The Scapegoat, a novel by Daphne du Maurier, is about two men who are amazed at the striking similarity in their appearance. They spend an evening together, but one runs off, stealing the others identity and leaving him to step into a life filled with problems. The second man becomes a scapegoat.
The origin of that word comes from a ceremony performed with two goats on the Hebrew Day of Atonement (known today as Yom Kippur). The high priest would sacrifice one goat and symbolically place the sins of the people on the head of the otherthe scapegoatbefore it was sent into the wilderness carrying away the blame of the sin (Lev. 16:7-10).
But when Jesus came, He became our scapegoat. He offered Himself up once for all as a sacrifice to pay for the sins of the whole world (1 John 2:2; Heb. 7:27). That first goat had been sacrificed as a sin offering for Gods people and symbolized Jesus sacrifice on the cross. The other goat was a representation of the completely innocent Jesus accepting and removing our sin and guilt.
None of us is without sinbut the Father laid on Jesus the iniquity of us all (Isa. 53:6). God sees followers of His Son as blamelessbecause Jesus took all the blame we deserve.
Lovely message, Mr. Mayor. The closer we get to Easter, the more beautiful is “The Word”. Thank you for jump starting our mornings. God Bless You and your family.
Good Morning The Mayor
Thank you for today’s most important lesson. :)
Have a terrific day!