Leviticus 16:5

“And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel, etc.] With whom only the high priest had to do on the day of atonement; as Christ our high priest has only with the Israel of God, the elect, given him by the Father, for whom he offered up himself, and for whose sins he made reconciliation: two kids of the goats for a sin offering; the one of which was killed, and the other let go alive, and both were but one offering, typical of Christ in both his natures, divine and human, united in one person; and who was made sin, and became a sin offering for his people: and one ram for a burnt offering; a type of Christ, mighty to save, this creature being a strong one; and of his…”

“shall take of the congregation . . . two kids of the goats . . . and one ram--The sacrifices were to be offered by the high priest, respectively for himself and the other priests, as well as for the people. The bullock (Lev 16:3) and the goats were for sin offerings and the rams for burnt offerings. The goats, though used in different ways, constituted only one offering. They were both presented before the Lord, and the disposal of them determined by lot, which Jewish writers have thus described: The priest, placing one of the goats on his right hand and the other on his left, took his station by the altar, and cast into an urn two pieces of gold exactly similar, inscribed, the one with the…”

“Take of the congregation - i. e. they were to be supplied at the public cost. Two kids of the goats - This should be, two shaggy he-goats (Leviticus 4:23 note), of the same color, size, and value. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Lev 4:14, Lev 8:2, Lev 8:14, Lev 9:8-16; Num 29:11; Ch2 29:21; Ezr 6:17; Eze 45:22, Eze 45:23; Rom 8:3; Heb 7:27, Heb 7:28, Heb 10:5-14 Leviticus 16:6”