Reference

Numbers 5:30

Christ as High Priest
“Or when the spirit of jealousy cometh upon him, and he be jealous over his wife, and shall set the woman before the Lord, and the priest shall execute upon her all this law.”
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And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she shall be free, and shall conceive seed.

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This is the law of jealousies, when a wife goeth aside to another instead of her husband, and is defiled;

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Or when the spirit of jealousy cometh upon him, and he be jealous over his wife, and shall set the woman before the Lord, and the priest shall execute upon her all this law.

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Then shall the man be guiltless from iniquity, and this woman shall bear her iniquity.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Christ as High Priest

This verse describes a specific ritual performed by a Levitical priest in ancient Israel concerning a jealous husband and his wife, with no mention of a high priest, a future messianic figure, or any concept of mediation, intercession, or sacrifice beyond the prescribed ritual.

Christ as High Priest
Christ as High Priest

Cross-References

Numbers 5:14Thematic

“And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled:”

Thematic Connections

Christ as High Priest

Private Study Note