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This is the statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, [and] upon which never came yoke.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

A red heifer – Red, to foreshadow humanity's earthly body, just as the name Adam alludes to the red earth from which the human body was form…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

This was not a usual sacrifice, for the beasts offered were as a rule males; but this was to be a special sacrifice. It was not to be killed by the…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

This is the ordinance of the law. Because it was inevitable that, while the faithful were engaged in the world, they would often contract …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

This [is] the ordinance of the law which the Lord has
commanded

By which it appears…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The heifer was to be entirely burned. This typified the painful sufferings of our Lord Jesus, both in soul and body, as a sacrifice made by fire to…

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