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Bible Commentaries
Numbers 19

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' CommentaryMeyer's Commentary

Verses 1-22

Purification for Uncleanness

Numbers 19:1-22

We might have expected this chapter to occur in Leviticus. Is it not incongruous in this narrative of the pilgrimage? Nay; this is the most appropriate place, since in the desert march we are more exposed to the touch of defilement, such as needs daily cleansing, lest we be shut out from fellowship with God.

The ashes of an heifer are emblematic of the work of our Lord. See Hebrews 9:13 . No blemish; never a yoke; “slain without the camp,” counted an unclean thing! It was easy for the Jew to contract ceremonial defilement. To walk over a grave was enough. But the ashes of the heifer mingled with spring-or running-water restored the polluted soul to the family and the Tabernacle. So as we confess our sins, we are sprinkled from an evil conscience, we are restored to unity with God and His people, and we walk in newness of life.

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Bibliographical Information
Meyer, Frederick Brotherton. "Commentary on Numbers 19". "F. B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary". https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/fbm/numbers-19.html. 1914.
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