Devotion 136
DEVOTION 136: “Spiritual and Physical Cleanliness ” coming out of Num. 19
Moses the prophet, a type of Christ.
Aaron the high priest, a type of Christ.
Eliezer the priest, a type of Christ.
The red heifer without spot or blemish, a type of Christ.
No one person, character or thing can embody everything Jesus Christ was, and is. You see His type in all the major and minor prophets. You see Christ in the First Adam before his fall. You see Christ in Abel. You see Christ the Lamb in Abel’s sacrifice. You see Christ the Lamb in every sacrifice accepted at the Temple.
You see Christ in Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. You see Christ in king David and Solomon. You see Christ in the disciples after the Day of Pentecost. You see Christ in Paul.
Not a single person had all the attributes of Jesus Christ, for He is God.
The red heifer, a type of Christ.
Let’s read:
Numbers 19:1-2 “And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, [2] This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke:”
For the red heifer to typify Christ, it had to be without spot or blemish. Jesus Christ was the perfect sacrifice. The blood of the red heifer could only provide atonement (cover) but not redemption (total purchase). Only the Blood of Jesus can redeem our soul.
We continue our reading:
Numbers 19:3 “And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, that he may bring her forth without the camp, and one shall slay her before his face:”
Jesus Christ the Lamb of God did not need a priest to lead him to slaughter, for He was the Lamb and the Priest Who offered Himself as the Sacrifice.
We continue our reading:
Numbers 19:4 “And Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle of her blood directly before the tabernacle of the congregation seven times:”
Seven times, pointing to the perfection of God.
Jesus Christ shed His blood only once, for His blood was perfect.
We continue our reading:
Numbers 19:5-10 “And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn: [6] And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer. [7] Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the even. [8] And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even. [9] And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water of separation: it is a purification for sin. [10] And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: and it shall be unto the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, for a statute for ever.”
The blood of the heifer provided spiritual atonement, and the water of purification for physical cleansing. The wages of sin is death. Death is of sin. Anyone who touched a dead body was spiritually unclean. Physically, dead bodies caries a lot of bacteria. The individual who touch s the dead body will be spreading a lot of bacteria.
Therefore the cleansing from a dead body had to be the double cure. Spiritually through the blood of the herd, and physically by fresh running water.
We conclude our reading:
Numbers 19:11-22 “He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days. [12] He shall purify himself with it on the third day, and on the seventh day he shall be clean: but if he purify not himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean. [13] Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him. [14] This is the law, when a man dieth in a tent: all that come into the tent, and all that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days. [15] And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is unclean. [16] And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days. [17] And for an unclean person they shall take of the ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin, and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel: [18] And a clean person shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the vessels, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that touched a bone, or one slain, or one dead, or a grave: [19] And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, and wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even. [20] But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the LORD: the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean. [21] And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them, that he that sprinkleth the water of separation shall wash his clothes; and he that toucheth the water of separation shall be unclean until even. [22] And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.”
The Lord wants us to be clean spiritually and physically. The child of God must be clean in all areas for we are ambassadors of the King. We represent His Kingdom.
Let the Word of God bring you into a clean walk with Him. BELIEVE, and confess Christ the Word as we’ve revealed Him from the First Adam. The Father, the Son, the Lamb, the Holy Spirit, all in Christ!
Moses the prophet, a type of Christ.
Aaron the high priest, a type of Christ.
Eliezer the priest, a type of Christ.
The red heifer without spot or blemish, a type of Christ.
No one person, character or thing can embody everything Jesus Christ was, and is. You see His type in all the major and minor prophets. You see Christ in the First Adam before his fall. You see Christ in Abel. You see Christ the Lamb in Abel’s sacrifice. You see Christ the Lamb in every sacrifice accepted at the Temple.
You see Christ in Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. You see Christ in king David and Solomon. You see Christ in the disciples after the Day of Pentecost. You see Christ in Paul.
Not a single person had all the attributes of Jesus Christ, for He is God.
The red heifer, a type of Christ.
Let’s read:
Numbers 19:1-2 “And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, [2] This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke:”
For the red heifer to typify Christ, it had to be without spot or blemish. Jesus Christ was the perfect sacrifice. The blood of the red heifer could only provide atonement (cover) but not redemption (total purchase). Only the Blood of Jesus can redeem our soul.
We continue our reading:
Numbers 19:3 “And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, that he may bring her forth without the camp, and one shall slay her before his face:”
Jesus Christ the Lamb of God did not need a priest to lead him to slaughter, for He was the Lamb and the Priest Who offered Himself as the Sacrifice.
We continue our reading:
Numbers 19:4 “And Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle of her blood directly before the tabernacle of the congregation seven times:”
Seven times, pointing to the perfection of God.
Jesus Christ shed His blood only once, for His blood was perfect.
We continue our reading:
Numbers 19:5-10 “And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn: [6] And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer. [7] Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the even. [8] And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even. [9] And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water of separation: it is a purification for sin. [10] And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: and it shall be unto the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, for a statute for ever.”
The blood of the heifer provided spiritual atonement, and the water of purification for physical cleansing. The wages of sin is death. Death is of sin. Anyone who touched a dead body was spiritually unclean. Physically, dead bodies caries a lot of bacteria. The individual who touch s the dead body will be spreading a lot of bacteria.
Therefore the cleansing from a dead body had to be the double cure. Spiritually through the blood of the herd, and physically by fresh running water.
We conclude our reading:
Numbers 19:11-22 “He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days. [12] He shall purify himself with it on the third day, and on the seventh day he shall be clean: but if he purify not himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean. [13] Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him. [14] This is the law, when a man dieth in a tent: all that come into the tent, and all that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days. [15] And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is unclean. [16] And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days. [17] And for an unclean person they shall take of the ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin, and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel: [18] And a clean person shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the vessels, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that touched a bone, or one slain, or one dead, or a grave: [19] And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, and wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even. [20] But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the LORD: the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean. [21] And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them, that he that sprinkleth the water of separation shall wash his clothes; and he that toucheth the water of separation shall be unclean until even. [22] And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.”
The Lord wants us to be clean spiritually and physically. The child of God must be clean in all areas for we are ambassadors of the King. We represent His Kingdom.
Let the Word of God bring you into a clean walk with Him. BELIEVE, and confess Christ the Word as we’ve revealed Him from the First Adam. The Father, the Son, the Lamb, the Holy Spirit, all in Christ!
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