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Opening Prayer
Lord, you have given the perfect sacrifice, Jesus Christ. Give us faith in him, cleanse us from sin as we confess, and make us righteous by your loving grace. In Jesus' name, amen.
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Scripture Passage
Laws of Purification
19 Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 2 “This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord has commanded, saying: ‘Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring you a red heifer without blemish, in which there is no defect and on which a yoke has never come. 3 You shall give it to Eleazar the priest, that he may take it outside the camp, and it shall be slaughtered before him; 4 and Eleazar the priest shall take some of its blood with his finger, and sprinkle some of its blood seven times directly in front of the tabernacle of meeting. 5 Then the heifer shall be burned in his sight: its hide, its flesh, its blood, and its offal shall be burned. 6 And the priest shall take cedar wood and hyssop and scarlet, and cast them into the midst of the fire burning the heifer. 7 Then the priest shall wash his clothes, he shall bathe in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp; the priest shall be unclean until evening. 8 And the one who burns it shall wash his clothes in water, bathe in water, and shall be unclean until evening. 9 Then a man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and store them outside the camp in a clean place; and they shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for the water of purification; it is for purifying from sin. 10 And the one who gathers the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until evening. It shall be a statute forever to the children of Israel and to the stranger who dwells among them.
The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Nu 19:1–10.
A — About
What Is This Passage About?
A perfect unyoked red heifer is burned completely outside the camp with cedar, hyssop, and scarlet. Its ashes are kept for purification water, while those who handle the sacrifice become temporarily unclean.
B — Best Verse
Which Verse Best Summarizes the Passage?
Numbers 19:2
Bryan explicitly says verse 2 is underlined because it summarizes the required red heifer and its perfection.
C — Called or Christ
C — Christ Connection
Look to Jesus as the perfect sacrifice and great High Priest to whom these rites pointed. Confess sin, trust his once-for-all cleansing, and live by faith in the worthy Lamb.
Additional Notes
Bible Study Content: Numbers Chapter 19
Topic Overview: The chapter deals with the laws regarding the red heifer and the purification process for the Israelites, focusing on cleanliness laws and the duties of priests and Levites.
Key Verses and Concepts:
A red heifer without blemish is to be offered as a sacrifice to facilitate purification from sin.
The entire process, from the sacrifice to the handling of ashes, is detailed, emphasizing the uncleanliness of those involved and the purification it brings.
The significance of these rituals in pointing towards the need for a perfect sacrifice, which is fulfilled in Jesus Christ, is discussed.
Discussion Questions:
Understanding the Text: The hosts explore what the passage is about, including the specifics of the sacrifice and the symbolism behind the red heifer.
Application: They discuss how the Old Testament sacrifices point towards Jesus as the ultimate sacrifice for sin, highlighting the importance of looking to Jesus for purification and atonement.
Personal Reflection: The hosts encourage viewers to reflect on Jesus’ role as the perfect sacrifice and how believers are cleansed from sin through Him.
Conclusion
The episode closes with a prayer, focusing on Jesus Christ as the perfect sacrifice and the source of purification from sin.
The hosts express a desire for viewers to grow in faith and love for Jesus, reminding them of the significance of these Old Testament rituals in understanding Christ’s sacrifice.
Devotional Study
Transcript of the devotion. Minor transcription errors may remain.
