Fit Man - by ReverendRV
Leviticus 16:21; 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:
In the book of Levitucus chapter 16, Moses gives instruction from God how the priest was to perform the sacrifices to God on the annual ‘Day of atonement’. The priest was to make a sacrifice for himself and his family, then he would make the sacrifice for the nation of Israel with two young goats. Then the priest would cast Lots in order to find out which goat would be the sacrificial lamb and which goat would be the scapegoat. The priest would take the sacrificial goat and kill it on the alter to shed blood for the remission of Israel’s Sins for that year. After this, the priest would put both of his hands on the scapegoat and confess the Sins of Israel upon it. Then a fit man would lead the scapegoat and its burden of Sin out of the camp to the wilderness to be let loose far, far away; never to return…
But you ask, “Why the two goats? Didn’t the priest make atonement with the sacrificial goat?” The priest did make atonement with the sacrificial goat; but he also made atonement with the scapegoat. Leviticus 16:10 says, “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.” Both goats were needed to make atonement that day for the nation of Israel; without both, the atonement would have fallen short. But you ask, “What is all this atonement business??” God has said that without the shedding of blood there is no remission of Sin. Sin is a transgessing of Gods Laws where there are signs posted which say ‘No Trespassing’. The sign was carved in stone and called the Ten Commandments. Have you ever told a lie? What do you call a person who tells lies? If you call someone a Liar for lying to you, you would be a liar for telling a lie; Quid Pro Quo. That is just one of the Ten Commandments; if there is a God, would you be guilty of Sin? Read the Ten Commandments in Exodus chapter 20 and see how easy it is to break Gods Law. You will need a scapegoat and a sacrificial lamb to Atone for you and keep you out of Gods prison which is Hell…
John the Baptist said that Jesus was the lamb of God which takes away the Sin of the world. The Day of Atonement ritual was symbolic of Jesus in that he fulfilled the requirements of both the young goats. Jesus shed his blood because he was scourged by the Romans nearly to the death. Then he was led out of the city of Jerusalem, led out of the camp, by a fit man. After they had scourged and mocked Jesus, they took the robe off from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him away to crucify him. And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross. Simon fulfills the role of the fit man who leads the scapegoat out of Jerusalem to the place of crucifixion. Jesus died that day but rose from the dead and was presented alive to the LORD. The Bible authenticates itself and is trustworthy; Jesus is trustworthy. Place your Faith in him as your Lord and Savior and God will be pleased to declare you innocent as a lamb; the lamb of God, Jesus Christ…
1st Timothy 1:15; Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners--of whom I am chief…
