Reference

Leviticus 16:21

Israel-Specific PromisesAtonement ProcessDay of Atonement (Judgment Phase)Earthly Sanctuary System
“And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:”
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And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.

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And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat:

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And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:

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And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.

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And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there:

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Atonement Process
Semantic Discovery
90% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Day of Atonement (Judgment Phase)
Semantic Discovery
90% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Earthly Sanctuary System
Semantic Discovery
90% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Israel-Specific Promises

This verse describes a ritual act within the Israelite sacrificial system, specifically the Day of Atonement, where the sins of the people are symbolically transferred to a goat. It does not contain any promises, prophecies, or covenants directed at ethnic Israel, the land, or the Jewish nation.

Atonement Process

The verse describes a ritualistic transfer of sin to an animal, but it does not explicitly state that this action results in forgiveness, cleansing, or reconciliation with God.

Day of Atonement (Judgment Phase)

The verse describes a ritual act of transferring sins, but it does not explicitly mention "judgment" or "final judgment," nor does it detail the "implications for final judgment and the removal of sin" as stated in the theme definition.

Earthly Sanctuary System

While the verse describes a ritual for addressing sin, it focuses on the actions with the goat and its removal, rather than explicitly detailing the physical structure of the sanctuary itself or the broader sacrificial system beyond this specific act.

Israel-Specific Promises
Israel-Specific Promises

Cross-References

2 Corinthians 5:21Thematic

“For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”

Isaiah 53:6Thematic

“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”

John 1:29Thematic

“The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.”

Leviticus 3:2Thematic

“And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.”

Leviticus 4:21Thematic

“And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock: it is a sin offering for the congregation.”

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Thematic Connections

Israel-Specific PromisesAtonement ProcessDay of Atonement (Judgment Phase)Earthly Sanctuary System

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