Lev 16:22 | MHM | STEP | v. 22 : The scapegoat was then led away into a lonely, uninhabited place by someone chosen for that job ( v. 22 ). This showed that God forgave the people’s sins and sent them far away. Jewish tradition added a red cloth to the goat, and if it turned white, they saw it as a sign of forgiveness (Jeremiah 50:20; Isaiah 1:18 ).

‏ Leviticus 16:22

v. 22: The scapegoat was then led away into a lonely, uninhabited place by someone chosen for that job (v. 22 ^a). This showed that God forgave the people’s sins and sent them far away. Jewish tradition added a red cloth to the goat, and if it turned white, they saw it as a sign of forgiveness (Jeremiah 50:20; Isaiah 1:18 ^b).