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 29: Three Special Times
v.1-6
The Festival of Trumpets
v.7-11
The Day of Atonement
v.12-40
The Festival of Tabernacles
v.1-6
The Festival of Trumpets
v.1
On
the first day of the seventh month hold a sacred
assembly and do no regular work. It is a day for you to sound
the trumpets.
v.2
As
an aroma pleasing to the Lord, offer a burnt offering
of one young bull, one ram and seven male lambs
a year old, all without defect.
v.3
With
the bull offer a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of
the finest flour mixed with olive oil; with the ram, two-tenths;
v.4
and
with each of the seven lambs, one-tenth.
v.5
Include
one male goat as a sin offering to make atonement
for you.
v.6
These
are in addition to the monthly and daily burnt offerings with
their grain offerings and drink offerings as specified. They are
food offerings presented to the Lord , a pleasing aroma.
[Notes:
Lev 23:23-25 lays out the basics one day of sabbath
rest which announces this special month, the first week and a
half of which prepares for the Day of Atonement.]
v.7-11
The Day of Atonement
v.7
On
the tenth day of this seventh month hold a sacred assembly. You
must deny yourselves and do no work.
v.8
Present
as an aroma pleasing to the Lord a burnt offering of one
young bull, one ram and seven male lambs a year old,
all without defect.
v.9
With
the bull offer a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of
the finest flour mixed with oil; with the ram, two-tenths;
v.10
and
with each of the seven lambs, one-tenth.
v.11Include
one male goat as a sin offering, in addition
to the sin offering for atonement and the regular burnt offering
with its grain offering, and their drink offerings.
[Notes:
Leviticus 16 laid out the requirement of this day in
great detail.]
v.12-40
The Festival of Tabernacles
v.12 On
the fifteenth day of the seventh month, hold
a sacred assembly and do no regular work. Celebrate a festival
to the Lord for seven days.
v.13 Present
as an aroma pleasing to the Lord a food offering
consisting of a burnt offering of thirteen
young bulls, two rams and fourteen male lambs a year
old, all without defect.
v.14 With
each of the thirteen bulls offer a grain offering
of three-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with oil;
with each of the two rams, two-tenths;
v.15 and
with each of the fourteen lambs, one-tenth.
v.16 Include
one male goat as a sin offering, in addition
to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink
offering.
v.17 On
the second day offer twelve young bulls,
two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without
defect.
v.18 With
the bulls, rams and lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink
offerings according to the number specified.
v.19 Include
one male goat as a sin offering, in addition
to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering, and their
drink offerings.
v.20 On
the third day offer eleven bulls, two
rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without
defect.
v.21 With
the bulls, rams and lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink
offerings according to the number specified.
v.22 Include
one male goat as a sin offering, in addition
to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink
offering.
v.23 On
the fourth day offer ten bulls, two
rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without
defect.
v.24 With
the bulls, rams and lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink
offerings according to the number specified.
v.25 Include
one male goat as a sin offering, in addition
to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink
offering.
v.26 On
the fifth day offer nine bulls, two
rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without
defect.
v.27 With
the bulls, rams and lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink
offerings according to the number specified.
v.28 Include
one male goat as a sin offering, in addition
to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink
offering.
v.29 On
the sixth day offer eight bulls, two
rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without
defect.
v.30 With
the bulls, rams and lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink
offerings according to the number specified.
v.31 Include
one male goat as a sin offering , in addition
to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink
offering.
v.32 On
the seventh day offer seven bulls, two
rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without
defect.
v.33 With
the bulls, rams and lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink
offerings according to the number specified.
v.34 Include
one male goat as a sin offering, in addition
to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink
offering.
v.35 On
the eighth day hold a closing special assembly
and do no regular work. v.36 Present as an aroma pleasing
to the Lord a food offering consisting of a burnt offering of
one bull, one ram and seven male lambs a year
old, all without defect. v.37 With the bull, the ram and
the lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink offerings
according to the number specified.
v.38 Include
one male goat as a sin offering, in addition
to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink
offering.
v.39 In
addition to what you vow and your freewill offerings, offer these
to the Lord at your appointed festivals: your burnt offerings,
grain offerings, drink offerings and fellowship offerings.'
v.40 Moses
told the Israelites all that the Lord commanded him.
[Notes:
Did you note the symmetry? For seven days they offer
two rams (goats),and seven male lambs (sheep rams) On the first
day they offer THIRTEEN (!!!) bulls but this number reduces by
one each day. On the eighth day they offer just one bull, one
ram and the seven male sheep. Oh yes and all eight days they offer
one male goat as a sin offering. All this meat is not for eating
but for the Lord. It is an extravagant way of showing their intention
to bless the Lord. Burning on the bronze altar must have carried
on almost continually with this number of beasts. Tabernacles
celebrates the time in the desert that the nation lived in tents
on the journey to the Promised Land.]