Why was the scapegoat sent into the wilderness with no record or location, and what does that picture?
The scapegoat was sent into the wilderness, a place with no record or geographical pinpoint, to carry Israel's confessed iniquities, transgressions, and sins far away. This pictures Christ, who at His death bore sins away; the three hours of darkness and silence on the cross illustrate sin being removed far away.
The live goat had hands laid on its head, and all the iniquities, transgressions, and sins of the children of Israel were confessed over it and put on its head. It was then sent away by a fit man into the wilderness, where there was no record and no geographical pinpoint; it was sent back. Les explains that this is a picture of exactly what Christ did when He died. He notes that while Christ was on the cross, there were three hours in which nothing was spoken. At high noon, absolute darkness fell upon the earth, and at three in the afternoon He spoke the final statements and gave up the ghost. Les also points out that the hymn writer picked up this scapegoat picture when saying sins were carried far away.
And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:
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