Bring the bull to the front of the tent of meeting, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head. The sin offering bull is brought to the tent of meeting's entrance, and Aaron and his sons lay their hands on its head. The hand-laying is the act of identification and transfer: the worshipper identifies with the animal and transfers their sin to it. Leviticus 16:21 records the high priest confessing all Israel's sins and laying hands on the scapegoat — the sin-transfer through hand-laying is established in the ordination and continues through all subsequent atoning acts. Isaiah 53:6 says the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all — the hand-laying of ordination is the type of the sin-transfer that the suffering servant bears.

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