Thematic Bible
Numbers 19:1 (show verse)
The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron,
Numbers 19:2 (show verse)
“This is the legal statute that the Lord has commanded: Instruct the Israelites to bring you an unblemished red cow that has no defect and has never been yoked.
Animals » Names of » Heifers, offered as sacrifices
Heifer » When used as sacrifice, must be without blemish and must not have come under the yoke
Oxen » Includes the » Heifer
Red heifer » Heifers, offered as sacrifices
the Red heifer » To be without spot or blemish
Types » Of the saviour » the Red heifer
Types of Christ » Red heifer
Water » Of separation
Heifer » When used as sacrifice, must be without blemish and must not have come under the yoke
Oxen » Includes the » Heifer
Red heifer » Heifers, offered as sacrifices
the Red heifer » To be without spot or blemish
Types » Of the saviour » the Red heifer
Types of Christ » Red heifer
Water » Of separation
Numbers 19:3 (show verse)
Give it to Eleazar the priest, and he will have it brought outside the camp and slaughtered in his presence.
Numbers 19:4 (show verse)
Eleazar the priest is to take some of its blood with his finger and sprinkle it seven times toward the front of the tent of meeting.
Numbers 19:5 (show verse)
The cow must be burned in his sight. Its hide, flesh, and blood, are to be burned along with its dung.
Numbers 19:6 (show verse)
The priest is to take cedar wood, hyssop, and crimson yarn, and throw them onto the fire where the cow is burning.
Numbers 19:7 (show verse)
Then the priest must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; after that he may enter the camp, but he will remain ceremonially unclean until evening.
Ablution » of priests
Cleansing » Ps 51 » Ceremonial
Defilement » of priests
Defilement » Ceremonial caused by » Sacrificing the red heifer
Purifications or baptisms » Of individuals who were ceremonially unclean
the Red heifer » Communicated uncleanness to » The priest that offered her
Water » Select reading psalm 51 ps 51 » Ceremonial
Water » Of separation
Cleansing » Ps 51 » Ceremonial
Defilement » of priests
Defilement » Ceremonial caused by » Sacrificing the red heifer
Purifications or baptisms » Of individuals who were ceremonially unclean
the Red heifer » Communicated uncleanness to » The priest that offered her
Water » Select reading psalm 51 ps 51 » Ceremonial
Water » Of separation
Numbers 19:8 (show verse)
The one who burned the cow must also wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and he will remain unclean until evening.
Numbers 19:9 (show verse)
“A man who is clean is to gather up the cow’s ashes and deposit them outside the camp in a ceremonially clean place. The ashes must be kept by the Israelite community for preparing the water to remove impurity; it is a sin offering.
Ablution » of priests
Ashes » Uses of, in purification
Defilement » of priests
Offerings » Burnt » Ordinances concerning
Purifications or baptisms » Of individuals who were ceremonially unclean
Purifications or baptisms » Means used for » Water of separation
the Red heifer » Ashes of, collected and mixed with water for purification
Water » Of separation
Ashes » Uses of, in purification
Defilement » of priests
Offerings » Burnt » Ordinances concerning
Purifications or baptisms » Of individuals who were ceremonially unclean
Purifications or baptisms » Means used for » Water of separation
the Red heifer » Ashes of, collected and mixed with water for purification
Water » Of separation
Numbers 19:10 (show verse)
Then the one who gathers up the cow’s ashes must wash his clothes, and he will remain unclean until evening. This is a permanent statute for the Israelites and for the foreigner who resides among them.
Ablution » of priests
Ashes » Uses of, in purification
Defilement » of priests
Defilement » Ceremonial caused by » Gathering ashes of the red heifer
Purifications or baptisms » Of individuals who were ceremonially unclean
the Red heifer » Communicated uncleanness to » The man who gathered the ashes
Water » Of separation
Ashes » Uses of, in purification
Defilement » of priests
Defilement » Ceremonial caused by » Gathering ashes of the red heifer
Purifications or baptisms » Of individuals who were ceremonially unclean
the Red heifer » Communicated uncleanness to » The man who gathered the ashes
Water » Of separation
Numbers 19:11 (show verse)
“The person who touches any human corpse will be unclean for seven days.
