Numbers chapter 17-20, Red heifer ashes, wilderness of Zin, Aaron’s rod budding, resurrection a sign, salt in the Bible, outside the camp, do not add to God’s words, wood hyssop and scarlet, speak to not strike the Rock, Zin, Kadesh, Mount Hor, Israel always rejects the Rock the 1st. time, Meribah

1. Numbers 17-20
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Bay in New Zealand.
• Red heifer ashes, wilderness of Zin, Aaron’s
rod budding, resurrection a sign, salt in the
Bible, outside the camp, do not add to God’s
words, wood hyssop and scarlet, speak to not
strike the Rock, Zin, Kadesh, Mount Hor, Israel
always rejects the Rock the 1st. time, Meribah

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3. Let’s Open Our Bibles To
Numbers 17
• Numbers chapters 16-19 pertains to the
priesthood
• We’ll read Numbers 17:1-13

6. Numbers 17:2–5,
The Point Of Aaron’s Rod Budding
• Nelson study Bible numbers 17:2–5, “The
rebellion of Korah and its aftermath (ch. 16)
left a level of uncertainty among the people
concerning the divine appointment of Aaron
and his sons as the true priests of God. The
point of Aaron’s rod budding was to eliminate
the continuing complaints of the people
against Moses and Aaron by another divine
sign…"

7. Numbers 17:8
• NAU Numbers 17:8 Now on the next day Moses
went into the tent of the testimony; and
behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi
had sprouted and put forth buds and
produced blossoms, and it bore ripe almonds.

8. Numbers 17:2–5,
The Point Of Aaron’s Rod Budding
• Nelson study Bible said “The point of Aaron’s
rod budding was to eliminate the continuing
complaints of the people against Moses and
Aaron by another divine sign…“
• DLK says; God’s Word says that was His
immediate short term goal, but I think there is
also an even bigger long term purpose, or
lesson.

9. Numbers 17:10, Resurrection A Sign
• NAU Numbers 17:10 But the LORD said to Moses, "Put
back the rod of Aaron before the testimony to be kept
as a sign against the rebels, that you may put an end
to their grumblings against Me, so that they will not
die.”
• A completely dead stick, branch, shoot, netzer, would
come to life, blossom, bear fruit, and that would be a
sign of the ruler. Hmmmm!
• The leader of Israel would be determined by the dead
branch that was resurrected and raised up alive
bearing fruit.
• Which Ruler of Israel, King of the Jews, does that sound
like?

10. Numbers 17:10, Resurrection A Sign
• Is it possible that God was setting a precedent for how
He would show who the leader of Israel would be to all
generations when He would raise completely dead
Branch to life?
• NAU Jeremiah 23:5 "Behold, the days are coming,"
declares the LORD, "When I will raise up for David a
righteous Branch; And He will reign as king and act
wisely And do justice and righteousness in the land.
• NAU Isaiah 53:1 …to whom has the arm of the LORD
been revealed? 2 For He grew up before Him like a
tender shoot, And like a root out of parched ground;
• Which Ruler of Israel, King of the Jews, does that sound
like?

11. Numbers 17:10, Resurrection A Sign
• NAU Isaiah 11:1 Then a shoot will spring from the stem
of Jesse, And a branch from his roots will bear fruit. 2
The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him, The spirit of
wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and
strength, The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the
LORD. 3 And He will delight in the fear of the LORD, And
He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor make a
decision by what His ears hear; 4 But with
righteousness He will judge the poor, And decide with
fairness for the afflicted of the earth; And He will strike
the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the
breath of His lips He will slay the wicked. 5 Also
righteousness will be the belt about His loins, And
faithfulness the belt about His waist.

