What does the Bible say about the scapegoat?

In Leviticus 16, the scapegoat is a powerful symbol of the atonement Jesus Christ provides for our sins. Aaron, the high priest, would lay his hands on the live goat, symbolically transferring the sins of the people onto it, and then send it into the wilderness, never to be seen again. This act demonstrates how Christ, our ultimate scapegoat, takes away our sins completely, as reflected in Psalm 103:12, where it says, 'As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.' This illustrates the depth of God's mercy and the completeness of His redemption through Christ.