When the high-priest has done this and came out from the Holiest
the second sacrificial animal, a goat, was brought before him. He then
put his hands upon the head of the goat and confessed upon it all the
iniquities, the transgressions and sins of the children of Israel.
"And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not
inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness" (chapter
xvi). And here the dispensational aspect comes in. Before the
transgressions of Israel could be confessed over the scapegoat and
before the goat could be sent forever away with its burden, the
high-priest had to come out of the Holiest. As long as He remained
alone in the Holiest, the goat could not carry away the sins of the
people. When the Lord appears the second time, when He comes from
heaven's glory as the King-Priest, then the blessed effect of His death
for the nation will be realized and their sins and transgressions will
forever be put away. Then they will in true repentance look upon Him
whom they pierced and mourn for Him. And their sins will be forgiven
and remembered no more. They will, through grace, become the
righteous, the holy, the Spirit filled nation. "In that day there
shall be a fountain opened to the house of David, and to the
inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and uncleanness" (Zech. xiii:1).

+Jehovah-Tsidkenu+--"The Lord our Righteousness." It is significant
that this name of Jehovah appears twice in Jeremiah. Once it means our
Lord and connected with the acknowledgement of Him as "our
righteousness" is the promise that He shall reign as King. "In His
days shall Judah be saved and Israel shall dwell safely, and this is
His name whereby He shall be called 'Jehovah-Tsidkenu'" (Jer.
xxiii:5-6). They will know Him as their righteousness, as we know Him
as our righteousness. But when? When He has come and they accepted
Him as their Lord and King. In Jer. xxxiii:16 the city of Jerusalem
shall be called by that name. One of the future names of restored
Jerusalem will be "the Lord our righteousness." No doubt, because the
King has chosen her and manifests His glory in, round about and above
Jerusalem.

+VII. The Feast of Tabernacles+. The seventh feast began on the
fifteenth day of the seventh month and was kept after the harvesting.
"Thou shalt observe the feast of Tabernacles seven days, after thou
hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine" (Deut. xvi:13). Besides this
it was