Numbers
28:1 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses,
saying, 2 Command the children of
Israel, and say unto them, My offering, and my bread for my sacrifices
made by fire, for a sweet savour unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto
me in their due season. 3 And thou shalt
say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer
unto the LORD; two lambs of the first year without spot day by day, for
a continual burnt offering. 4 The one
lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at
even; 5 And a tenth part of an
ephah of flour for a meat offering, mingled with the fourth part of an
hin of beaten oil. 6 It is a
continual burnt offering, which was ordained in mount Sinai for a sweet savour,
a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD. 7
And the drink offering thereof shall be the fourth part of
an hin for the one lamb: in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong
wine to be poured unto the LORD for a drink offering. 8 And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even:
as the meat offering of the morning, and as the drink offering thereof, thou
shalt offer it, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the
LORD.
With the way the land
would be divided settled a rehash of ritual sacrifices and religious observance
begins so as to keep the Israelites from forgetting their obligations to God
while they think of the benefits He will bestow on them. We, too, tend to
forget our sacrifices of prayer while we receive God’s bounty. Our faith is
more secure in times of want and lack than it is in times of plenty.
In this passage a daily
sacrifice is referred to. They were to remember their God by obeying His
ordinances. Canaan was given to them, as Matthew Henry noted, on that
condition, that they obey Him.
Psalm
105:44 And gave them the lands of the
heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people; 45 That they might observe his statutes, and
keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.
The drink offering, it
is said by commentators like Henry, is commanded to be strong wine, potent wine,
as that represents Christ’s blood for us. This was something the priests were
forbidden to take part of.
Leviticus
10:8 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Aaron,
saying, 9 Do not drink wine nor strong
drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the
congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your
generations:10 And that ye may put
difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean; 11 And that ye may teach the children of Israel
all the statutes which the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.
Numbers
28:9 ¶ And on the sabbath day two lambs
of the first year without spot, and two tenth deals of flour for a meat
offering, mingled with oil, and the drink offering thereof: 10 This is the burnt offering of every
sabbath, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering. 11 And in the beginnings of your months ye shall
offer a burnt offering unto the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, seven
lambs of the first year without spot; 12
And three tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with
oil, for one bullock; and two tenth deals of flour for a meat offering,
mingled with oil, for one ram; 13 And a
several tenth deal of flour mingled with oil for a meat offering unto
one lamb; for a burnt offering of a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire
unto the LORD. 14 And their drink
offerings shall be half an hin of wine unto a bullock, and the third part
of an hin unto a ram, and a fourth part of an hin unto a lamb: this is
the burnt offering of every month throughout the months of the year. 15 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering
unto the LORD shall be offered, beside the continual burnt offering, and his
drink offering.
Numbers
28:16 ¶ And in the fourteenth day of the
first month is the passover of the LORD. 17 And in the fifteenth day of this month is
the feast: seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten. 18 In the first day shall be an holy
convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein: 19 But ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for
a burnt offering unto the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, and seven
lambs of the first year: they shall be unto you without blemish: 20 And their meat offering shall be of
flour mingled with oil: three tenth deals shall ye offer for a bullock, and two
tenth deals for a ram; 21 A several
tenth deal shalt thou offer for every lamb, throughout the seven lambs: 22 And one goat for a sin offering, to
make an atonement for you. 23 Ye shall
offer these beside the burnt offering in the morning, which is for a
continual burnt offering. 24 After this
manner ye shall offer daily, throughout the seven days, the meat of the
sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: it shall be offered
beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering. 25 And on the seventh day ye shall have an holy
convocation; ye shall do no servile work. 26
Also in the day of the firstfruits, when ye bring a new meat offering
unto the LORD, after your weeks be out, ye shall have an holy convocation;
ye shall do no servile work: 27 But ye
shall offer the burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; two young
bullocks, one ram, seven lambs of the first year; 28 And their meat offering of flour mingled with
oil, three tenth deals unto one bullock, two tenth deals unto one ram, 29 A several tenth deal unto one lamb,
throughout the seven lambs; 30 And
one kid of the goats, to make an atonement for you. 31 Ye shall offer them beside the
continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, (they shall be unto you
without blemish) and their drink offerings.
The Passover sacrifices
made during the days of unleavened bread after Passover are listed. The first
and last days are Sabbaths with no work to be done. Peace offerings are not
listed in this chapter but offerings for the honor and respect of God to
acknowledge His sovereignty.
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