The social regulations continue with a discussion of 'discharge' regulations. The people of God were to adamantly protect themselves from impurity - from whatever source it may have originated.
The instructions then turn to the Day of Atonement, and the procedure by which the High Priest would enter into the presence of God on behalf of the sins of His people. Much preparation was made, of the Priest himself, his garments, his offerings and the instruments to be used in that worship. The sacrifices were to be carefully selected; the goat of sin offering, the goat of escape (literally, the scape goat) all were a picture of what God was doing with the sin of the people; and pointing out the futility of man's condition while promising that God would intervene on their behalf. This also points ahead to One who would satisfy all the demands of the Law and the sacrificial system.
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