Biblical Reading and Reflection: Numbers 19
Alastair's Adversaria
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The Law of the Purification Offering
The purification sacrifice absorbs the impurity that it purifies, and must therefore be eliminated. While these things purify, those who handle them are in danger of contracting impurity from th things that purify. The blood of the red heifer is not offered on the altar because it is an ongoing purification. As milgrim observes, the purification offering can defile those who handle it.
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