describes a two-goat ritual: one goat represents the payment for sin, while the second goat carries sins away, symbolizing sins total removal. Isaiah 53, as well as passages from the New Testament in Romans, Hebrews, Matthew, John, and I Peter all substantiate Christ's dual role in shedding His blood and bearing away sins, thereby reconciling humanity to God. This sacrifice grants access to Almighty God, enabling believers to pursue spiritual maturity under the guidance of Jesus Christ. Accepting Christ's sacrifice is only the beginning. Our Savior commands believers to strive for spiritual perfection, aligning themselves with God's will, yielding to Him as their Shepherd and High Priest.