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Numbers 28

31 verses

TL;DR

Numbers 28 outlines the prescribed daily, Sabbath, monthly, and special feast offerings for Israel, detailing the animals, grains, and drinks required for each sacrificial ceremony.

Summary

The chapter begins with God instructing Moses to command the Israelites regarding their continual burnt offerings: two lambs of the first year each day, accompanied by grain and oil offerings and wine drink offerings. It then specifies additional sacrifices for Sabbath days, monthly months, and the special feasts of Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and First Fruits. Each occasion requires particular numbers of animals—bullocks, rams, lambs, and goats—and specific amounts of flour, oil, and wine. The laws emphasize the requirement of spotless, unblemished animals and the ritual of offering them before God, underscoring the importance of regular worship and atonement in Israel’s covenant relationship with the LORD.

Outline
  1. Daily and Sabbath burnt and drink offerings with specified numbers of animals and grain offerings
  2. Monthly offerings for the beginning of each month and a sin offering of a goat
  3. Special feasts: Passover, Feast of Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, each with elaborate sacrificial rituals
Themes
Covenant worship and obedienceRegular atonement and purificationCommunal participation in divine ordinances
Keywords
burnt offeringsin offeringdailySabbathmonthlyPassoverFeast of Unleavened BreadFirst Fruitslambbullockramflouroilwineholinesscovenantobedience
People
Mosesthe LORD (God)Israelites
Places
Mount Sinaithe holy place
Things
burnt offeringsin offeringlambsbullocksramskids (goat)flour (ephah, hin)oilwine
Key Verses
  • Numbers 28:6: states that the continual burnt offering was ordained at Mount Sinai, grounding the laws in covenant history.
  • Numbers 28:11: details the monthly offering, showing the rhythm of Israel’s worship cycle.
  • Numbers 28:15: introduces the sin offering of a goat, highlighting the need for atonement.
Questions
  • What is the significance of the continuous daily burnt offering in the covenant relationship?
  • How do the specified numbers of animals and grains reinforce the concept of atonement and worship?
  • Why does the law require spotless, unblemished animals, and what does that symbolize?
  • In what ways do the special feasts (Passover, Feast of Unleavened Bread, First Fruits) connect Israel’s historical experiences to their ongoing worship?
  • How might these ritual instructions inform modern reflections on covenant and sacrifice?
Sentiment

neutral
The passage is instructional, reflecting reverent obedience rather than emotional sentiment.