Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water of separation: it is a purification for sin.

Lay them up

A water of separation

General references

Bible References

Clean

Numbers 19:18
A clean person is to take some hyssop, dip it in water, and then sprinkle it on the tent, on every vessel, and on whoever was there (that is, on whoever touched the bones, the killed person, or the dead body, including whoever dug the grave).
Numbers 9:13
Now as to the person who is clean and isn't traveling, but fails to observe the Passover, that person is to be eliminated from his people, because he didn't bring an offering to the LORD at its appointed time. That person is to bear his sin.
2 Corinthians 5:21
God made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that God's righteousness would be produced in us.
Hebrews 7:26
We need such a high priest one who is holy, innocent, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens.
Hebrews 9:13
For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are unclean purifies them physically,

Lay them up

Numbers 19:17
"Now as for the unclean, they are to take ashes from the burning sin offering, and pour running water on it inside a vessel.

A water of separation

Leviticus 15:20
Everything that she sleeps on during her uncleanness will be unclean. Moreover, everything that she sits on will become unclean.
2 Corinthians 7:1
Since we have these promises, dear friends, let's cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit by becoming mature in our holy fear of God.

General references

Leviticus 22:6
such a person who comes in contact with anything like this will become unclean until evening. As a result, he is not to eat the sacred things unless he has bathed himself with water.
Numbers 19:18
A clean person is to take some hyssop, dip it in water, and then sprinkle it on the tent, on every vessel, and on whoever was there (that is, on whoever touched the bones, the killed person, or the dead body, including whoever dug the grave).

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