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sacrifice was to be 'without defect'. There was to be 'no blemish' (2).
Here, we have a picture of the Lord Jesus Christ - 'without sin', He
offered Himself 'for the sins of the people' (Hebrews 4:15; 2:17). The
gathering of 'the ashes' (9-10) speaks of the completeness of Christ's
work for us - 'for all time a single sacrifice for sins' (Hebrews
10:12). The danger of becoming unclean through touching a 'dead body'
(11) - there is a warning for us here. 'Dead in trespasses and sins', we
have been 'made alive' in Christ (Ephesians 2:1). We dare not look back
(Luke 17:32; Genesis 19:26; Luke 9:62; 2 Peter 2:20-22). We have been
purified 'from dead works to serve the living God' (Hebrews 9:14).
Christ 'saves to the uttermost'. How dare we 'shrink back' from Him?
'Have faith. Be saved' (Hebrews 7:25; 10:39).
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