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even the whole bull shall he carry forth outside the camp to a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn it on wood with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall it be burnt.
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A Picture of Christ's Cross
Multiple commentators emphasize that the bullock being carried 'without the camp' to be burned is a powerful foreshadowing of Jesus. The author of Hebrews makes this same connection, explaining that Jesus suffered 'without the gate' of Jerusalem to sanctify His people (Hebrews 13:11–12). This Old Testament ritual points directly to the location and nature of Christ's ultimate sacrifice.
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A clean place where the ashes are poured out (see Leviticus 1:16 note). It was a place free from impurities, not like those referred to in Leviticu…
19th Century
Anglican
Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth. — This does not mean that the high priest himself had to carry the whole bul…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp The Jewish writers inter…
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