Bits of Torah Truths – Torah Concept in the NT: Let Us Bear Christ’s Reproach – Episode 631
Hebrews 13:13
עַל כֵּן נֵצֵא נָא אֵלָיו אֶל מִחוּץ לַמַּחֲנֶה וְנִשָּׂא אֶת חֶרְפָּתוֹ;
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Hebrews 13:13
13:13 So, let us go out to Him outside the camp, bearing His reproach. (NASB)
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Hebrews 13:13 says, “Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.” This evokes powerful imagery rooted in the Torah, especially in the sacrificial system and the treatment of those considered impure or rejected. The Torah contains several foundational parallels that illuminate this concept. – Torah Parallels to “Bearing Christ’s Reproach” – Sacrifices Burned Outside the Camp – Leviticus 16:27 “The bull and the goat for the sin offering… shall be taken outside the camp; their hides, flesh and dung are to be burned up.” On the Day of Atonement, the sin offerings were removed from the sacred space and burned outside the camp, symbolizing rejection and purification. Hebrews 13:11–13 directly references this, connecting it to Jesus’ crucifixion outside Jerusalem. The Rejected Servant – Numbers 12:14–15 Miriam, after being struck with leprosy, is sent outside the camp for seven days. Being “outside the camp” was a place of shame, exclusion, and purification, a powerful parallel to Christ bearing reproach and believers joining Him in that place of rejection. Bearing Shame for Covenant Faithfulness – Genesis 37:23–24 Joseph is stripped of his robe and cast into a pit by his brothers. Joseph’s rejection foreshadows the Messiah’s suffering. He bears reproach, is cast out, and later becomes a savior to his people, a typological echo of Christ. Moses’ Identification with the Rejected – Exodus 2:11–15 Moses sees the suffering of his people and chooses to identify with them, even at the cost of his status in Pharaoh’s house. Hebrews 11:24–26 highlights this: “He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God… he regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt.” In the Torah, “outside the camp” is where impurity, shame, and sacrifice converge. Hebrews transforms this into a call for discipleship: to follow Jesus into the place of rejection, bearing His reproach, just as Moses, Joseph, and the sin offerings did in their own ways. This is how the Author of the book of Hebrews taught Torah, the Torah has not passed away!
