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The goat that was for Jehovah was to be killed, but the goat that was for Azazel was to be sent away into the wilderness to bear away all the iniquities of the children of Israel on itself (vv. 9-10, 20-22):
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Azazel signifies Satan, the devil, the sinful one, the one who is the source, the origin, of sin (John 8:44).
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Christ as the sin offering for God's people, on the one hand, deals with our sin before God and, on the other hand, sends sin, through the efficacy of the cross, back to Satan, from whom sin came into man.
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Through the cross the Lord Jesus has the position and qualification with the power, strength, and authority to take sin away from the redeemed ones and send it back to its source, Satan, who will bear it in the lake of fire forever (1:29; Heb. 9:26; Rev. 20:10).
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The expiation in the Old Testament is a type of the propitiation in the New Testament (Rom. 3:24-25; Heb. 2:17; 4:16; 1 John 2:2; 4:10):
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Propitiation is to conciliate two parties and make them one (Heb. 2:17):
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Propitiation is to appease the situation between us and God and to reconcile us to God by satisfying His righteous demands (Rom. 3:25; 1 John 2:2).
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This is to solve the problem between us and God—our sins—that kept us away from God's presence and hindered God from coming to us (4:10).
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As sinners, we needed propitiation to appease our situation with God and to satisfy His demands (Rom. 3:23; Luke 18:13-14):
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Propitiation involves two parties, one of whom has wronged the other, has become indebted to the other, and must act to satisfy the demands of the other.
Morning Nourishment
Rev. 20:10 And the devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where also the beast and the false prophet were; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.1 John 2:2 And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for those of the whole world.
Azazel signifies Satan, the devil, the sinful one, the one who is the source, the origin, of sin (John 8:44). The goat that was for Jehovah was to be killed (Lev. 16:9), but the goat that was for Azazel was to be sent away into the wilderness to bear away all the iniquities of the children of Israel on itself (vv. 10, 20-22). This signifies that Christ as the sin offering for God's people, on the one hand, deals with our sin before God and, on the other hand, sends sin, through the efficacy of the cross, back to Satan, from whom sin came into man. Through the cross the Lord Jesus has the position and qualification with the power, strength, and authority to take sin away from the redeemed ones (John 1:29; Heb. 9:26) and send it back to its source, Satan, who will bear it in the lake of fire forever (Rev. 20:10). (Lev. 16:8, footnote 1)
Today's Reading
The atonement in the Old Testament was an expiation (Lev. 25:9; Num. 5:8). Expiation means to appease God for us, to conciliate God by satisfying His righteous requirements.The expiation in Old Testament was a type of the propitiation in the New Testament.
The matter of propitiation is mentioned five times in the New Testament in relation to Christ: twice it refers to Christ Himself as the propitiatory sacrifice [1 John 2:2; 4:10], twice it refers to the place where propitiation was accomplished [Rom. 3:25; Heb. 9:5], and once it refers to the action of propitiation [Heb. 2:17].
In addition to these five references to propitiation in the New Testament, we find the same root used by the tax collector in his prayer in the temple (Luke 18:13).
What is the meaning of propitiation? How shall we distinguish it from redemption on the one hand and reconciliation on the other?...Reconciliation includes propitiation. Nevertheless, there is a difference between them. Propitiation means that you have a problem with another person. You have either offended him or else you owe him something. For instance, if I wrong you or I am otherwise in debt to you, a problem exists between us. Because of this problem or debt, you have a demand upon me, and unless your demand is satisfied, the problem between us cannot be resolved. Thus, there is the need for propitiation.
The Greek word hilasmos implies that I have wronged you and that now I am indebted to you. There is a problem between us that hinders our relationship. Propitiation, therefore, involves two parties, one of which has wronged the other, has become indebted to the other, and must act to satisfy the demands of the other. If the offending party is to appease the offended party, he must fulfill his demands. The Septuagint uses the word hilasmos for the word [translated] "atonement" [by the King James Version] in Leviticus 25:9 and Numbers 5:8, because this Greek word means to conciliate two parties and make them one. This is a matter of atonement.
The word atone is composed of two words, "at" and "one."...Atonement is "at-one-ment." The meaning of atonement is to bring two parties into one. When two parties have been separated and seek to be in oneness, there is the need for propitiation....The action of propitiation is atonement. (Life-study of Romans, pp. 52-55)
In Hebrews 2:17 the Lord Jesus makes propitiation for our sins to reconcile us to God by satisfying God's righteous demands on us. Through His work on the cross Christ made propitiation for our sins. This means that He appeased God for us. By appeasing God's righteousness and all His requirements on us, Christ has settled every problem between us and God. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 763)
Further Reading: Life-study of Romans, msg. 5; Life-study of 1 John, msg. 14