The Remains of the Heifer to be Totally Burnt Before His Eyes (Numbers 19:5).
“ And one shall burn the heifer in his sight, her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, will he burn.”
The whole of the heifer, even the dung (this was because it represented total death), was then to be burnt to ashes by a member of the congregation of Israel in the very presence of Eleazar who was to act as witness to what was done. All the proprieties had to be observed. Even the blood was to be burned. It had its essential part to play among the ashes for application to those tainted by death who were to be cleansed, restored to the covenant and re-sanctified (Exodus 24:8; Exodus 29:21; Leviticus 14:51).