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The modern English Standard Version provides the footnote "16:8 The meaning of Azazel is uncertain; possibly the name of a place or a demon, traditionally a scapegoat; also verses 10, 26". Most scholars accept the indication of some kind of demon or deity, [ 15 ] however Judit M. Blair notes that this is an argument without supporting ...
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" (NIV, Leviticus 16:7–8) In the Bible, a scapegoat is one of a pair of kid goats that is released into the wilderness, taking with it all sins and impurities, while the other is sacrificed. The concept first appears in the Book of Leviticus, in which a goat is designated to be cast into the desert to carry away the sins of the community.
Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations, [10] "Son of man" (Hebrew: בן־אדם): this phrase is used 93 times to address Ezekiel. [11]"Abomination" (Hebrew: תּוֹעֵבָה: something loathsome or objectionable, especially for "Jehovah" (Proverbs 3:32; 21:27), "specially used for things belonging to the worship of idols" or idolatrous practices and objects.
It may be possible that the goat-like figure is related to the ritual described in Leviticus 16:8 concerning Azazel: Leviticus 16:8 And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat. 9 And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD'S lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering.
Like many other fallen angels mentioned in 1 Enoch 8.1–9, Azazel introduces men to "forbidden arts", and it is Azazel who is rebuked by Enoch himself for illicit instruction, as stated in 1 Enoch 13.1. [21] According to 1 Enoch 10.6, God sends the archangel Raphael to chain Azazel in the desert Dudael as punishment. Further, Azazel is blamed ...
The goat would "carry on itself all their sins to a solitary place; and the man must release it in the desert" (niv). Leviticus also says that "the man who releases the goat for Azazel must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may come into the camp" (16:26, niv)
Reading 4: Leviticus 16:18–24 Reading 5: Leviticus 16:25–30 Reading 6: Leviticus 16:31–34 Maftir: Numbers 29:7–11 Haftarah: Isaiah 57:14–58:14 When Yom Kippur falls out on Shabbat, the individual readings for the morning service in most communities are as follows: [39] Reading 1: Leviticus 16:1–3 Reading 2: Leviticus 16:4–6 ...