Aaron pressed both hands on the head of the goat and confessed over it all the iniquities, all the transgressions, all the sins of Israel for the year—and the goat walked into the wilderness carrying all of it. One day a year, everything. The accumulated weight, the forgotten failures, the drift and distance. All of it pressed onto a head that could carry it. The scapegoat walked away so Israel didn't have to keep walking under the weight. That goat was pointing somewhere. The companion written study for this episode is available free at https://bibleforthebroken.org/p/day-135the-day-of-atonement. You can explore the full library of studies and resources at  ...