American King James Version - AKJV - 1999
Numbers 28
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And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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Command the children of Israel, and say to them, My offering, and my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet smell to me, shall you observe to offer to me in their due season.
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And you shall say to them, This is the offering made by fire which you shall offer to the LORD; two lambs of the first year without spot day by day, for a continual burnt offering.
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Sacrifice
Leviticus 6:9
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The one lamb shall you offer in the morning, and the other lamb shall you offer at even;
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Parallel theme
Daniel 9:21
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And a tenth part of an ephah of flour for a meat offering, mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil.
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It is a continual burnt offering, which was ordained in mount Sinai for a sweet smell, a sacrifice made by fire to the LORD.
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Sacrifice
Amos 5:25
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And the drink offering thereof shall be the fourth part of an hin for the one lamb: in the holy place shall you cause the strong wine to be poured to the LORD for a drink offering.
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Sacrifice
Exodus 29:42
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And the other lamb shall you offer at even: as the meat offering of the morning, and as the drink offering thereof, you shall offer it, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet smell to the LORD.
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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:
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Parallel theme
Isaiah 58:13
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This is the burnt offering of every sabbath, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.
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And in the beginnings of your months you shall offer a burnt offering to the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, seven lambs of the first year without spot;
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Parallel theme
Ezekiel 46:6
Colossians 2:16
Hosea 2:11
1 Samuel 20:5
Sacrifice
Numbers 10:10
1 Chronicles 23:31
2 Chronicles 2:4
Ezra 3:5
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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;
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And a several tenth deal of flour mingled with oil for a meat offering to one lamb; for a burnt offering of a sweet smell, a sacrifice made by fire to the LORD.
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And their drink offerings shall be half an hin of wine to a bullock, and the third part of an hin to a ram, and a fourth part of an hin to a lamb: this is the burnt offering of every month throughout the months of the year.
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And one kid of the goats for a sin offering to the LORD shall be offered, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.
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And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the LORD.
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Parallel theme
Exodus 12:18
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And in the fifteenth day of this month is the feast: seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten.
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Parallel theme
Leviticus 23:6
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In the first day shall be an holy convocation; you shall do no manner of servile work therein:
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Holy
Exodus 12:16
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But you shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering to the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, and seven lambs of the first year: they shall be to you without blemish:
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And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil: three tenth deals shall you offer for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram;
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A several tenth deal shall you offer for every lamb, throughout the seven lambs:
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And one goat for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you.
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You shall offer these beside the burnt offering in the morning, which is for a continual burnt offering.
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Sacrifice
Numbers 28:3
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After this manner you shall offer daily, throughout the seven days, the meat of the sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet smell to the LORD: it shall be offered beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.
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And on the seventh day you shall have an holy convocation; you shall do no servile work.
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Also in the day of the first fruits, when you bring a new meat offering to the LORD, after your weeks be out, you shall have an holy convocation; you shall do no servile work:
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But you shall offer the burnt offering for a sweet smell to the LORD; two young bullocks, one ram, seven lambs of the first year;
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And their meat offering of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals to one bullock, two tenth deals to one ram,
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A several tenth deal to one lamb, throughout the seven lambs;
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You shall offer them beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, (they shall be to you without blemish) and their drink offerings.
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Sacrifice
Numbers 28:19
Summary of Numbers 28
Numbers 28 contains specific instructions regarding the continual offerings that Israel are to present to the Lord. This instruction is given as Israel prepare to enter the promised land. The chapter includes details about the daily offerings plus those associated with the Sabbath, the monthly sacrifices as well as those pertaining to the main feasts of the year.
God instructs Moses to tell the children of Israel to bring offerings at the appointed time. The sacrifices are described as food offerings and sweet aromas to the Lord. This is to establish an orderly system of worship that Israel is to follow as long as they dwell in the land.
The first offering mentioned are the daily burnt offerings. Every day there are to offer two lambs of the first year, that are without blemish, continually. One lamb is to be in the morning and one lamb is to be in the evening.
They are to present fine flour mixed with oil as grain offering with each lamb as well as wine as the drink offering continually. These sacrifices are to be made daily as a continual burnt offering to the Lord.
The continual daily sacrifice is important since worship is not confined to special occasions but should be a feature of everyday life. Sacrifices that are made continually reminded Israel of their relationship with God.
Following this there are instructions relating to the Sabbath. Two additional lambs of the first year without blemish are to be offered on the Sabbath day, along with a grain offering and a drink offering.
The Sabbath, therefore, has its own additional sacrifice with the daily offering in addition to the grain and drink offerings made with the daily burnt offerings.
The next instructions relate to the offerings made at the beginning of each month as the sacrifices are increased. Israel is to offer additional sacrifices on the first day of every month. On these days, they are to offer two young bullocks, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish.
The bullocks are accompanied by fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering. A specified quantity of fine flour mixed with oil is to be presented with the ram and each lamb has its own portion. Drinks offerings are also required.
A young goat is to be offered as a sin offering as well as the regular daily burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings. Therefore, the monthly sacrifices increase the level of worship as well as providing thanks and atonement.
The following instructions relate to the Passover which falls on the fourteenth day of the first month and the Feast of Unleavened Bread which begins on the fifteenth day of the same month and lasts for seven days. During this time, the children of Israel are to eat unleavened bread for the seven days. The first day of the feast is to be a holy assembly, and no servile work is to be done.
In addition, there are additional sacrifices that are to be made. For each of the seven days of the feast, Israel is to offer two young bullocks, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish. Grain offerings of fine flour mixed with oil are to accompany the offerings of animals. In addition, there are required drink offerings.
