Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:
Then he must kill the goat that is the sin offering for the people, and bring its blood inside the curtain. He should do the same thing with the goat's blood as he did with the bull's blood—sprinkle it on top of the mercy seat and in front of it.
This verse describes the high priest sacrificing a goat for the people's sins and sprinkling its blood on the mercy seat in the most holy place, just as he did with the bull's blood.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of the Day of Atonement ritual described in Leviticus 16, the most sacred day in Israel's religious calendar. The high priest would enter the Holy of Holies once a year to make atonement for the sins of the entire nation. The mercy seat was the golden lid on the Ark of the Covenant, considered God's earthly throne.
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