The Lost Books of the Bible, Part 11, Chapter VI summary
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In Chapter VI, the speaker interprets the appointed fast and the ceremony involving two goats as signs of Jesus’ suffering for human sins. The explanation connects the scarlet wool with Christ’s appearance and the sharp thorns with the troubles believers must endure to reach his kingdom.
What happens
- The speaker urges gratitude to God and presents the suffering of the Son of God as being for humanity.
- The appointed fast, Isaac’s offering, and the priests’ meal are explained as signs of Christ’s bodily sacrifice.
- The ceremony assigns one goat to sacrifice and subjects the other to curses, abuse, and removal into the wilderness.
- Scarlet wool is removed from the expelled goat and placed on a thorn bush.
- The matching goats and scarlet covering are connected with recognition of Christ at his coming.
- The difficulty of retrieving wool from thorns becomes an image of the hardships involved in reaching Christ’s kingdom.

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Where does the appointed leader place the scarlet wool after removing it from the goat?

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