Numbers 19:7-8

⁷And then after washing his garments, and body, he shall enter into the camp, and shall be unclean until the evening.

⁸He also that hath burned her, shall wash his garments, and his body, and shall be unclean until the evening.

Numbers 19 details the elaborate ritual of the red heifer, a unique sacrifice designed to purify those who became ceremonially unclean through contact with a dead body. This chapter outlines the specific requirements for the unblemished red cow, its sacrifice outside the camp, and the collection of its ashes. These ashes, mixed with water, formed the “water of purification,” essential for restoring an unclean person to the community. The ritual highlights the pervasive nature of sin and death's defilement, and God's provision for cleansing within the old covenant.

References· Numbers 19

a: v.18 — Ezekiel 36:25-27, Hebrews 9:14, Numbers 19:9, John 15:2-3, 1 Corinthians 1:30, John 17:17, Psalms 51:7, John 17:19
b: v.19 — 1 John 1:7, Hebrews 10:22, Ezekiel 36:25, Ephesians 5:25-27, Numbers 19:12, Leviticus 14:9, 1 John 2:1-2, Titus 2:14, Revelation 1:5-6, Titus 3:3-5
c: v.21 — Hebrews 9:13-14, Hebrews 10:4, Leviticus 11:40, Hebrews 9:10, Leviticus 11:25, Hebrews 7:19, Leviticus 16:26-28

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