And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose into the open field.
Ver. 7. And he shall sprinkle.] This led them to that blood of sprinkling, Heb 12:23-24 applied unto them by that hyssop branch of faith, whereby the heart is purified.
And shall let the living bird loose.] This figured, say some, that neither Christ's deity without the shedding of his blood, nor Christ's blood, but for the quickening life of the Godhead personally dwelling in him, could have been available for the purging of sin. Both which himself declareth. John 6:53 ; Joh 6:63 And hither belongeth 2Co 5:19 Acts 20:28. Moreover it figured, that Christ by his death conquered him that had the power of death, Heb 2:15 whilst he fled as a bird to the everlasting mountains, from the jaws of death to the joys of heaven. Heb 7:26