Pray the Word with David Platt A Sanctifying Sacrifice (Numbers 5:1–4)
Apr 2, 2026
A focused study on Numbers 5:1–4 and the phrase "outside the camp" and its links to shame and exclusion. Connections are drawn between Old Testament imagery and New Testament sacrifice. The teaching explores how Jesus faced dishonor at the cross to sanctify people. A call to move toward the unclean, needy, and ostracized rounds out the conversation.
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Outside The Camp Points To Jesus' Sacrifice
- The Old Testament image of being put "outside the camp" points to shame, uncleanness, and death in need of removal.
- David Platt connects Numbers 5 to Hebrews 13 showing Jesus purposely went outside the camp to bear our shame and sanctify us through his blood.
Sacrifices Burned Outside Foreshadow Christ
- Ritual images of animals burned outside the camp prefigure Jesus' work of bearing impurity and death on our behalf.
- Platt highlights Hebrews 13:11–12 to show sacrificial language ties Numbers' exclusion to Christ's sanctifying blood.
Go Toward The Marginalized Not Away
- Go toward people who are marginalized and in need instead of avoiding them, because Jesus went to them first for us.
- Platt urges believers to let the Spirit draw them to the neglected, even when it brings reproach and requires endurance.