This heifer was to be red, which was a symbol of blood. It must be without spot or blemish, and one that had never borne a yoke. Here, again, Christ was typified. The Son of God came voluntarily to accomplish the work of atonement. There was no obligatory yoke upon Him, for He was independent and above all law. The angels, as God’s intelligent messengers, were under the yoke of obligation; no personal sacrifice of theirs could atone for the guilt of fallen man. Christ alone was free from the claims of the law to undertake the redemption of the sinful race. He had power to lay down His life and to take it up again. “Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God.” {4T 120.3}

Kvien skulle være rød, hvilket var et symbol på blodet. Den måtte være uden fejl eller lyde og aldrig have båret åg. Her var atter et forbillede på Kristus, Guds søn kom frivilligt for at fuldbyrde forsoningsværket. Der påhvilede ham intet forpligtende åg; han var selvstændig og stod over enhver lov. Englene var som Guds fornuftige udsendinge under forpligtelsens åg; intet personligt (121) offer fra deres side kunne sone faldne menneskers brøde. Kristus alene var fri for lovens, krav og kunne påtage sig den syndige slægts genløsning. Han havde magt til at give sit liv og til at tage det igen. »Da han var i guddomsskikkelse, holdt han det ej for et røvet bytte at være Gud lig."