Red Heifers

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Seeker47

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I understand that five red heifers that have been examined and found perfect by a group of Rabbis were recently flown from the US to Israel. They are yearlings and being held at an undisclosed location.

I am curious to hear from other members about the significance of this event.
 

Jesusfollower

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I understand that five red heifers that have been examined and found perfect by a group of Rabbis were recently flown from the US to Israel. They are yearlings and being held at an undisclosed location.

I am curious to hear from other members about the significance of this event.
Very significant event , they need to sacrifice the animals, the full details of the ritual can be found in numbers, no ash from the red heifer, no temple.

Laws for Purification
Num 19:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
Num 19:2 This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke:
Num 19:3 And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, that he may bring her forth without the camp, and oneshall slay her before his face:
Num 19:4 And Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle of her blood directly before the tabernacle of the congregation seven times:
Num 19:5 And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:
Num 19:6 And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.
Num 19:7 Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the even.
Num 19:8 And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even.
Num 19:9 And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water of separation: it is a purification for sin.
Num 19:10 And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: and it shall be unto the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, for a statute for ever.
Num 19:11 He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.
Num 19:12 He shall purify himself with it on the third day, and on the seventh day he shall be clean: but if he purify not himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean.
Num 19:13 Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him.
Num 19:14 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.
Num 19:15 And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is unclean.
Num 19:16 And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.
Num 19:17 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:
Num 19:18 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:
Num 19:19 And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on the 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.
Num 19:20 But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the LORD: the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.
Num 19:21 And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them, that he that sprinkleth the water of separation shall wash his clothes; and he that toucheth the water of separation shall be unclean until even.
Num 19:22 And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.

Peace!

JF
 

oyster67

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I found an interesting link about the red heifers in the web site of the temple institute;

https://templeinstitute.org/red-heifer-the-original-ashes/

Blessings,

JF.
Excerpt:

...the spiritual power of the sages who lived in the era of the Second Temple was so great that every one of them had the ability to resurrect the dead. Those giants did not have the machines and technology that we have today because they did not need them!

:eek:
Amazing Corn, anyone?
 

SomeDisciple

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Excerpt:

...the spiritual power of the sages who lived in the era of the Second Temple was so great that every one of them had the ability to resurrect the dead. Those giants did not have the machines and technology that we have today because they did not need them!

:eek:
Amazing Corn, anyone?
I had no idea TI was pushing that... "information". The shekinah didn't even appear at the second temple; but the sages could resurrect the dead? I wonder if that is an actual tradition of the Jews... like, I wonder if they took credit for the resurrections that happened while Jesus was there.
 

Seeker47

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Excerpt:

...the spiritual power of the sages who lived in the era of the Second Temple was so great that every one of them had the ability to resurrect the dead. Those giants did not have the machines and technology that we have today because they did not need them!

:eek:
Amazing Corn, anyone?
I read that too but am unable to find a source for that statement. Maybe someone versed in the Talmud or Mishnah can clarify those remarks.
 

Seeker47

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I've read the Bible carefully and cannot find anywhere that a red heifer sacrifice or the use of the ashes are required for establishment of the temple. Am I missing something?

I do find the red heifer sacrifice a surprising foreshadow of the real sacrifice Yeshua eventually made outside the camp.
 

JaumeJ

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The various denominations under the umbrella called Judaism are no different that the various denominations under the umbrella called Christianity. Neither seem to be content with the teaching of the Master Who makes all who believe chidren of Abraham.

Perhaps when everything comes into place and about, then people will see this clearly.
 
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Red heifer sacrifice could take place in one year in Jerusalem
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 | Tag Cloud Tags: Israel, Israel News, Jerusalem, News, PLO, red heifer, temple, Texas, United States



The sacrifice of a red heifer could take place on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem as early as 13 months from now.

Texas businessman Byron Stinson – the man instrumental in locating and helping get five red heifers from the United States to Israel – told ALL ISRAEL NEWS that finding the sacrifice-ready cows was not the only objective. Boneh Israel, the organization Stinson is involved with, has also purchased land on the Mount of Olives that meets the requirements for a biblical sacrifice outside of a temple.