Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all. OVID
Aaron will present the bull as a sin offering, to make atonement for himself and his family. Then he must bring the two male goats and present them to the LORD at the entrance of the Tabernacle. He is to cast sacred lots to determine which goat will be sacrificed to the LORD and which will be the scapegoat. The goat chosen to be sacrificed to the LORD will be presented by Aaron as a sin offering. The goat chosen to be the scapegoat will be presented to the LORD alive. When it is sent away into the wilderness, it will make atonement for the people. (Leviticus 16:6-10 NLT)
Today is Yom Kippur, the Jewish observance of their time of atonement. This is a day that was set-aside yearly for the priest to take the blood of a goat and sprinkle it behind the veil in an area of the Tabernacle known as the Holy of Holies. The high priest could only enter this place once a year and it was done for the atonement of the sins of the nation of Israel. Exactly what does the word atone mean? Webster defines it as become reconciled; to make amends or reparation for wrongdoing; to bring into agreement. The Day of Atonement reconciled the people back to God with the forgiveness of their sins. Yom Kippur is a time of self-examination when the people reflected over the past year and became aware of their shortcomings. In AA it is similar to doing a fourth step inventory when we closely examine our lives and write it down on paper. I saw the word atonement written the other day as At-One-Ment, or meaning that we are at one with God, and that is exactly what is meant. There were two goats that were used. Lots were cast, sort of like rolling dice, and one was chosen to pay the price, and the other was set free. This was called the scapegoat or the goat that escaped. That goat carried away the sins and guilt of the people. I was set free to live again when Jesus took the part of the scapegoat and carried away my sins. Jesus also was the goat that was sacrificed; His blood was shed as atonement for my sins. The Book of Hebrews says that Jesus our High Priest did it once and for all, never needing to be done again on a yearly basis as it was done before. As I read the Old Testament I am learning to see Jesus in all of the rituals and traditions that the nation of Israel observed. On the Day of Atonement the peoples sins were forgiven, and today I also must make atonement to those who have sinned against me. I must forgive. Being set free totally depends upon my forgiving others, and making amends to those I have harmed. Today I am grateful for the scapegoat, and that I did not get what I deserved. God has done for me what I could not do for myself ..JRE
A.A. Step Eight: Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. Alcoholics Anonymous page 60
Some of the people we have hurt will use us as their scapegoat. Since we have hurt them, they feel justified in sending us away with more than our share of the burden. They unconsciously place the blame for their pain on us so we can carry it away. As their scapegoats, we play the role of removing something they were unable to deal with in any other way. Because of this, they may never welcome us back. We should be prepared for this kind of response and realize that their behavior says more about them than it says about us.
Life Recovery Bible, page 147
Aaron will present the bull as a sin offering, to make atonement for himself and his family. Then he must bring the two male goats and present them to the LORD at the entrance of the Tabernacle. He is to cast sacred lots to determine which goat will be sacrificed to the LORD and which will be the scapegoat. The goat chosen to be sacrificed to the LORD will be presented by Aaron as a sin offering. The goat chosen to be the scapegoat will be presented to the LORD alive. When it is sent away into the wilderness, it will make atonement for the people. (Leviticus 16:6-10 NLT)
Today is Yom Kippur, the Jewish observance of their time of atonement. This is a day that was set-aside yearly for the priest to take the blood of a goat and sprinkle it behind the veil in an area of the Tabernacle known as the Holy of Holies. The high priest could only enter this place once a year and it was done for the atonement of the sins of the nation of Israel. Exactly what does the word atone mean? Webster defines it as become reconciled; to make amends or reparation for wrongdoing; to bring into agreement. The Day of Atonement reconciled the people back to God with the forgiveness of their sins. Yom Kippur is a time of self-examination when the people reflected over the past year and became aware of their shortcomings. In AA it is similar to doing a fourth step inventory when we closely examine our lives and write it down on paper. I saw the word atonement written the other day as At-One-Ment, or meaning that we are at one with God, and that is exactly what is meant. There were two goats that were used. Lots were cast, sort of like rolling dice, and one was chosen to pay the price, and the other was set free. This was called the scapegoat or the goat that escaped. That goat carried away the sins and guilt of the people. I was set free to live again when Jesus took the part of the scapegoat and carried away my sins. Jesus also was the goat that was sacrificed; His blood was shed as atonement for my sins. The Book of Hebrews says that Jesus our High Priest did it once and for all, never needing to be done again on a yearly basis as it was done before. As I read the Old Testament I am learning to see Jesus in all of the rituals and traditions that the nation of Israel observed. On the Day of Atonement the peoples sins were forgiven, and today I also must make atonement to those who have sinned against me. I must forgive. Being set free totally depends upon my forgiving others, and making amends to those I have harmed. Today I am grateful for the scapegoat, and that I did not get what I deserved. God has done for me what I could not do for myself ..JRE
A.A. Step Eight: Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. Alcoholics Anonymous page 60
Some of the people we have hurt will use us as their scapegoat. Since we have hurt them, they feel justified in sending us away with more than our share of the burden. They unconsciously place the blame for their pain on us so we can carry it away. As their scapegoats, we play the role of removing something they were unable to deal with in any other way. Because of this, they may never welcome us back. We should be prepared for this kind of response and realize that their behavior says more about them than it says about us.
Life Recovery Bible, page 147
