Ezra 8

Sacrifice as a Similitude of Christ

Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the LORD. Ezra 8:35

The returned exiles' first act in Jerusalem is to offer sacrifice and a sin offering for all twelve tribes. These offerings were a similitude of the Savior's sacrifice, which reconciles all of Israel to God.

• interpreted by Moses 5:7 — Sacrifice is a similitude of the sacrifice of the Only Begotten of the Father.
• alludes to Ezra 6:17 — Twelve he goats for a sin offering for all Israel at the temple's dedication.