12. Acts 4:10, Jesus of Nazareth
• Acts 4:10…by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth…
• 17 uses of Nazareth in NAU, 29 in NKV, KJV, 12 in NET,
CSB, 28 in ESV, 18 in YLT
• 7 NIV, KJV, NKJ, ESV uses of “Nazareth” are in Acts, 1 in
CSB, NET, 4 in YLT
• Greek BGT, BNT, 4 uses of “Nazareth,” BYZ has 12
• NAS “Jesus Christ the Nazarene”
• KJV “Jesus Christ of Nazareth”
• NAU Isaiah 11:1 Then a shoot will spring from the stem
of Jesse, And a branch [netser] from his roots will bear
fruit.
• < נֵצֶר < 05342 netser )666a(
• Meaning: a sprout, shoot

13. Numbers 17:10, Blossomed Rod
Symbolized Life And Vitality
• Shabbat Inspiration, “A legendary Israeli storyteller
describes three clergymen on a visit to Mount Zion in 1965.
When they asked the Jewish curator why the Jews claim
Jerusalem as their capital, he replied with a story. When
Moses appointed Aaron as High Priest, a man named
Korach objected. It was only once Aaron's staff blossomed
that the people accepted him as the High Priest, as the
blossoming rod symbolized life and vitality. The curator
then pointed and said: “In the old Arab section of the city
there is desolation, yet here in new Jerusalem, everywhere
you look you see life, growth, and vitality. Jerusalem
belongs to those who make it bud and blossom, to those
who make it live and grow.”

14. Jerusalem Daily Photo, Today's photo by Yehoshua Halevi
shows flowers in bloom outside the Old City's walls.

15. Num 17:10, The Rod Kept As A Sign
• NAU Numbers 17:10 But the LORD said to Moses, "Put back
the rod of Aaron before the testimony to be kept as a sign…
• God elevates this “sign” to 1 of only 3 things in the Ark
• NAU Hebrews 9:3 And behind the second veil, there was a
tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies, 4 having a
golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered
on all sides with gold, in which was a golden jar holding the
manna, and Aaron's rod which budded, and the tables of
the covenant.
• Things placed inside: (Heb.9: 3-4)
The tablets of Law (Ex.40: 20), think holiness
The Aaron’s rod (Num.17: 10), God provides leaders
The golden jar with Manna (Ex.16: 34), God provides all

16. Numbers 18
• Numbers 18-19 describe the duties and
responsibilities of the priests.
• This come right after God supernaturally
proclaimed who the were.
• Let’s get this whole thing settled once and for
all.

17. Numbers 18:1-24,
The LORD Said To Aaron
• NAU Numbers 18:1 So the LORD said to Aaron…
• This is one of only two times recorded that the
LORD spoke to Aaron;
• NAU Leviticus 10:8-11 The LORD then spoke to
Aaron, saying,…

18. Numbers 18:8-24,
Priests Sustained By God’s Offerings
• In Numbers 18:8-20 God declares that the priests
should be sustained by God’s people’s gifts to Him.
• In the NT we see;
• NAU 1 Timothy 5:17 Let the elders who rule well be
considered worthy of double honor, especially those
who work hard at preaching and teaching. 18 For the
Scripture says, "You shall not muzzle the ox while he is
threshing," and "The laborer is worthy of his wages." 19
Do not receive an accusation against an elder except
on the basis of two or three witnesses.

19. Numbers 18:19, Salt in the Bible
• Jewish Jewels magazine in May 2013 on the back page
says "...Salt in the Bible is a symbol of loyalty, of the
relationship. Many desert tribes, even today, put salt
on the hands of a couple when they marry. A
"covenant of salt" (Numbers 18:19) is a forever
covenant of loyalty in relationships. In Matthew 5:13 –
14, believers in Yeshua are called to be salt and light.
Light refers to our testimony to pre-believers. Salt
refers to a relationship with each other. The inability of
believers to get along puts the light out! We must have
salt with one another. Yeshua said, "By this all will
know that you are My disciples, if you have love for
one another." (John 13:35) We can't be light to be
unsaved if we aren't salt to one another!”

20. Numbers 18:19, "covenant of salt"
• NAU Numbers 18:19 "All the offerings of the holy
gifts, which the sons of Israel offer to the LORD, I
have given to you and your sons and your
daughters with you, as a perpetual allotment. It is
an everlasting covenant of salt before the LORD
to you and your descendants with you."
• The "covenant of salt" with the Levites, has to do
with the right of the priests to eat the offerings
brought to God. It is an everlasting covenant. So
it’s not surprising to see it reaffirmed in;

21. Numbers 18:19, "covenant of salt"
• NAU 2 Chronicles 13:5 "Do you not know that the LORD
God of Israel gave the rule over Israel forever to David
and his sons by a covenant of salt?
• NAU 2 Kings 2:21 He [Elisha] went out to the spring of water
and threw salt in it and said, "Thus says the LORD, 'I
have purified these waters; there shall not be from
there death or unfruitfulness any longer.'“
• Hmm? “Salt= no longer death. Matthew 5:13 "You are
the salt of the earth…
• NAU Colossians 4:6 Let your speech always be with
grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will
know how you should respond to each person.

