Title: Make Clean/Numbers 31:19-24
Content Title: Cleanse
Text: Num 31:19-24
Key Verse: (Numbers 31:23) Anything that can withstand fire, let it pass through the fire.
If you do, it will be clean, but you will make it clean with purifying water.
Anything that cannot withstand the fire will pass through the water.
In the text, Moses speaks to all who returned from battle and to the captives.
Orders to perform a cleansing rite. That is, Moses said that even though they obeyed God's command,
They went to war, but they were clearly murderers, and they came in contact with the corpse to commit infidelity.
Because they were the wearers, not only each of them, but also weapons, belongings, and even
Everything was cleansed, down to their garments and even their spoils.
As for the purification method, those who have come into contact with a corpse and become unclean are the purification rituals presented in Chapter 19.
It had to be cleaned according to the rules, and weapons, belongings and loot used on the battlefield were
It must be cleansed with purifying fire or with lye from the burning of a red heifer.
1. We must be thoroughly cleansed.
The saints must be thoroughly cleansed. It is their God
Because he is luxuriant and sanctified. To live as a holy people with a holy God
This is because you need to have a clean body and mind. so God
wants pure saints. He wanted purity more than any work or devotion.
All. Jesus came to this earth to cleanse us from sin.
and shed blood on the cross. The blood of the cross cleanses all sinners
you came for Therefore, Jesus poured water into the soiled and polluted vessels.
you won't keep Only in clean and pure vessels can you pour out your love and grace
you will pour Therefore, believers must do their best to purify themselves.
do.
2. If we can't stand it, he won't let it go through it.
Fire has the property of extinguishing, and that is, gold, silver, copper,
It is a sin to make things such as iron, brass, lead, etc. pass through the fire.
It can be said to be a symbolic act of consciously purifying the true object. therefore fire
All metals that do not go bad even if they pass through are first purified by fire and then
The "purifying water" must be mixed with the ashes of the burning red heifer.
“Water” had to be cleansed. This is the Atonement for that there is no remission without the shedding of blood.
it is according to the rule. "(Hebrews 9:22) According to the law almost all things are cleansed with blood.
And without the shedding of blood there is no remission.” Our faith is very
It is precious and cannot be exposed to danger. God bless us so we don't lose courage
What we can do to avoid perishing
He will not allow you to fall into the upper test. We take a thoroughly difficult test
If we are called now to pass, our heavenly Father will
Be sure that you know that you will be able to endure the difficult ordeal.
Though the trial of our faith, far more precious than the gold that perishes,
However, they will receive praise, honor, and glory when Jesus comes.
3. If you can't go through fire, you have to go through water.
Before God, whether it be religious, social, or ceremonial,
When a person commits a sin, without exception, it is condemned as a crime that must be solved.
All. Therefore, even if a person who has simply made a mistake is not formally, but
He violently confessed his worthlessness and sinfulness and
Purity was to be performed according to the law. Anything that cannot withstand fire passes through water
had to
Those who cannot bear the law must pass through the cross of Jesus Christ.
Nothing can escape the "law of chastity" that cleanses itself. Us
In the decree, "Not all you have to endure is fire. Therefore, you must pass through water.
It has to be done.” The former is passive, the latter is active.
All. The former relates to John the Baptist, the latter to the Holy Spirit. we light the fire
If we cannot overdo it, we must go through a more relaxed discipline, Jesus Christ.
do.
apply
1) To remind us that the most basic will of a holy God for us is purity.
Let's try to live a pure and pure life.
2) What actions should we take to keep our bodies clean?
Let's think about it.
3) What actions should we take to keep our bodies on fire?
Let's think about it.
4) Think about what things can withstand testing with fire.
Let's have stronger faith.
4) All of us pass through fire or through water to be cleansed
Let's remember that we should be, and pursue a more pure life of the saints.