Numbers 28:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 28:1

Daily Offerings

1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2 “Command the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘My offering, ^aMy food for My offerings made by fire as a sweet aroma to Me, you shall be careful to offer to Me at their appointed time.’

3 “And you shall say to them, ^a‘This is the offering made by fire which you shall offer to the Lord: two male lambs in their first year without blemish, day by day, as a regular burnt offering.

4 The one lamb you shall offer in the morning, the other lamb you shall offer in the evening,

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Numbers 28:1-2

The mention of offerings in a setting like this is indicative of worship. They represent the spiritual part of observing the days. I do not mean that there were no sermons. I do not mean that at all, but God's Word keeps words to a minimum, and offerings indicate spiritual things that have to do with the worship of God.

That is the opening verse for the instructions as to when and what was to be offered to God every year. The offering was not limited to this, but these were commanded offerings. It included sacrifices that were made every day plus special ones that were made on the weekly Sabbath, and then in addition to that, special instructions for each and every holy day.

Excerpted from Amos 5 and the Feast of Tabernacles by John W. Ritenbaugh

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