When Aaron took the two goats as a sin offering for the people of Israel, he was to cast lots to see which goat would be sacrificed and which goat would be driven out into the wilderness as the scapegoat, with all of Israel's sins upon it. I wonder what happened to the scapegoats. It was sinful to the Israelites to capture the scapegoat and pretend it was yours, so what happened to them? Did they wander aimlessly for years, or did God later take them after they had served their purpose?
Monday, July 19, 2010
The Scapegoat
When Aaron took the two goats as a sin offering for the people of Israel, he was to cast lots to see which goat would be sacrificed and which goat would be driven out into the wilderness as the scapegoat, with all of Israel's sins upon it. I wonder what happened to the scapegoats. It was sinful to the Israelites to capture the scapegoat and pretend it was yours, so what happened to them? Did they wander aimlessly for years, or did God later take them after they had served their purpose?
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