dead Bodies » Jewish laws concerning
The Dead » Touching of, caused uncleanness
Defilement » Ceremonial caused by » Touching a dead body or a bone
Defilement » Caused by » Touching the dead
Mourning » Caused ceremonial defilement
Purifications or baptisms » Of individuals who were ceremonially unclean
the Red heifer » Ashes of, collected and mixed with water for purification
Sanitation » Carcasses
Water » Of separation
The Dead » Touching of, caused uncleanness
Defilement » Ceremonial caused by » Touching a dead body or a bone
Defilement » Caused by » Touching the dead
Mourning » Caused ceremonial defilement
Purifications or baptisms » Of individuals who were ceremonially unclean
the Red heifer » Ashes of, collected and mixed with water for purification
Sanitation » Carcasses
Water » Of separation
Numbers 19:12 (show verse)
He is to purify himself with the water on the third day and the seventh day; then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third and seventh days, he will not be clean.
The Dead » Uncleanness contracted from, removed by the water separation
Defilement » Caused by » Touching the dead
Mourning » Caused ceremonial defilement
Purifications or baptisms » Of individuals who were ceremonially unclean
the Red heifer » Ashes of, collected and mixed with water for purification
Sanitation » Carcasses
Water » Of separation
Defilement » Caused by » Touching the dead
Mourning » Caused ceremonial defilement
Purifications or baptisms » Of individuals who were ceremonially unclean
the Red heifer » Ashes of, collected and mixed with water for purification
Sanitation » Carcasses
Water » Of separation
Numbers 19:13 (show verse)
Anyone who touches a body of a person who has died, and does not purify himself, defiles the tabernacle of the Lord. That person will be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean because the water for impurity has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him.
Contact » With impurity » Contaminates
Contamination » Contact with impurity
The Dead » Touching of, caused uncleanness
Defilement » Neglecting purification from, punished by cutting off
Defilement » Caused by » Touching the dead
Mourning » Caused ceremonial defilement
Purification » Penalty to be imposed upon those who do not observe the ordinances concerning
Purifications or baptisms » Consequence of neglecting those prescribed by law
Purifications or baptisms » Was by » Sprinkling
the Red heifer » Ashes of, collected and mixed with water for purification
Sanitation » Carcasses
Tabernacle » Defilement of, punished
Tabernacle » Punishment for defiling
Water » Of separation
Contamination » Contact with impurity
The Dead » Touching of, caused uncleanness
Defilement » Neglecting purification from, punished by cutting off
Defilement » Caused by » Touching the dead
Mourning » Caused ceremonial defilement
Purification » Penalty to be imposed upon those who do not observe the ordinances concerning
Purifications or baptisms » Consequence of neglecting those prescribed by law
Purifications or baptisms » Was by » Sprinkling
the Red heifer » Ashes of, collected and mixed with water for purification
Sanitation » Carcasses
Tabernacle » Defilement of, punished
Tabernacle » Punishment for defiling
Water » Of separation
Numbers 19:14 (show verse)
“This is the law when a person dies in a tent: everyone who enters the tent and everyone who is already in the tent will be unclean for seven days,
The Dead » In a house rendered it unclean
Defilement » Caused by » Touching the dead
Defilement » Ceremonial caused by » Being alone with a dead body
Mourning » Caused ceremonial defilement
the Red heifer » Ashes of, collected and mixed with water for purification
Sanitation » Carcasses
Water » Of separation
Defilement » Caused by » Touching the dead
Defilement » Ceremonial caused by » Being alone with a dead body
Mourning » Caused ceremonial defilement
the Red heifer » Ashes of, collected and mixed with water for purification
Sanitation » Carcasses
Water » Of separation
Numbers 19:15 (show verse)
and any open container without a lid tied on it is unclean.
Numbers 19:16 (show verse)
Anyone in the open field who touches a person who has been killed by the sword or has died, or who even touches a human bone, or a grave, will be unclean for seven days.
