God gives instructions on how to make cleansing, water. The ingredientsdisplay red, symbolizing life in the blood. The animal is sacrificed outsidethe Israelite camp with its blood also burned. The ashes are then to bemixed with water to be sprinkled on those who have become ceremoniallyunclean through contact with a dead body. - P40
This passage reflects the importance of physical and ritual cleanliness before God, but it also foreshadowsChrist‘s sacrificial death on our behalf so that we might become clean. - P40
Likethe red heifer, Christ is without defect, perfect and sinless. It is the sacrificeof His blood that cleanses us of our sin. - P40
Just as the priest sprinkled bloodtoward the tabernacle to cleanse the people, we have Jesus as our GreatHigh Priest who cleanses our hearts, granting us access to our holy God. - P40
Dear Jesus, You are the living water that cleanses us from sin. - P41
We want toencourage others to come and receive Your forgiveness. Give us the courageand opportunities to be faithful witnesses. In Your name, amen. - P41
God gives Moses purification laws for those defiled through contact with acorpse. Anyone touching a dead body is unclean for seven days and must besprinkled with the water of cleansing. - P42
Failure to perform this cleansing riteresults in exclusion from the community, - P43
Matthew 15:18-20 NLT
[18] But the words you speak come from the heart—that’s what defiles you. [19] For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander. [20] These are what defile you. Eating with unwashed hands will never defile you." - P45
While the saying can be used to promote good sanitary practices, the concept of being clean is also a crucial aspect of the Christian life. More significant than physical cleanliness, being spiritually clean begs the two-partquestion: what makes you clean and unclean? Addressing the latter, whatmakes a person unclean is found in his or her own heart. - P45
We can believeourselves to be generally good people, but the dark plague of sin can infectour inner being. Murder, sexual immorality, adultery, and deception arejust a few examples Jesus Christ gives of how spiritually unwell we can be(Matt. 15:18-20).
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If we are all unclean because ofSin, then we must know how we can become clean. God makes clear that no number of good words, deeds,
or thoughts alone can wash away the filth we are covered in. - P45
Our limitedactions cannot cleanse and purify us. Instead, the Bible says that those whoput their faith in Jesus are washed by His blood. Jesus makes us clean. Letus look to Him and rely on His righteousness to purify us. - P45
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