1. Roy E. Gane, Andrews University
A Tale of Two Goats
Roy E. Gane, Andrews University
Adapted from:
Altar Call, chapters 38-40

2. Day of Atonement

3. Day of Atonement 1. Purification offering bull of priests
2. Purification offering goat of people
3. Purification ritual goat to Azazel
4. Burnt offering ram of priests
5. Burnt offering ram of people

4. Day of Atonement
The four sacrificial animals (rituals 1, 2, 4, 5) represented Christ

5. Day of Atonement
Only purification offering goat for people independently pointed to Christ’s sacrifice
Bull and ram for priests because priests were faulty
Burnt offering ram for laypeople added quantity (cf. Lev. 5:6-7)

6. Day of Atonement Day of Atonement boils down to tale of two goats:
Lord’s goat for laypeople—Christ
Live goat for Azazel—someone else

7. Mysterious “Azazel” Person owning goat (Lev. 16:8)
“Purification ritual” (Lev.16:5), not offering to God
Goat sent away from God with moral waste to Azazel” (v. 10)
The Lord’s ENEMY!

8. Mysterious “Azazel”
Atonement/purgation on goat: carrying sins from camp (v. 10) to source
Basic, non-substitutionary atonement (cf. Num. 25:13; 35:33)

9. Mysterious “Azazel” Lord’s goat belonged to the Lord
Also represented Christ, the Lord (Jn. 8:58; 10:30)
So goat belonging to Azazel would also represent him

10. Mysterious “Azazel” Satan = God’s Enemy who Originated sin
Instigated Christ’s death
Tempts
Falsely accuses (Rev. 12:10; cf. Deut. 19:16-21)

11. Two Stages Of Atonement
Evils into sanctuary, then out on the Day of Atonement
What goes in must come out!

12. Two Stages Of Atonement

13. Two Stages Of Atonement

14. Two Stages Of Atonement
Removal of all evils already removed from persons by sacrifices (Lev. 16:16)
Reversal of blood applications in holy place
Difference in purification of assistants

15. Two Stages Of Atonement

16. Two Stages Of Atonement

17. Two Stages Of Atonement
Disposing of carcasses on Day of Atonement makes assistant impure (Lev. 16:28)
Not on other days (Lev. 4:11-12, 21)
Opposite function: evils in (Lev. 4; cf. 6:27) and out (Lev. 16)