22. Numbers 18:19, "covenant of salt"
• NAU Numbers 18:19 …It is an everlasting covenant
of salt ...you and your descendants with you.”
• It’s reaffirmed even in the millennium; Ezekiel
44:29-31; 29 "They shall eat the grain offering,
the sin offering and the guilt offering; and every
devoted thing in Israel shall be theirs. 30 "The first
of all the first fruits of every kind and every
contribution of every kind, from all your
contributions, shall be for the priests; you shall
also give to the priest the first of your dough...”
• Since salt doesn't burn, or perish, it’s natural that
God would use it as an everlasting covenant.

23. Numbers 18:25-32,
The Priests Are To Give Also
• In Numbers 18:25-32 we find that God
required His servants, the priests, to give to
Him part of the offerings they had received.
• In the NT we see Paul and the other apostles
working sometimes so as to not be a burden
upon the churches.

24. Let’s read Numbers 19:1-10
• Numbers chapters 16-19 pertains to the
priesthood
• The MacArthur Study Bible on page 223, says
"Over a period of 38 1/2 years, over 1.2 million
people died in the wilderness because of God's
judgment. The Israelites were continually coming
into contact with dead bodies, which led to
ceremonially uncleanness. Therefore, the Lord
provided a means of purification so that those
who came into contact with dead bodies might
be cleansed."

25. Numbers 19:3, Outside The Camp
• NAU Numbers 19:3 'You shall give it to Eleazar the priest, and
it shall be brought outside the camp and be slaughtered in
his presence.
• NAU Hebrews 13:11 For the bodies of those animals whose
blood is brought into the holy place by the high priest as an
offering for sin, are burned outside the camp. 12 Therefore
Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people through His
own blood, suffered outside the gate. 13 So, let us go out to
Him outside the camp, bearing His reproach. 14 For here we
do not have a lasting city, but we are seeking the city which
is to come.
• NAU Exodus 33:7 Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch
it outside the camp, a good distance from the camp, and he
called it the tent of meeting. And everyone who sought the
LORD would go out to the tent of meeting which was
outside the camp.

26. Numbers 19:6,
Wood, Hyssop And Scarlet
• NAU Numbers 19:6 'The priest shall take cedar wood and
hyssop and scarlet material and cast it into the midst of the
burning heifer.
• If I said nothing but “wood, hyssop and scarlet” what would
you think of?
• Wood= cross; NAU Galatians 3:13 Christ redeemed us from
the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us-- for it is
written, "CURSED IS EVERYONE WHO HANGS ON A TREE "--
• Hyssop = NAU John 19:29 A jar full of sour wine was standing
there; so they put a sponge full of the sour wine upon a
branch of hyssop and brought it up to His mouth.
• Scarlet = NAU Matthew 27:28 They stripped Him and put a
scarlet robe on Him.

27. Numbers 19:6, Hyssop
• The Hyssop Stick , Dr. Fleming: What's also interesting is that
Matthew, Mark, and Luke say someone put a sponge with
sour wine on a stick. John uses the word hyssop stick which is
a reed that grows nearby.
You remember in the book of
Exodus the ancient Hebrews
are told to dip hyssop in the
blood of a paschal lamb and
swab it on their doorpost
and lintel. Do you see now
why John is mentioning the
stick? archaeologist Dr. James Fleming
at his Explorations in Antiquity
Center,

28. Exodus 12:22 Numbers 19:6,
Hyssop
• The hyssop stick doesn't need to necessarily be a long pole.
Someone doesn't want to touch a dying person, and Jesus
doesn't have the strength. Remember the first time He didn't
want something to drink, but later in the day He said, "I
thirst." He doesn't have the strength to lift His head back. You
can suck from a sponge if someone held it up to you…”
• NAU Exodus 12:22 "You shall take a bunch of hyssop and dip it
in the blood which is in the basin, and apply some of the
blood that is in the basin to the lintel and the two doorposts;
and none of you shall go outside the door of his house until
morning.

29. Numbers 19:11-13, Purified By Faith
• NAU Numbers 19:12 'That one shall purify himself from
uncleanness with the water on the third day and on the
seventh day, and then he will be clean; but if he does
not purify himself on the third day and on the seventh
day, he will not be clean.
• If they thought, “Oh, this is stupid, I’m not doing that”
they remained unclean/cut off.
• But, if they thought, “I don’t understand it but God
says do it, so I’m doing it”, =SAVED!!
• Anyone today who thinks “I’m a good person, I don’t
need to be “born again” is condemned already. (John
3:18, 3:36, 8:24, Hebrews 9:27-28).

30. Numbers 19:1-22, Red Heifer’s Ashes
For Purification From Sin
• Every aspect of this red heifer ashes for purification
from sin account is unusual.
• It’s a female not a bullock
• Burnt outside the camp, not the altar
• It causes everyone to be unclean, until they are
cleansed by it
• It’s mixed with “living water”
• It’s applied with hyssop
• It’s completely burnt up
• It was required to have fellowship
• It’s the only way to be cleansed

31. Red Heifer’s Ashes Necessary?
• Will it be necessary for the Third Temple to be build, to
have red heifer ashes, or before Israel can begin sacrifices
again?
• There are only 2 places in Scripture that refer to “the ashes
of a heifer”, here (5 uses of “heifer”) and in Hebrews;
• NAU Hebrews 9:13 For if the blood of goats and bulls and
the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been
defiled, sanctify for the cleansing of the flesh, 14 how much
more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal
Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your
conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
• Yet, for Israel ; Numbers 19:21 'So it shall be a perpetual
statute for them…

32. The Red Heifer
• The rabbis said the red heifer has to be a young female
bovine, three years old, that has never been yoked and
does not have even one non-red hair, perfect, and
completely red. Usually the sacrifices were male, but is
a this a heifer, female. No other offerings prescribe a
certain color. Some think the red color symbolizes the
blood of atonement. In Bible times, this perfect heifer
would have been sacrificed by the High Priest on the
Mount of Olives. Think “outside the camp.” Then it's
ashes would have been mixed, in a special stone pot,
with the free-flowing water from the Gihon Springs.

33. The Rapture And The Red Heifer
gracethrufaith.com
• Q. I’m sure you’ve heard about the red heifer that has been
found somewhere in the US, that is apparently qualified to be
used in the third temple that will be built soon. I know
finding the perfect candidate is huge in Biblical prophecy, but
how does it fit into the rapture, are we that close ?
• A. According to Numbers 19 the ashes of a pure red heifer
were an ingredient in the water of purification that made
Israelites ceremonially clean. Today all living Jews are
unclean and cannot enter the Temple or touch anything
that’s holy. Before they can begin building the new temple
they will have to be made clean again. To become so, they
need a red heifer and that’s why the birth of one is so
exciting to them.
• In all of Israel’s history there have only been 9 red heifers
sacrificed. Hebrew tradition holds that when the 10th one is

34. The Rapture And The Red Heifer
gracethrufaith.com
• sacrificed it will be a sign of the Messiah’s coming.
• This is not the first red heifer to be born in this generation.
The previous ones exceeded the maximum allowable
number of non-red hairs before reaching age 3 and were
disqualified. This bears watching, but everything depends
on the heifer remaining spotless until it is qualified.
• The red heifer pertains to the rapture in that the Temple is
a necessary component of Daniel’s 70th Week. It has to be
built and functioning by the middle of the week when the
anti-Christ defiles it (Daniel 9:27, Matt. 24:15-21, 2 Thes
2:4). From my studies, I’m convinced that the rapture will
occur before the 70th Week begins. In short, a red heifer
makes building the Temple possible soon and that makes
the rapture possible sooner.

35. The Ashes Of A Red Heifer
A Bible Study by Jack Kelley
• Jack Kelley did a wonderful article on this, it’s included after the
“THE END” slide. You can cut and paste it in a Word doc.
• “…For the first time in several years there has been a report of a red
heifer being born. (Actually it’s a red calf, since a heifer is a young
cow at least a year old who hasn’t had a calf of her own.) This has
caused a stir in Orthodox Jewish circles as well as among prophecy
conscious Christians. The reason being that the ashes of a pure red
heifer are an essential ingredient in the purification water necessary
to restore the Jewish people to ceremonial cleanliness. Unclean
people cannot build and worship in a holy Temple, and a Temple is
necessary to fulfill end times prophecy…
• A pure red heifer is a rare animal. Even its hooves have to be red. In
all the history of Israel only nine red heifers have been sacrificed,
the last one about 2,000 years ago in 15 AD. The Great Hebrew sage
Maimonides (1135-1204 AD) claimed that the 10th red heifer would
herald the coming of the Messiah…”

36. Let’s read Numbers 20:1-9

37. Numbers 20, Zin
(Zinfandel?)
NAU Numbers 20:1
Then the sons of
Israel, the whole
congregation, came
to the wilderness of
Zin in the first
month; and the
people stayed at
Kadesh. Now Miriam
died there and was
buried there.

38. Numbers 20:1, The First Month
• NAU Numbers 20:1 …came to the wilderness of Zin
in the first month…
• It’s “the first month” but no mention of the year.
• Most scholars think it’s the 40th year because of;
• NAU Numbers 33:38 Then Aaron the priest went
up to Mount Hor at the command of the LORD,
and died there in the fortieth year after the sons
of Israel had come from the land of Egypt, on the
first day in the fifth month.

39. Numbers 20:1, Miriam Died
• NAU Numbers 20:1 …came to the wilderness of
Zin in the first month; and the people stayed
at Kadesh. Now Miriam died there and was
buried there.
• Miriam should be glad she didn’t die in
disgrace from leprosy
• Scripture does not tell us when N.T. Miriam,
Mary, Jesus’ mom died

40. Numbers 20:3, They’re At It Again
• NAU Numbers 20:3 The people thus contended
with Moses and spoke, saying, "If only we had
perished when our brothers perished before
the LORD!
• Can you believe this!
• They are so much like us, I can’t believe it
• Our God is so longsuffering!

41. Numbers 20:9,
The Rod From Before The LORD
• NAU Numbers 20:9 So Moses took the rod from
before the LORD, just as He had commanded
him;
• Was it kept there?
• What a privileged rod!

42. Let’s read Numbers 20:10-13

43. Numbers 20:10,
Moses Added To God’s Words
• NAU Numbers 20:10 and Moses and Aaron gathered the
assembly before the rock. And he said to them, "Listen
now, you rebels; shall we bring forth water for you out
of this rock?“
• NAU Revelation 22:18 I testify to everyone who hears
the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds
to them, God will add to him the plagues which are
written in this book;
• NAU Deuteronomy 12:32, 4:2 "You shall not add to the
word which I am commanding you, nor take away from
it, that you may keep the commandments of the LORD
your God which I command you.
• NAU Proverbs 30:6 Do not add to His words Or He will
reprove you, and you will be proved a liar.

44. Numbers 20:11, God Said Speak
• NAU Numbers 20:11 Then Moses lifted up his hand and
struck the rock twice with his rod; and water came forth
abundantly, and the congregation and their beasts
drank.
• NAU John 4:10 Jesus answered and said to her, "If you
knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, 'Give
Me a drink,' you would have asked Him, and He would
have given you living water.“ [No mention of her striking the Messiah]
• NAU 1 Corinthians 10:4 and all drank the same spiritual
drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which
followed them; and the rock was Christ.
• Yes, Christ was struck the 1st. Time (Exodus 17:6), but no
one will strike Him the second time. Moses blew the
model!

45. Exodus 32:19, 1st Giving Of Stone Is
Not Received, But Shattered
• Exodus 32:19 …Moses' anger burned, and he threw the
tablets from his hands and shattered them…
• The 1st. Time the stone is broken, not the 2nd. Time
• The 1st. Time the stone is struck, not the 2nd. Time
• Exodus 17:6…strike the rock, and water will come out…
• NIV 1 Corinthians 10:4 …and that rock was Christ.
• Numbers 20:11 Then Moses …struck the rock twice…
• John 1:11 He came to His own, and those who were His
own did not receive Him.
• NKJ 1 Corinthians 11:24 and when He had given thanks,
He broke it and said, "Take, eat; this is My body which
is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.“

46. Acts 7, Steven Summarizes The OT
• Steven shows how Israel always rejects God
the 1st. time and will receive Jesus at the 2nd.
Coming
• God’s best is always rejected 1st.
• Received 2nd.
• Implying;
• Jesus was rejected 1st. time
• He will be received at the 2nd. Coming

47. Numbers 20:13, Meribah
• NAU Numbers 20:13 Those were the waters of
Meribah, because the sons of Israel contended
with the LORD, and He proved Himself holy
among them.
• מְרִיבָה 04809 Meriybah {mer-ee-baw'}
• Meaning: Meribah = "strife" or "contention" 1)
a fountain at Rephidim, in the desert of Sin; so
called because the Israelites murmured against
God 2) the name of the water supply at Kadesh
on the southern border of the promised land;
the people also murmured here against God …

48. Numbers 20:14-21, Summary
• In Numbers 20:14-21 Moses tries to gain
permission to cross Edom (Esau), and is denied
passage.
• God gives a summary of this in Deuteronomy
1:45- Deuteronomy 2:8
• Let’s turn there
• NAU Genesis 12:3 And I will bless those who bless
you, And the one who curses you I will curse…
• Judges 11:17-23, Isaiah 11:14, 34:5, Jeremiah
49:17, Ezekiel 36:5, Obadiah 1:1-21

49. Numbers 20:22…they set out from
Kadesh… 23 Then the LORD spoke to
Moses and Aaron at Mount Hor…

50. Numbers
20:22…they set
out from
Kadesh… 23
Then the LORD
spoke to Moses
and Aaron at
Mount Hor…

51. Numbers 20:25, Aaron’s Son Eleazar
• NAU Numbers 20:25 "Take Aaron and his son Eleazar and
bring them up to Mount Hor; 26 and strip Aaron of his
garments and put them on his son Eleazar…
• NAU Numbers 3:2 These then are the names of the sons of
Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed
priests, whom he ordained to serve as priests. 4 But Nadab
and Abihu died before the LORD when they offered strange
fire before the LORD in the wilderness of Sinai; and they
had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests in
the lifetime of their father Aaron.
• NAU Numbers 20:28 …Aaron died there on the mountain
top. Then Moses and Eleazar came down …

52. In Conclusion, "Lifeboat" Eschatology
• Blogos.org says “Have you ever wondered if
passengers on the Titanic stood around arguing over
exactly how and when the boat would sink? Rather
than getting others into lifeboats and lifejackets, did
they bicker over whether the front, or back, would go
down first? Squabble over whether the ship would split
in two, or remain intact? Debate at length over
precisely how long the process would take? I hope not.
It's sad to imagine lives lost because people who
should have been focused on rescue were sparring
over relatively meaningless details…”
Many who attack eschatology will fight to
the death over music, color of the chairs or
carpet, makeup, long dresses, etc.

53. THE END
• Jerusalem Photo Trivia
Today's photo shows a
glowing, bustling and
profitable shopping venue
right outside the old city of
Jerusalem.

54. The Ashes Of A Red Heifer
A Bible Study by Jack Kelley
• The Ashes Of A Red Heifer
• Saturday, June 28th, 2014End Times
• Featured
• Israel
• A Bible Study by Jack Kelley
• The Lord said to Moses and Aaron: “This is a requirement of the law that the Lord has commanded: Tell the Israelites to bring you a red heifer without defect or blemish and that has never
been under a yoke. Give it to Eleazar the priest; it is to be taken outside the camp and slaughtered in his presence. Then Eleazar the priest is to take some of its blood on his finger and
sprinkle it seven times toward the front of the tent of meeting. While he watches, the heifer is to be burned—its hide, flesh, blood and intestines. The priest is to take some cedar wood,
hyssop and scarlet wool and throw them onto the burning heifer” (Numbers 19:1-6).
• For the first time in several years there has been a report of a red heifer being born. (Actually it’s a red calf, since a heifer is a young cow at least a year old who hasn’t had a calf of her
own.) This has caused a stir in Orthodox Jewish circles as well as among prophecy conscious Christians. The reason being that the ashes of a pure red heifer are an essential ingredient in
the purification water necessary to restore the Jewish people to ceremonial cleanliness. Unclean people cannot build and worship in a holy Temple, and a Temple is necessary to fulfill
end times prophecy.
• Therefore the appearance of a red heifer is a sign that one of the last requirements for the construction of a Temple could soon be met. Notice I said could be met. I’ve already seen
several news reports and articles that act as if Temple construction could begin tomorrow. But the truth is that it will be three years before the heifer is old enough and during that time if
it should sprout as few as two (2) non red hairs it will be disqualified.
• A pure red heifer is a rare animal. Even its hooves have to be red. In all the history of Israel only nine red heifers have been sacrificed, the last one about 2,000 years ago in 15 AD. The
Great Hebrew sage Maimonides (1135-1204 AD) claimed that the 10th red heifer would herald the coming of the Messiah.
• After All This Time?
• After 15 AD There’s no record of a potential red heifer being born until the mid 1990′s when one was born through a special program conducted jointly by breeders in the USA and the
Temple Institute in Jerusalem. I remember the excitement it caused among students of prophecy and was blessed to be able to discuss this with both the American and the Jewish
overseers of the breeding program at a meeting I hosted for them in 1994. It was one of a series of meetings they were conducting in the USA to increase awareness among Christians of
their effort to raise a qualified red heifer.
• I had first met Rabbi Chaim Richman, who was representing the Temple Institute, a few years earlier during my first trip to Israel. He is one of the world’s leading authorities on the red
heifer, and much of the material that follows came from his book on the subject that he kindly gave to me during that visit to the US.
• Excitement was running high until 4 white hairs were found in the heifer’s tail. Since then there have been a few other candidates, but all have been similarly disqualified. Like the others,
this current calf will have to remain 100% red for 3 years to qualify.
• All sacrifices to the Lord have to be free from any defect, spot, or blemish, but you might wonder why this heifer has to be 100% red. According to Rabbi Richman, it’s explained in Isaiah
1:18, “Come now let us reason together,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet they shall be white as snow. Though they are red as crimson they shall be as wool.”
• God is not approximate about anything. If the heifer is supposed to be red, it has to be 100% red, because that’s the way God sees things. For example, to be sin free we can’t just be
pretty good, we have to be perfect. The presence of any sins in our life, even little ones, makes us sinners through and through. For sins no greater by comparison than a couple of non
red hairs on a red cow we are excluded from the presence of God. James said the violation of even one law makes us guilty of all (James 2:10). Get the idea?
• When the red heifer is completely burned its ashes are white. Being mixed together with pure water from a spring or a brook (called living water) and sprinkled on the people purifies
them from their sins.
• But like all the remedies for sin in the Old Covenant the ashes of the red heifer only cleansed them from the sins of the past. It gave them no protection going forward. Every time they
sinned, the sacrifices and rituals had to be repeated. Since they could never stop sinning, they could never stop sacrificing.
• This is one of the primary differences between the Old Covenant and our version of the the New Covenant. The writer of Hebrews explained that the same sacrifices repeated endlessly
year after year could never make perfect those who drew near to worship (Hebrews 10:1). But when Jesus offered for all time one sacrifice for sin, He made perfect forever we who are
being made holy (Hebrews 10:12-14).
• Reading The Fine Print
• “A man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer and put them in a ceremonially clean place outside the camp. They are to be kept by the Israelite community for use in the
water of cleansing; it is for purification from sin”(Numbers 19:9).
• But the red heifer alone won’t guarantee that Temple construction can begin. The verse above tells us that in addition to the priest who supervises this, someone who is ritually clean has
to be responsible for collecting and storing the ashes.
• Normally ashes from previous red heifers would be used to qualify someone for this job. In Biblical times ashes from all of the previous heifers were stored at the Temple. These ashes
were undoubtedly preserved in advance of the second Temple’s destruction because of their importance. But over the last 2,000 years the location of the preserved ashes has been lost.
Most experts think they are probably in the same area of Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. Over the years, numerous searches have been made there using the latest
technology, but to date they remain undiscovered. If an unclean person gathers up the ashes, it would make the entire supply unclean, so they must find a way to purify a man to gather
up the ashes of the new sacrifice and see that they are properly stored.

