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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 16:20-22

The Scape-Goat. Over the second goat confession is now made (for the first time in the rite) with the laying on of the High Priest's hands (cf. the laying on of hands by the offerer at every sacrifice). The Mishna tractate Yoma gives the text of this prayer. The goat is then led off into the wilderness or untilled land, such as constituted a large part of SE. Judah, especially after the Exile. To some minds this carrying away of sin would be symbolic, to others doubtless a real transaction.

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See also Leviticus 16:20-22 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    It is important, in reference to the meaning of the day of atonement, to observe the order of the rites as they are described in these verses. Leviticus 16:12 A CENSER - See Exodus 25:38 note. The a...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    RECONCILING. making atonement. See note on Exodus 29:33....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _when he hath made an end of atoning_ The three things mentioned here indicate the order in which the atonement was made for the holy place (i.e. the Holy of Holies); the tent of meeting (the outer pa...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    THE SCAPEGOAT 16:20-22 TEXT 16:20-22 20 And when he hath made an end of atoning for the holy place, and the tent of meeting, and the altar, he shall present the live goat: 21 and Aaron shall lay bo...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    AND WHEN HE HATH MADE AN END. — Having finished the expiation for himself, his fellow priests, and the sanctuary with its utensils, the goat destined by lot for Azazel, which was standing in the court...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ כִלָּה֙ מִ כַּפֵּ֣ר אֶת ־הַ קֹּ֔דֶשׁ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    THE GREAT DAY OF ATONEMENT Leviticus 16:1 IN the first verse of chapter 16, which ordains the ceremonial for the great annual day of atonement, we are told that this ordinance was delivered by the Lo...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    AZAZEL Leviticus 16:20 "And when he hath made an end of atoning for the holy place, and the tent of meeting, and the altar, he shall present the live goat: and Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE SCAPEGOAT Leviticus 16:15 The loneliness of the high priest, Leviticus 16:17; the sprinkling of blood within the veil upon the mercy seat, Leviticus 16:16; the fragrant incense, emblematic of a w...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The great Day of Atonement was perhaps the most important of the whole year in the Hebrew economy. On that day provision was made for dealing with the whole question of sin as known and unknown. When...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    This putting of both hands upon the head of the goat, and confessing over the animal all the iniquities of Israel, implied in the strongest way possible, the truth of that scripture, that the LORD hat...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    20._And when he hath made an end of reconciling. _The mode of expiation with the other goat is now more clearly explained, viz., that it should be placed before God, and that the priest should lay his...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Having made provision for such defilements of the people as allowed of it, we have the revelation, first, of the general provision for the purification of the sanctuary which was in the midst of a peo...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND WHEN HE HATH MADE AN END OF RECONCILING THE HOLY [PLACE],.... That is, the holy of holies, by carrying in the blood of the bullock, and of the goat there, and sprinkling them as before observed:...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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: Ver. 20. _Reconciling the holy place._] Defiled in s...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 How the hie Priest must enter into the Holy place. 11 The sinne-offering for himselfe. 15 The sinne-offering for the people. 20 The Scape Goat. 29 The yeerely Feast of the Expiations. 1 AND the...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    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, the second animal of the sin- offering....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE OFFERINGS FOR THE PEOPLE...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    THE GREAT DAY OF ATONEMENT (VV. 1-34) This is a chapter of central importance in the book of Leviticus. It forms a basis for, and is explained in, the epistle to the Hebrews. Aaron's two sons had died...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    15-34 Here are typified the two great gospel privileges, of the remission of sin, and access to God, both of which we owe to our Lord Jesus. See the expiation of guilt. Christ is both the Maker and t...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    This chapter unfolds some of the weightiest principles of truth which can possibly engage the renewed mind. It presents the doctrine of atonement with uncommon fullness and power. In short, we must ra...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Leviticus 16:20 end H3615 (H8765) atoning H3722 (H8763) Holy H6944 tabernacle H168 meeting H4150 altar H4196 br

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    “And when he has made an end of atoning for the holy place, and the tent of meeting, and the altar, he shall present the live goat,” Having made atonement for the Holy Place, the tent of meeting and...

  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    RECONCILING Hebrew, "kaphar", means "covering". See (Daniel 9:24). (_ See Scofield) - (Daniel 9:24). _...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Leviticus 16:1. _And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died; and the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that h...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Day of atonement laws. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron. CONCLUSION: «Without the shedding of blood there is no remission for sin.» KEY WORD: Atonement, Leviticus 16:6. STRONG VERSES: Leviti...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Leviticus 16:3. _A young bullock and a ram._ It appears from Numbers 28:29, that seven lambs and a he-goat were added to the sacrifice, and perhaps a thousand victims from individuals. Leviticus 16:4....

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _The goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities._ THE SCAPEGOAT A TYPE OF CHRIST I. The typical sacrifice here enjoined. 1. Appointed by God. Therefore an atonement fully equal to our guilt; a f...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Make an atonement._ THE ANNUAL ATONEMENT Before Adam transgressed he lived in communion with God, but after he had broken the covenant he could have no more familiar fellowship with God. Under the M...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 16:1 The Day of Atonement Ritual. This annual observance highlights God’s grace. Here God offers forgiveness and renewal for Israel’s worship site, priests, and people. All...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 16:20 Sending the guilt of all Israel into the desert is probably another way of cleansing the people, in addition to the prior purification of the sanctuary (vv. Levi

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    The Great Day of Atonement SUGGESTIVE READINGS Leviticus 16:2.—Come not at all times into the holy place within the veil. It was but natural that the solemn judgment which befel Nadab and Abihu “when...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now in chapter sixteen, we deal with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. The high priest wasn't to go into the Holy of Holies at any time. The Lord began to speak to Moses and this was given after the d...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Corinthians 5:19; Colossians 1:20; Ezekiel 45:20; Hebrews 7:25;...

  • When Critics Ask: A Popular Handbook on Bible Difficulties, Norman L. Geisler and Thomas Howe, 1960

    Why did God set up the procedure of the scapegoat, and what does it represent? PROBLEM: Leviticus 16 sets up the procedure for the Day of Atonement of killing one goat as a sin offering to make atonem...

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