Leviticus 16:15"Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the veil, and do with his blood as he did with the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it on the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:
The setting
Jerusalem, Israel. Two sacrifices — one for the priest's sins, now one for all the people's sins. The High Priest carries the weight of the entire nation...
The emotion here: heavy responsibility while recording the ritual that bears the weight of Israel's collective guilt
The original word
am (עַם) — people, not just individuals but the covenant community as one body
Why it matters
This goat was chosen by lot — God sovereignly selected which animal would die for the people
Read with care
What most readers miss in Leviticus 16:15
There were TWO goats for the people — one killed, one sent away. Both needed for complete atonement.
Common misconceptionPeople focus on individual salvation, but this shows God cares about communities, families, and nations as units that need collective cleansing.
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Verses that echo Leviticus 16:15
Bible Genome reading
Leviticus 16:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Leviticus 16:15 comes from the book of Leviticus, written during the exodus period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is seeking, with a comfort power of 80% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the teaching genre of biblical literature. Key themes include sacrifice, substitution. Notable phrases: kill the goat; sin offering; for the people. This verse contains a command.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same seeking
“Pray without ceasing.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:17
“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
— Amos 5:24
“Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that …”
— Genesis 18:25
“Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.”
— Jeremiah 33:3
“Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evi…”
— Luke 11:4
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