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Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Purifications

Content:

• Of Israel at the exodus -- Ex 14:22; 1Co 10:2.
  
  Of Israel before receiving the law -- Ex 19:10.
  
  Of priests before consecration -- Ex 29:4.
  
  Of Levites before consecration -- Nu 8:6,7.
  
  Of high priest on day of atonement -- Le 16:4,24.
  
  Of things for burnt-offerings -- 2Ch 4:6.
  
  Of individuals who were ceremonially unclean -- Le 15:2-13;17:15; 22:4-7; Nu 19:7-12,21.
  
  Of the healed leper -- Le 14:8,9.
  
  Of Nazarites after vow expired -- Ac 21:24,26.
  
  Used by the devout before entering God's house -- Ps 26:6; Heb10:22.
  
  Multiplied by traditions -- Mt 15:2; Mr 7:3,4.
  
  Means used for
  
  Water of separation. -- Nu 19:9.
  
  Running water. -- Le 15:13.
  
  Water mixed with blood. -- Ex 24:5-8; Heb 9:19.
  
  Was by
  
  Sprinkling. -- Nu 19:13,18; Heb 9:19.
  
  Washing parts of the body. -- Ex 30:19.
  
  Washing the whole body. -- Le 8:6; 14:9.
  
  Of priests performed in the brazen laver -- Ex 30:18; 2Ch 4:6.
  
  Vessels in the houses of the Jews for -- Joh 2:6.
  
  Consequence of neglecting those prescribed by law -- Le 17:16;Nu 19:13,20.
  
  Availed to sanctifying the flesh -- Heb 9:13.
  
  Insufficient for spiritual purification -- Job 9:30,31; Jer2:22.
  
  The Jews laid great stress on -- Joh 3:25.
  
  Illustrative of
  
  Purification by the blood of Christ. -- Heb 9:9-12.
  
  Regeneration. -- Eph 5:26; 1Jo 1:7.