Chapter 19:
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Numbers 19
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The ashes of a heifer. (1-10) Used to purify the
unclean. (11-22)
Verses 1-10 The
heifer was to be wholly burned. This typified the painful sufferings of our Lord
Jesus, both in soul and body, as a sacrifice made by fire, to satisfy God's
justice for man's sin. These ashes are said to be laid up as a purification for
sin, because, though they were only to purify from ceremonial uncleanness, yet
they were a type of that purification for sin which our Lord Jesus made by his
death. The blood of Christ is laid up for us in the word and sacraments, as a
fountain of merit, to which by faith we may have constant recourse, for
cleansing our consciences.
Verses 11-22
Why did the law make a corpse a defiling thing? Because death is the wages of
sin, which entered into the world by it, and reigns by the power of it. The law
could not conquer death, nor abolish it, as the gospel does, by bringing life
and immortality to light, and so introducing a better hope. As the ashes of the
heifer signified the merit of Christ, so the running water signified the power
and grace of the blessed Spirit, who is compared to rivers of living water; and
it is by his work that the righteousness of Christ is applied to us for our
cleansing. Those who promise themselves benefit by the righteousness of Christ,
while they submit not to the grace and influence of the Holy Spirit, do but
deceive themselves; we cannot be purified by the ashes, otherwise than in the
running water. What use could there be in these appointments, if they do not
refer to the doctrines concerning the sacrifice of Christ? But comparing them
with the New Testament, the knowledge to be got from them is evident. The true
state of fallen man is shown in these institutions. Here we learn the defiling
nature of sin, and are warned to avoid evil communications.
Chapter 19:
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