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\u201cAnd Aaron shall place both his hands on the head of the scapegoat and confess upon it all the sins of the Children of Israel and all their crimes, whatever their transgressions; they will be put on the head of the scapegoat, which will be sent off to the desert in the hands of the executioner.\u201d \u00a0(Leviticus 16:21)<\/span><\/p>\n

Bright crimson ribbons tied between his horns,<\/span>
\n<\/span>A clanking, clinking bell around his neck,<\/span>
\n<\/span>His back bedecked with ornaments of silk \u2014<\/span><\/p>\n

Why did the priest place hands upon my head,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Then trembling shout a list of sins and crimes?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

I bet I know:<\/span> they want to crown me king,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

A wise and noble king who never dies.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

An orchestra of Levites play their flutes,<\/span>
\n<\/span>Their golden harps, their ten-stringed lutes, their drums,<\/span>
\n<\/span>Their silver trumpets as he is taken out \u2014<\/span><\/p>\n

Why I alone am sent to Azazel?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

And who or what the hell is ‘Azazel’?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

I bet I know: they think I am an angel,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

A pure, immortal angel full of grace.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Out of the Temple precinct packed with crowds,<\/span>
\n<\/span>And out the narrow lanes of Jerusalem,<\/span>
\n<\/span>And out Damascus Gate, toward desert cliffs \u2014<\/span><\/p>\n

Why am I brought here to this mountain peak?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Why rip the crimson ribbons from my horns?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

I bet I know: they wish to worship me,\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

— I bet I\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":105686,"id":105686,"title":"-62a72c373bd75--62a72c373bd76lev3-hands scape goat.jpg","filename":"62a72c373bd75-62a72c373bd76lev3-hands-scape-goat.jpg.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2018\/11\/62a72c373bd75-62a72c373bd76lev3-hands-scape-goat.jpg.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/a-life-giving-encounter\/62a72c373bd75-62a72c373bd76lev3-hands-scape-goat-jpg\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"62a72c373bd75-62a72c373bd76lev3-hands-scape-goat-jpg","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":44303,"date":"2022-06-13 12:23:19","modified":"2023-06-01 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