“Speak to the sons of Israel that they bring you an unblemished red heifer in which is no defect…” (Numbers 19:2)
Right now, war continues to rage between Islamic militants and the modern country of Israel. One of the accusations recently leveled against Israel by Hamas is that they are “bringing red cows” to the land. What on earth does that even mean?
Turns out, the answer is in Numbers 19. To cleanse and dedicate the temple, it takes the ashes of an unblemished red heifer. Israel supposedly found some from some ranchers in Texas and shipped them across the ocean in hopes that they can rebuild the temple, rededicate it, and reestablish Judaism. So Hamas continues to do horrible things in the name of Mohammed.
The answer isn’t Mohammed, and it isn’t a new Jewish temple either. The answer is Jesus. He already sacrificed the temple of His body and now He sits at the right hand of God. The only path to God is Jesus, and the only temple we need is the heavenly one.
Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?”
But He was speaking about the temple of His body. When therefore He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken. (John 2:19-22 ESV)
Matthew 4:4 #Biblebites
This Week’s Reading: Numbers 19-26; Psalm 17; Proverbs 17 This year, #Biblebites are looking at lessons from the history of the Old Testament. Each week reads a section of history with a Psalm to meditate on and a dash of Proverbs to dwell upon. If you would like a copy of the reading schedule, you can view it here: https://eastlandchristians.org/news-events/2024-vision