Lux Domini
And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, that he may bring her forth without the camp, and one shall slay her before his face:

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Interpretation

The heifer was to be wholly burned. This typified the painful sufferings of our Lord Jesus, both in soul and body, as a sacrifice made by fire, to satisfy God's justice for man's sin.

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This thought runs through Numbers 19:1-5.

Glossary

Eleazar Person
God has helped. (1. ) The third son of Aaron ( Ex. 6:23 ). His wife, a daughter of Putiel, bore him Phinehas ( Ex. 6:25 ). After the death of Nadab and Abihu.