Series Six: Sprinkle Ashes

Hebrews 9:13 ". . . the ashes of an heifer sprinkling . . ."

In order to understand about Hebrews 9:13 ". . . the ashes of an heifer sprinkling . . ." First, individuals represent Israel who put their hands upon the heifer or a young calf as an example that their sins are put upon the heifer or young calf. Then the workers cleaned up the heifer and prepare for the priests to offer heifer upon the altar for burnt offering.

If you know about the Tabernacle, a brazen altar was the first thing inside and on this altar the sacrifice was to be made. The offerings were to be burned to ashes, and then were sprinkled on Israel. All the sins of Israel were placed on the sacrifice. Then the sacrifice, being made SIN, FELT THE SEARING HEAT so that when Israel came to be accepted of God, and the ashes were sprinkled along with the blood, GOD WAS SAYING TO ISRAEL, "YOU HAVE GIVEN ME YOUR SINS. I AM GIVING THEM BACK TO YOU NOW, AND LETTING YOU SEE THE EMPTY SHELLS, THE ASHES OF SOMETHING THAT HAS LOST ITS POWER AND ITS LIFE. IT IS REDUCED TO NOTHING. Why? BECAUSE THE FIRE OF JUDGMENT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE SUBSTITUTE (the young calf), AND YOUR (Israel's) SINS WERE THERE ON THE BODY OF THAT SUBSTITUTE (Heifer, the young calf), WERE DESTROYED.

Hebrews 9:13 NCV "The BLOOD of goats and bulls and the ASHES of a cow (calf) are sprinkled on the people who are unclean, and this makes their bodies clean again."

This kind of sacrifice was effective in Israel in the purifying of a life so that the people could say, "It is done, it is done! My SINS that were placed there (on heifer at Brazen altar) are nothing but ASHES. Then the people receive pardon and freedom for a whole year. The high priest enters the Most Holy Place once every year ... Praise God! Christ was offered as a sacrifice one time, not every year.

Now Heb. 9:14a tells us, "How much (better) is done by the blood of Christ. He offered Himself through the eternal Spirit as a PERFECT SACRIFICE to God."

Now the ashes that was burned was a type of God's judgment against sins. The altar (prayer time) reminds us that our sins were already burned to ashes when we came to the cross of Jesus. Jesus took our sins with His blood had already burned our sins into ashes. The ashes were blown away. Gone! Now we are free in Christ! Wow! I pray you get this.

Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank You for the open our eyes to see the types of ashes of the heifer, blood of goats and bulls and more. You were looking forward for Christ to fulfill this prophecy. No wonder You love us so much to send Jesus to the world to be saved. Oh the wonder of it all just to think that You, God loves us and forgave us through Christ in Jesus' name I pray, amen!

May the Lord bless you!

Dorothy