Reference

Leviticus 16:9

Atonement Process Day of Atonement (Judgment Phase)

“And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the Lord’s lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering.”

And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for the scapegoat.

And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the Lord’s lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering.

But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.

And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself:

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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.

Counter-Arguments

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Atonement Process

The verse describes an action (offering a goat for a sin offering) but does not explicitly detail the *process* of atonement, such as how forgiveness, cleansing, or reconciliation are achieved through this act.

Day of Atonement (Judgment Phase)

The verse only describes one part of a larger ritual, the offering of a goat for a sin offering, which is a common practice in Levitical law and does not inherently specify the unique annual ceremony of Yom Kippur or its implications for final judgment.

Atonement Process

Related Verses

Leviticus 16:8

“And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for the scapegoat.”

Leviticus 16:10

“But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.”

Leviticus 16:6

“And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.”

Leviticus 9:15

“And he brought the people’s offering, and took the goat, which was the sin offering for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as the first.”

Leviticus 16:11

“And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself:”

Thematic Connections

Atonement Process Day of Atonement (Judgment Phase)

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