Q&A: Why is there a difference between how the sins of the priest/priests are treated and the transgressions of the people of Israel?
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Why is there a difference between how the sins of the priest/priests are treated and the transgressions of the people of Israel?
Question
Why is the blood of the animals over which confession was made on behalf of the High Priest and his fellow priests sprinkled inside, while the goat over which they confess the sins of the children of Israel is not offered as a sacrifice?
Answer
I don’t know. About the atonement of the goat, I wrote here: https://mikyab.net/%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91%D7%99%D7%9D/%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D/%D7%91%D7%A2%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9F-%D7%A9%D7%A0%D7%99-%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D