13 Whosoever toucheth the one that is slain with a sword dead body of any man that is in the open fields, or a dead dead, and purifieth not himself, body, or a bone of a man, or a defileth the tabernacle of the grave, shall be unclean seven LORD; and that soul shall be days. cut off from Israel: because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him.

14 This is the law, when a man dieth in a tent: all that come into the tent, and all that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days.

15 And every open vessel which hath no covering bound upon it is unclean.

16 And whosoever toucheth

17 And for an unclean person they shall take of the ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin, and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel.

18 And a clean person shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the vessels, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that touched a bone, or one slain, or one dead, or a grave: *

* The 18th verse of this chapter explains a figurative expression in that penitential psalm of David, li-" Thou shalt purge me with hyssop and I shall be clean." As the person who has become unclean by touching a dead body, is made clean by the water of separation being sprinkled upon him “with a bunch of hyssop;" so the Psalmist prays that God would cleanse his soul from the guilt and defilement of his sins; and since in this very psalm he says, "thou desirest no sacrifice"-" thou delightest not in burnt offerings," it would seem that he was well aware that these ceremonial ordinances were figures of some real and effectual purification from spiritual defilement, that is, from sin.

How desirable it is that every Christian should be acquainted with such parts of the Levitical law as have been here selected for his notice, the following extracts from the 9th chapter of the Epistle to the Hebrews will sufficiently shew. "There was a tabernacle made, the first," (that is, the outer division,) "which is called the sanctuary; and after the second vail," (for there was also a vail or curtain at the entrance into the outer tabernacle,) "the tabernacle which is called the holiest of all;" (this the apostle

19 And the clean person the water of separation hath shall sprinkle upon the unclean not been sprinkled upon him; on the third day, and on the he is unclean.

seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, and wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even.

From the 28th Chapter of the
Book of Numbers.

AND the LORD spake unto
Moses saying,

20 But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify 2 Command the children of himself, that soul shall be cut Israel, and say unto them, My off from among the congrega- offering, and my bread for my tion, because he hath defiled sacrifices made by fire, for a the sanctuary of the LORD: Sweet savour unto me, shall ye

presently after calls the second tabernacle, and then, after enumerating the things that were contained in this innermost and most holy part of the tabernacle, he goes on thus,) “Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always” (that is, every day of the year) "into the first tabernacle, performing the service. But into the second, went the high priest alone, once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself and for the errors of the people." (Lev. xvi.)

"Which (tabernacle) was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices that could not make him that did the service perfect as pertaining to the conscience; which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation. But Christ, being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands-neither by the blood of goats and calves but by his own blood he entered in, once, into the holy place," (that is, he returned up to heaven as our high priest and mediator,) "having obtained eternal redemption for us."

"For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh, how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit, offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works, to serve the living God!"

observe to offer unto me in their due season.

3 And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto the LORD; two lambs of the first year without spot day by day, for a continual burnt offering.

4 The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at even;

6 It is a continual burnt offering, which was ordained in mount Sinai for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.

9 ¶ And on the sabbath day two lambs of the first year with

out spot.

19 But ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering unto the LORD; two young bullocks and one ram, and seven lambs of the first year: they shall be unto you without blemish:

22 And one goat for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you.

23 Ye shall offer these beside the burnt offering in the morning, which is for a continual burnt offering.

24 After this manner ye shall offer daily, throughout the seven days, the meat of the sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord :

25 And on the seventh day ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile

10 This is the burnt offering of every sabbath, beside | work. the continual burnt offering.

of

26 | Also in the day of the 11 | And in the beginnings | firstfruits, when ye bring a new your months ye shall offer a meat offering unto the LORD, burnt offering unto the LORD; after your weeks be out, ye shall two young bullocks and one have an holy convocation, ye ram, seven lambs of the first shall do no servile work: year without spot;

27 But ye shall offer the 15 And one kid of the goats | burnt offering for a sweet safor a sin offering unto the LORD your unto the LORD; two shall be offered, beside the con-young bullocks, one ram, tinual burnt offering, and his lambs of the first year; drink offering.

seven

30 And one kid of the goats, 16 And in the fourteenth | to make an atonement for you. day of the first month is the passover of the LORD.

17 And in the fifteenth day

of this month is the feast: seven days shall unleavened bread

be eaten.

18 In the first day shall be an holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work

therein:

CHAP. XXVI.

YE shall make you no idols

nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.

2 Ye shall keep my sab- God, which brought you forth baths, and reverence my sanc-out of the land of Egypt, that tuary: I am the LORD. ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright.

seven times more plagues upon | and my soul shall abhor you according to your sins.

you.

22 I will also send wild 31 And I will make your beasts among you, which shall cities waste, and bring your rob you of your children, and sanctuaries unto desolation, and destroy your cattle, and make I will not smell the savour of you few in number; and your your sweet odours.

high ways shall be desolate.

32 And I will bring the land 23 And if ye will not be re-into desolation: and your eneformed by me by these things, mies which dwell therein shall but will walk contrary unto be astonished at it.

me;

24 Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.

25 And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.

33 And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.

34 Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies' land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths.

35 As long as it lieth desolate it shall rest; because it did 26 And when I have broken not rest in your sabbaths, when the staff of your bread, ten wo-ye dwelt upon it. men shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.

27 And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me;

28 Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.

29 And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat.

30 And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols,

36 And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.

37 And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies.

38 And ye shall perish among the heathen, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up.

39 And they that are left of

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