Overcoming Death through Faith: Numbers 19 Devotional

11 ‘He who touches the dead body of anyone shall be unclean seven days. 12 He shall purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; 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. 13 Whoever touches the body of anyone who has died, and does not purify himself, defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person shall be cut off from Israel. He shall be unclean, because the water of purification was not sprinkled on him; his uncleanness is still on him.
14 ‘This is the law when a man dies in a tent: All who come into the tent and all who are in the tent shall be unclean seven days; 15 and every open vessel, which has no cover fastened on it, is unclean. 16 Whoever in the open field touches one who is slain by a sword or who has died, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.
17 ‘And for an unclean person they shall take some of the ashes of the heifer burnt for purification from sin, and running water shall be put on them in a vessel. 18 A clean person shall take hyssop and dip it in the water, sprinkle it on the tent, on all the vessels, on the persons who were there, or on the one who touched a bone, the slain, the dead, or a grave. 19 The clean person shall sprinkle the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day; and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, wash his clothes, and bathe in water; and at evening he shall be clean.
20 ‘But the man who is unclean and does not purify himself, that person shall be cut off from among the assembly, because he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD. The water of purification has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean. 21 It shall be a perpetual statute for them. He who sprinkles the water of purification shall wash his clothes; and he who touches the water of purification shall be unclean until evening. 22 Whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and the person who touches it shall be unclean until evening.’ ”


The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Nu 19:11–22.

Introduction
The video starts with a warm greeting, emphasizing the daily ritual of coming together for coffee and devotions.
The speaker mentions the goal for 2024: to cover the books of Numbers, Deuteronomy, and Hebrews in their devotional series.
Coffee Time
A humorous moment is shared about becoming a coffee maniac, followed by a prayer thanking God for the day and the opportunity to read His word.
Scripture Reading: Numbers 19
The focus of the session is on Numbers 19, dealing with the laws of purification after touching a dead body.
The scripture explains the process of becoming clean again, involving sprinkling purification water on the third and seventh days. Failure to do so results in being cut off from Israel for defiling the Lord's tabernacle.
Explanation and Application
The discussion explores the significance of these laws, emphasizing the abnormality of death in God's original plan. It underscores that death highlights something is wrong in the world.
The conversation transitions to the hope of eternal life through Jesus Christ, who conquered death and offers righteousness to those who believe in Him.
Closing Prayer
The video concludes with a prayer of thanksgiving for Jesus Christ, our priest in the heavenly tabernacle, who enables us to live by faith beyond the reign of death.