A goat is to be offered as a sin offering. These offerings are in addition to the regular morning burnt offering. This pattern of sacrifices is followed throughout the seven days of the feast.
The chapter closes with a reminder of the importance of following these instructions. The additional sacrifices described in this chapter are not to be seen merely as additions to the regular pattern of worship.
They serve to highlight that worship is part and parcel of the life of the nation. There were days of special significance where additional sacrifices were to be offered.
The pattern of sacrifices described in this chapter is evidence that Israel's worship consisted of regular patterns of sacrifices as part of everyday life. Additional sacrifices were brought every Sabbath, at the beginning of each month as well as in connection with the main feasts of the year.
Numbers 28 deals mainly with the importance of offering continual sacrifices. Israel is about to enter the promised land and God gives the people these instructions ahead of the move. Their circumstances were about to change but the responsibility to worship God as instructed was still applicable.
The chapter also serves as a reminder that time was significant since days, weeks and months were to be marked out by appointed offerings. The children of Israel were not to leave time to themselves but always remember that they belonged to God, and any sacrifices made to Him should not be on a whim but in accordance to His instructions.
The continual offerings of the lambs are a reminder of daily worship whereas the additional sacrifices on the Sabbath were a sign of dedicating a day of rest to God. The monthly sacrifices acknowledged the significance of the new month while Passover and Unleavened Bread reminded Israel of their time in Egypt.
The requirement that the sacrifices be made with animals that are without blemish also emphasized the need to treat these offerings seriously since they were to be presented to God who had exacting standards.
Numbers chapter 28 prepares the people of Israel to settle in the promised land by providing the nation with a detailed schedule of public sacrifices. These instructions remind the people that worship is a regular part of life that should occur on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. The chapter ends with Israel prepared to continue the worship that had begun during their wilderness wanderings.
God instructs Moses to tell the children of Israel to bring offerings at the appointed time. The sacrifices are described as food offerings and sweet aromas to the Lord. This is to establish an orderly system of worship that Israel is to follow as long as they dwell in the land.
The first offering mentioned are the daily burnt offerings. Every day there are to offer two lambs of the first year, that are without blemish, continually. One lamb is to be in the morning and one lamb is to be in the evening.
They are to present fine flour mixed with oil as grain offering with each lamb as well as wine as the drink offering continually. These sacrifices are to be made daily as a continual burnt offering to the Lord.
The continual daily sacrifice is important since worship is not confined to special occasions but should be a feature of everyday life. Sacrifices that are made continually reminded Israel of their relationship with God.
Following this there are instructions relating to the Sabbath. Two additional lambs of the first year without blemish are to be offered on the Sabbath day, along with a grain offering and a drink offering.
The Sabbath, therefore, has its own additional sacrifice with the daily offering in addition to the grain and drink offerings made with the daily burnt offerings.
The next instructions relate to the offerings made at the beginning of each month as the sacrifices are increased. Israel is to offer additional sacrifices on the first day of every month. On these days, they are to offer two young bullocks, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish.
The bullocks are accompanied by fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering. A specified quantity of fine flour mixed with oil is to be presented with the ram and each lamb has its own portion. Drinks offerings are also required.
A young goat is to be offered as a sin offering as well as the regular daily burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings. Therefore, the monthly sacrifices increase the level of worship as well as providing thanks and atonement.
The following instructions relate to the Passover which falls on the fourteenth day of the first month and the Feast of Unleavened Bread which begins on the fifteenth day of the same month and lasts for seven days. During this time, the children of Israel are to eat unleavened bread for the seven days. The first day of the feast is to be a holy assembly, and no servile work is to be done.
In addition, there are additional sacrifices that are to be made. For each of the seven days of the feast, Israel is to offer two young bullocks, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish. Grain offerings of fine flour mixed with oil are to accompany the offerings of animals. In addition, there are required drink offerings.
A goat is to be offered as a sin offering. These offerings are in addition to the regular morning burnt offering. This pattern of sacrifices is followed throughout the seven days of the feast.
The chapter closes with a reminder of the importance of following these instructions. The additional sacrifices described in this chapter are not to be seen merely as additions to the regular pattern of worship.
They serve to highlight that worship is part and parcel of the life of the nation. There were days of special significance where additional sacrifices were to be offered.
The pattern of sacrifices described in this chapter is evidence that Israel's worship consisted of regular patterns of sacrifices as part of everyday life. Additional sacrifices were brought every Sabbath, at the beginning of each month as well as in connection with the main feasts of the year.
Numbers 28 deals mainly with the importance of offering continual sacrifices. Israel is about to enter the promised land and God gives the people these instructions ahead of the move. Their circumstances were about to change but the responsibility to worship God as instructed was still applicable.
The chapter also serves as a reminder that time was significant since days, weeks and months were to be marked out by appointed offerings. The children of Israel were not to leave time to themselves but always remember that they belonged to God, and any sacrifices made to Him should not be on a whim but in accordance to His instructions.
The continual offerings of the lambs are a reminder of daily worship whereas the additional sacrifices on the Sabbath were a sign of dedicating a day of rest to God. The monthly sacrifices acknowledged the significance of the new month while Passover and Unleavened Bread reminded Israel of their time in Egypt.
The requirement that the sacrifices be made with animals that are without blemish also emphasized the need to treat these offerings seriously since they were to be presented to God who had exacting standards.
Numbers chapter 28 prepares the people of Israel to settle in the promised land by providing the nation with a detailed schedule of public sacrifices. These instructions remind the people that worship is a regular part of life that should occur on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. The chapter ends with Israel prepared to continue the worship that had begun during their wilderness wanderings.