Numbers 19 - Praying God's Word

 

Please read Numbers 19.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/num/19/1/s_136001

Meditate on verses 1-4.

 

Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

"This is the statute of the law which the LORD has commanded,

saying, 'Speak to the sons of Israel that they bring

 you an unblemished red heifer in which is no defect

 and on which a yoke has never been placed.

You shall give it to Eleazar the priest, and

it shall be brought outside the camp and

be slaughtered in his presence.  Next Eleazar

 the priest shall take some of its blood with his finger

and sprinkle some of its blood toward the

 front of the tent of meeting seven times.’”

 

Before the people came to the tabernacle to offer an unblemished lamb as a sacrifice for sins, God required a red heifer be sacrificed outside the camp.  The people needed a red heifer before they could even come close to the tabernacle, the dwelling place of God.  As you ponder this requirement to come near to God, read these words from the book of Hebrews:

 

Therefore, Jesus also, that He might sanctify

the people through His own blood, suffered outside

 the gate. So, let us go out to Him outside

the camp, bearing His reproach.

—Hebrews 13:12-13

 

Jesus, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29), is also the red heifer you need to even begin drawing near to God.  Jesus fulfilled all of the sacrificial requirements of the Law.  As you spend this day walking with the LORD, thank Him for all He did to make your relationship with Him possible.

 

As a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7), thank Jesus for fulfilling the sacrificial requirements of Numbers 19:2-3 and pray for those who need Jesus to be their red heifer.

 

“Jesus, thank You for being the red heifer

 slaughtered outside the camp.

LORD, _________ needs to You to be their red heifer,

so they can come near to God through You.

Please save them in Your name, Jesus~”

 

The WATCHMAN on the WALL – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell