September 26, 2026 SATURDAY

What does it look like when the ancient rituals of the Old Testament point directly to the person of Jesus? In this session, we dig into Numbers 19 and discover that the purification laws surrounding the red heifer are not merely ceremonial relics of a distant past. They are a stunning preview of the gospel itself. The heifer was to be slaughtered outside the camp, just as Jesus was crucified outside the gate of Jerusalem. The water used for cleansing speaks of the living water that Jesus declared himself to be. And the very act of touching the dead, which brought uncleanness under the old covenant, was transformed entirely when Jesus touched the dead and raised them to life. We also explore the remarkable detail of Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea, two holy men who would have known the law forbidding contact with a dead body during holy days, yet chose to take down the body of Jesus anyway. That choice speaks volumes about what they had witnessed and believed. Hebrews 9 brings it all home, reminding us that the old system required repeated cleansing, but Jesus accomplished his work once and for all. The central invitation in all of this is deeply personal. We are the vessels into which the living water is poured. His cleansing is not temporary. It is complete. And the life he breathes into us is the same life that raises the dead.