CONTEXT
PART
7A: Records & Laws
Ch.26:
[Records] The Second Census
•
on the Plains of Moab before
entering the Land
Ch.27:
[Law] All about Succession -
Zelophehad's Daughters
•
deprived daughters, new
laws and Moses' successor
Ch.28:
[Law] The Calendar of Remembrance Established
•
the daily, monthly and special
annual offerings
Ch.29:
[Law] Three Special Times
•
Trumpets, Atonement, Tabernacles
Ch.
30:
[Law]
Vows
•
dealing with different sorts
of vows
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FRAMEWORKS:
Numbers 28: The Calendar of Remembrance
Established
v.1-8
Daily Offerings
v.9,10
Sabbath Offerings
v.11-15
Monthly Offerings
v.16-25
The Passover
v.26-31
The Festival of Weeks
v.1-8
Daily Offerings
v.1
The
Lord said to Moses,
v.2
“Give
this command to the Israelites and say to them: ‘Make sure that
you present to me at the appointed time my food offerings, as
an aroma pleasing to me.'
v.3
Say
to them: ‘This is the food offering you are to present to the
Lord: two lambs a year old without defect, as a regular
burnt offering each day.
v.4
Offer
one lamb in the morning and the other at
twilight,
v.5
together
with a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of the finest flour
mixed with a quarter of a hin of oil from pressed olives.
v.6
This
is the regular burnt offering instituted at Mount Sinai as a pleasing
aroma, a food offering presented to the Lord .
v.7
The
accompanying drink offering is to be a quarter of a hin of fermented
drink with each lamb. Pour out the drink offering to the Lord
at the sanctuary.
v.8
Offer
the second lamb at twilight, along with the same kind of grain
offering and drink offering that you offer in the morning. This
is a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord .
[Notes:
Every single day two lambs were to be offered to God
as a burnt offering accompanied by a grain offering and drink
offering. In such a way there is a constant daily reminder of
the Lord in their midst and their covenant relationship with Him.
This means they had to present 730 lambs each year; no wonder
they kept large flocks. Remember, that according to Lev 1, the
whole of the animal is burnt. It is a sign of dedication to God,
of the relationship between them.]
v.9,10
Sabbath Offerings
v.9
“‘On
the Sabbath day, make an offering of two lambs a year old without
defect, together with its drink offering and a grain offering
of two-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with olive
oil.
v.10
This
is the burnt offering for every Sabbath, in addition
to the regular burnt offering and its drink offering.
[Notes:
On the Sabbath, to mark out that day, the daily offering
is to be doubled up. This means some hundred or so extra lambs
each year.]
v.11-15
Monthly Offerings
v.11
“‘On
the first of every month, present to the Lord
a burnt offering of two young bulls,
one ram and seven male lambs
a year old, all without defect.
v.12
With
each bull there is to be a grain offering
of three-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour mixed
with oil; with the ram, a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah
of the finest flour mixed with oil;
v.13
and
with each lamb, a grain offering
of a tenth of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with oil. This
is for a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented
to the Lord.
v.14
With
each bull there is to be a drink offering
of half a hin of wine; with the ram, a third of a hin;
and with each lamb, a quarter of a hin. This
is the monthly burnt offering to be made at each new moon during
the year.
v.15
Besides
the regular burnt offering with its drink offering, one
male goat is to be presented to the Lord as a
sin offering.
[Notes:
The celebration of a new month came with an offering
of eleven animals plus their appropriate grain and drink offerings.
Again every change in the calendar emphasises the relationship
they have with the Lord.]
v.16-25
The Passover
v.16
“‘On
the fourteenth day of the first month the Lord's Passover
is to be held.
v.17
On
the fifteenth day of this month there is to be a festival; for
seven days eat bread made without yeast.
v.18
On
the first day hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work.
v.19 Present
to the Lord a food offering consisting of a burnt offering of
two young bulls, one ram and seven male lambs a year old, all
without defect.
v.20
With
each bull offer a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of
the finest flour mixed with oil; with the ram, two-tenths;
v.21
and
with each of the seven lambs, one-tenth.
v.22
Include
one male goat as a sin offering to make atonement for you.
v.23
Offer
these in addition to the regular morning burnt offering.
v.24
In
this way present the food offering every day for seven days as
an aroma pleasing to the Lord ; it is to be offered in addition
to the regular burnt offering and its drink offering.
v.25
On
the seventh day hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work.
[Notes:
The Passover first appeared in Ex 12, then Lev 23:5
and Num 9, in many ways the most significant feast celebrating
them being spared during the final plague in Egypt.]
v.26-31
The Festival of Weeks
v.26
“‘On
the day of first-fruits, when you present to the Lord an offering
of new grain during the Festival of Weeks, hold
a sacred assembly and do no regular work.
v.27
Present
a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram and seven male lambs
a year old as an aroma pleasing to the Lord .
v.28
With
each bull there is to be a grain offering of three-tenths of an
ephah of the finest flour mixed with oil; with the ram, two-tenths;
v.29 and
with each of the seven lambs, one-tenth.
v.30
Include
one male goat to make atonement for you.
v.31
Offer
these together with their drink offerings, in addition to the
regular burnt offering and its grain offering. Be sure the animals
are without defect.
[Notes:
The Festival has already been covered in Ex 34:22, Lev
23:15-22 and will appear in Deut 16. It celebrates God's goodness
in His provision of the coming harvest – it celebrates the first
fruits.]