55. Red Heifer. Follow Up
A Bible Study by Jack Kelley
• Red Heifer. Follow Up
• Monday, June 30th, 2014Coming Temple
• Q. Is the red heifer’s ashes required to also cleanse the workers who will build the Temple? Meaning, will we have
to wait the 2 1/2 years for not only worship services to begin but the actual construction of the Temple to begin as
well? If so, that means we must wait another 2 1/2 years for the heifer to reach adulthood, plus the time it will
take to build the Temple (appx 1 year?), plus another 3 1/2 years for the anti Christ to defile it, plus another 3 1/2
years for the Lord’s return. That means if this is indeed the pure red heifer that will be used, and if the
construction workers must wait 2 1/2 years to be purified by it before beginning construction, that puts the Lord’s
second coming at least 10 1/2 years away. Correct?
• A. In Biblical times people who were unclean could not participate in communal activities, of which visiting the
Temple was one. Also, some Jews will not go on the Temple mount today for fear of accidentally defiling the Holy
Place. Therefore I believe the workers on the new Temple will need to be ceremonially clean.
• Finding the ashes of previous red heifers would certainly shorten the timeline you’ve estimated. As I understand
things, they will need to be found to purify the people involved in preparing the current sacrifice. There are three
possibilities that Temple Institute officials have suggested. They could be found as the result of a more intensified
search. Or the location could be revealed to someone supernaturally. Or the Messiah could identify the location
when He arrives.
• It has occurred to me that one of the ways the anti-Christ could win over the Jewish officials is to reveal the
location of the ashes himself. He is the one who will make the Temple possible and he will also appear to perform
miracles. Certainly Satan knows where the ashes are and could tell him. Also, the temple construction period
could overlap with the first half of Daniel’s 70th Week. Therefore it may not take as much time as we think.
• But none of this will influence the timing of the rapture, which could literally happen any day now.

56. The Nails Acts 2:23 John 20:25, Hyssop Exodus 12:22 Numbers 19:6
Psalm 51:7 John 19:29 Hebrews 9:19 Leviticus 14:4, Gambling Luke 23:34 John 19:24
Psalm 22:18 , Unbroken Bones Psalm 22:14, Psalm 34:20 John
19:36
• The Nails
• Dr. Reagan: Where were the spikes put in the hand?
• Dr. Fleming: It's interesting that in this particular case we only have one
finding so far where we know the person died by crucifixion in Jerusalem.
It shows the spike is where you would have a wristwatch. That's not where
we traditionally would think in the hand. But, what's interesting is that the
Hebrew word for hand covers from the shoulder down. So, wounds in
Jesus' hands do not need to mean an English hand from the wrist up.
Probably the nail would enter where the wrist bones pull together at the
ulna and radius, and there would be put the spike.
• Dr. Reagan: How long did it normally take to die?
• Dr. Fleming: You could last for days depending on whether you had been
scourged or not.
• We have two spikes here because a piece of acacia wood was found under
the head of the nail in the crucified person we have talked about. In our
replica you can see in this case the soldier hammered the spike into a

57. Exodus 12:22 Numbers 19:6,
Hyssop
• The Hyssop Stick
• Dr. Fleming: What's also interesting is that Matthew, Mark, and Luke say
someone put a sponge with sour wine on a stick. John uses the word
hyssop stick which is a reed that grows nearby. You remember in the book
of Exodus the ancient Hebrews are told to dip hyssop in the blood of a
paschal lamb and swab it on their doorpost and lintel. Do you see now
why John is mentioning the stick?
• There is a Passover connection with the crucifixion. There's a bloody
doorpost and hyssop and redemption from death in Egypt. The Passover
points to a bloody crucifixion post. Hyssop and blood bring redemption
from death at the cross. John is drawing a paschal connection with Christ's
death.
• The hyssop stick doesn't need to necessarily be a long pole. Someone
doesn't want to touch a dying person, and Jesus doesn't have the strength.
Remember the first time He didn't want something to drink, but later in
the day He said, "I thirst." He doesn't have the strength to lift His head
back. You can suck from a sponge if someone held it up to you.