Burial » Places of » Were ceremonially unclean
Burial » Burying places » Anyone who touched, were unclean
The Dead » Touching of, caused uncleanness
The Dead » Even bones of, caused uncleanness
Defilement » Ceremonial caused by » Touching a dead body or a bone
Defilement » Caused by » Touching the dead
Defilement » Ceremonial caused by » Touching a grave
Mourning » Caused ceremonial defilement
the Red heifer » Ashes of, collected and mixed with water for purification
Sanitation » Carcasses
Swords » Those slain by, communicated ceremonial uncleanness
Water » Of separation
Burial » Burying places » Anyone who touched, were unclean
The Dead » Touching of, caused uncleanness
The Dead » Even bones of, caused uncleanness
Defilement » Ceremonial caused by » Touching a dead body or a bone
Defilement » Caused by » Touching the dead
Defilement » Ceremonial caused by » Touching a grave
Mourning » Caused ceremonial defilement
the Red heifer » Ashes of, collected and mixed with water for purification
Sanitation » Carcasses
Swords » Those slain by, communicated ceremonial uncleanness
Water » Of separation
Numbers 19:17 (show verse)
For the purification of the unclean person, they are to take some of the ashes of the burnt sin offering, put them in a jar, and add fresh water to them.
Numbers 19:18 (show verse)
A person who is clean is to take hyssop, dip it in the water, and sprinkle the tent, all the furnishings, and the people who were there. He is also to sprinkle the one who touched a bone, a grave, a corpse, or a person who had been killed.
Burial » Places of » Were ceremonially unclean
Burial » Burying places » Anyone who touched, were unclean
The Dead » Uncleanness contracted from, removed by the water separation
Defilement » Caused by » Touching the dead
Defilement » Cleansed by legal ablutions
Purification » Water of
Purifications or baptisms » Was by » Sprinkling
the Red heifer » Ashes of, collected and mixed with water for purification
Water » Of separation
Burial » Burying places » Anyone who touched, were unclean
The Dead » Uncleanness contracted from, removed by the water separation
Defilement » Caused by » Touching the dead
Defilement » Cleansed by legal ablutions
Purification » Water of
Purifications or baptisms » Was by » Sprinkling
the Red heifer » Ashes of, collected and mixed with water for purification
Water » Of separation
Numbers 19:19 (show verse)
“The one who is clean is to sprinkle the unclean person on the third day and the seventh day. After he purifies the unclean person on the seventh day, the one being purified must wash his clothes and bathe in water, and he will be clean by evening.
Numbers 19:20 (show verse)
But a person who is unclean and does not purify himself, that person will be cut off from the assembly because he has defiled the sanctuary of the Lord. The water for impurity has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean.
Church of israel » Excommunicated for heavy offences
Defilement » Neglecting purification from, punished by cutting off
Defilement » Caused by » Touching the dead
Purification » Penalty to be imposed upon those who do not observe the ordinances concerning
Purification » Water of
Purifications or baptisms » Consequence of neglecting those prescribed by law
the Red heifer » Ashes of, collected and mixed with water for purification
Tabernacle » Defilement of, punished
Water » Of separation
Defilement » Neglecting purification from, punished by cutting off
Defilement » Caused by » Touching the dead
Purification » Penalty to be imposed upon those who do not observe the ordinances concerning
Purification » Water of
Purifications or baptisms » Consequence of neglecting those prescribed by law
the Red heifer » Ashes of, collected and mixed with water for purification
Tabernacle » Defilement of, punished
Water » Of separation
Numbers 19:21 (show verse)
This is a permanent statute for them. The person who sprinkles the water for impurity is to wash his clothes, and whoever touches the water for impurity will be unclean until evening.
Defilement » Caused by » Touching the dead
Perpetual statutes » Given to israel
Purification » Water of
Purifications or baptisms » Of individuals who were ceremonially unclean
the Red heifer » Ashes of, collected and mixed with water for purification
Statutes » Perpetual, given to israel
The bible » Statutes contained in » Perpetual, given to israel
Water » Of separation
Perpetual statutes » Given to israel
Purification » Water of
Purifications or baptisms » Of individuals who were ceremonially unclean
the Red heifer » Ashes of, collected and mixed with water for purification
Statutes » Perpetual, given to israel
The bible » Statutes contained in » Perpetual, given to israel
Water » Of separation
Numbers 19:22 (show verse)
Anything the unclean person touches will become unclean, and anyone who touches it will be unclean until evening.”