New International Reader s Version - NIrV - 1996
Numbers 28
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The Lord spoke to Moses. He said,
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"Here is a command I want you to give the people of Israel. Tell them, 'Be sure to bring to the Lord the food for the offerings that are made to him with fire. Do it at the appointed time. It will give a smell that is pleasant to him.'
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"Tell them, 'Here is the offering you must bring to the Lord. It should be made with fire. Bring him two lambs that are a year old. They must not have any flaws. Bring them as a regular burnt offering each day.
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Sacrifice
Leviticus 6:9
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" 'Prepare one lamb in the morning. Prepare the other when the sun goes down.
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Parallel theme
Daniel 9:21
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Bring a grain offering along with them. It must have eight cups of fine flour. Mix it with a quart of oil that is made from pressed olives.
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It is the regular burnt offering. The Lord established it at Mount Sinai. It has a pleasant smell. It is an offering that is made to him with fire.
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Sacrifice
Amos 5:25
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Along with that, offer a quart of wine as a drink offering. It must be given along with each lamb. Pour out the drink offering to the Lord at the sacred tent.
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Sacrifice
Exodus 29:42
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" 'Prepare the second lamb when the sun goes down. Sacrifice it along with the same kind of grain offering and drink offering that you prepare in the morning. It is an offering that is made with fire. It gives a smell that is pleasant to the Lord.
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" 'On the Sabbath day, bring an offering of two lambs. They must be a year old. They must not have any flaws. Offer them along with their drink offering. Offer them along with a grain offering of 16 cups of fine flour. Mix it with olive oil.
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Parallel theme
Isaiah 58:13
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It is the burnt offering for every Sabbath day. It is in addition to the regular burnt offering and its drink offering.
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" 'On the first day of every month, bring to the Lord a burnt offering. Bring two young bulls and one ram. Also bring seven male lambs that are a year old. They must not have any flaws.
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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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" 'Bring a grain offering along with each bull. It must have 24 cups of fine flour. Mix it with olive oil. Bring a grain offering along with the ram. It must have 16 cups of fine flour. Mix it with oil.
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Bring a grain offering along with each lamb. It must have eight cups of fine flour. Mix it with oil. It is for a burnt offering. It has a pleasant smell. It is an offering that is made to the Lord with fire.
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" 'Bring a drink offering along with each bull. It must have two quarts of wine. Offer two and a half pints along with the ram. And offer one quart along with each lamb. " 'It is the burnt offering for each month. It must be made on the day of each New Moon Feast during the year.
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" 'One male goat must be brought to the Lord as a sin offering. It is in addition to the regular burnt offering and its drink offering.
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" 'The Lord's Passover Feast must be held on the 14th day of the first month.
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Parallel theme
Exodus 12:18
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On the 15th day of the month there must be a feast. For seven days eat bread that is made without yeast.
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Parallel theme
Leviticus 23:6
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On the first day come together for a special service. Do not do any regular work.
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Holy
Exodus 12:16
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" 'Bring to the Lord an offering that is made with fire. Bring a burnt offering of two young bulls and one ram. Also bring seven male lambs that are a year old. They must not have any flaws.
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" 'Prepare a grain offering along with each bull. The offering must have 24 cups of fine flour. Mix it with olive oil. Offer 16 cups along with the ram.
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Offer eight cups along with each of the seven lambs.
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" 'Include a male goat as a sin offering. It will pay for your sin.
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"Prepare everything in addition to the regular morning burnt offering.
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Sacrifice
Numbers 28:3
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Prepare the food in that way for the offering that is made with fire. Do it every day for seven days. The offering will give a smell that is pleasant to the Lord. You must prepare the offering in addition to the regular burnt offering and its drink offering.
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" 'On the day you gather the first share of your crops, bring to the Lord an offering of your first grain. Do it during the Feast of Weeks. Come together for a special service. Do not do any regular work.
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" 'Bring a burnt offering of two young bulls and one ram. Also bring seven male lambs that are a year old. The offering will give a smell that is pleasant to the Lord.
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" 'Bring a grain offering along with each bull. It must have 24 cups of fine flour. Mix it with olive oil. Offer 16 cups along with the ram.
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Offer eight cups along with each of the seven lambs.
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" 'Prepare everything along with the drink offerings. Do it in addition to the regular burnt offering and its grain offering. Be sure the animals do not have any flaws.
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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.