Numbers 19:8
8 He who burns her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the evening.
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8 He who burns her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the evening.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 19:8
Commentary on Numbers 19:1-10
(Read Numbers 19:1-10)
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.