The Day of Atonement in the Book of Leviticus Chapter 16

In Leviticus chapter 16, we heard about the Day of Atonement or Yom Kippur. It's time for not only remembering past sins, but also for making amends and asking for forgiveness. And so how did this happen? Well, we just heard the description. We have high priest, in this case was Aaron, and he would bring a number of animals. In this particular moment, he would take the goat. Known as the scapegoat. And over the head of this goat, he would lay his hands and he would declare the sins of the people of Israel. Then someone would be designated to lead that goat into the wilderness where it would die, basically