really with your big Clowny nose well good morning good morning morning welcome to coffee and devotions is where every weekday morning you and I we get together we have a little bit of coffee we get into God's word and we grow in our love for the Lord together and this year 2024 Lord willing we'll make it from numbers through Numbers Deuteronomy Hebrew nice man good job all right let's have some coffee we'll pray and get into God's word or water or water you wish you had coffee nope okay so we are at Numbers Chapter 19 Numbers Chapter 19 so we're kind of like in this new section again where we've been talking about the tithes and about the offerings and and the duties of the priests and Levites right so this it's kind of back to so starting at 19 yep starting 19 uh and so we're kind of back in that mode of talking about the priests and Levites and the cleanliness laws and stuff like that so o we got a long to read we're just going to read the first 10 chapter or first 10 chapters ver first 10 verses together okay uh it's all one paragraph so oh do you want my glasses uh yes okay uh cleaned them off recently so that should be helpful to you uh so how about you just read as far as you want and when you're done reading I'll read the rest yeah now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron saying this is the ordinance of the law which the children which the Lord has commanded saying speak to the children of Israel that they may bring you a red he without blemish in which there is no defect and on which a yoke has never come you shall give it to elazar the priest that he may Take It Outside the camp and he shall Slaughter and it shall be slaughtered before him oh him no that's in my next PCH oh okay and elazar the priest shall take some of its blood with his fingers and sprinkle some of the blood seven times directly in front of the Tabernacle of meeting then the heer shall be buried in his sight shall be bond in his sight its hide its flesh its blood and its oval UL oal shall be bonded and the priest shall take seed W and hiss up and scull it and cast them into the midst of the fire mourning the he you can read okay then the priest shall wash his clothes he shall bathe in water and afterward he shall come into the camp the priest shall be unclean until evening and the one who burns it shall wash his clothes in water bathe in water and shall be unclean until evening then a man who is clean Shall Gather up the ashes of the hepher and store them outside the camp in a clean place and they shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for the water of purification it is for purifying from sin and the one who gathers the ashes of the hepher shall wash his clothes and be clean until evening unclean oh yes thank you and he shall be unclean until evening it shall be a statute forever to the children of Israel and to the stranger who dwells among them okay so we got three questions a what is this about B what is the best for us to smise and C what are we call the do great can you sit on this side sure so on the screen they're going to like like half your face yeah but then plus I want to be close to you man don't you want to be close to me like Daniel Daniel's always on my lap isn't he okay well what's this about what do you think think it's about what they would have to do to atone Essence okay right so this is this whole burnt offering right and so what's what's the for this whole burnt offering what are they offering a heer a heer cow yeah yeah a female cow right and so she's got to be red and perfect without blemish and then how much of her is offered uh all of it all of it totally all of it totally burnt yep totally burnt all of it what happens to the high priest uh he's unlean he's unlean what happens to the person who takes the ashes outside he's unlean what happens to the person who gathers up all the ashes he's un clean right this is this is all like to make this type of clean cleans cleansing and atonement there's got to be this sacrifice and the sacrifice is going to make unclean um why do you think God gives [Music] us because Jesus isn't yeah he's a Living Sacrifice but that's they don't have Jesus yet so they have to make it with animals yeah good so they know that they're unclean they know that they need to become clean somehow they know that they need a sacrifice right and the sacrifice can't be them so they use a bull right but or in this point a heer right but can the bull can the blood of bulls or heers or goats or sheep ever take away sin nope what were they pointing towards uh Jesus Jesus right and as a high priest had to get washed right and was unclean until evening do we have to get washed yes so how are we washed by his blood yes by his blood you're right right if we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness that's right also in the waters of baptism washed of our sin right with that sign and seal of the Covenant placed on us and so uh Colossians chapter three has a lot to say about that too um so we're washed of our sin what do you think is the best first that you would underline in this section since you already shut your Bible say have it saved um I don't know maybe 11 11 well we didn't read 11 um I have verse two underlined this is the ordinance of the law which the Lord has commanded saying speak to the children of Israel that they bring you a red heer without blem Mission which there is no defect and on which a yoke has never come I have that underlined yeah it basically gets on the point of what it is yeah do you think somebody else could underline something different yeah do you think they could right in the comments yeah yeah really they good but what do you think you're called to do or how do you think this points you to Jesus um the look to him as our sacrifice good look to Jesus as our sacrifice right he's the perfect one good all these sacrifices all these rituals they were all meant to point us towards the Heavenly Tabernacle towards the great high priest who would take away our sins forever pretty good stuff huh MH you ready to pray yep you want to pray or you want me to pray you can pray okay Lord you have given us the perfect sacrifice Jesus Christ who is tempted in every way as we are without sin Lord and He is the Lamb who was slain and Worthy is the Lamb to be praised Lord we pray that we would have faith in him that we would be cleansed from our sins that we would confess them to you and that we would become the righteousness of God because you have decided to love us Lord we thank you in Jesus Christ's name may you have faith in Jesus Christ may you love him and know that he has loved you to the uttermost we'll see you next time bye bye [Music] thanks for listening to this week's message from God's word for you a Ministry of Sharon RP Church in rural Southeast Iowa we pray that the message would be used by God to transform your faith and your life this week if you'd like to get more information about us feel free to go to the website Sharon rc.org we'd love to invite you to worship with us our worship time is 10:00 a.m. every Sunday at 25204 160th Avenue Morning Sun Iowa 52640 may God richly bless you this [Music] week