Numbers 19:18

¹⁸A clean person shall take hyssop, dip it in the water, and sprinkle it on the tent, on all the vessels, on the persons who were there, and on him who touched the bone, or the slain, or the dead, or the grave.a

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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