numbers 28
Summary
Outlines the various offerings that the Israelites are to present to the Lord at different times.
Key Points:
Daily Offerings: God instructs Moses to tell the Israelites to present two lambs a year old without defect as daily burnt offerings, one in the morning and one at twilight, along with grain and drink offerings (Numbers 28:1-8).
Sabbath Offerings: On the Sabbath, in addition to the daily offerings, the Israelites are to offer two additional lambs, along with their respective grain and drink offerings (Numbers 28:9-10).
Monthly Offerings: At the beginning of each month, the Israelites are to offer two young bulls, one ram, and seven lambs, along with specific grain and drink offerings, and a male goat for a sin offering (Numbers 28:11-15).
Passover Offerings: On the fourteenth day of the first month is the Passover. On the fifteenth day, the Festival of Unleavened Bread begins, during which no regular work is to be done for seven days, and burnt offerings are to be made each day (Numbers 28:16-25).
Festival of Weeks Offerings: Fifty days after the Passover, the Festival of Weeks is held, with no regular work and specific burnt offerings, grain offerings, drink offerings, and a goat for a sin offering (Numbers 28:26-31).
New Covenant Reflections
Continual Worship and Devotion: The daily, weekly, and monthly offerings in Numbers 28 highlight the importance of regular and continual worship. This reflects the New Covenant's call for believers to live a life of continual devotion and worship, offering themselves as living sacrifices (Romans 12:1).
Sacrificial System and Atonement: The detailed sacrificial system underscores the need for atonement and sanctity. In the New Covenant, Jesus Christ is the ultimate and perfect sacrifice, fulfilling the requirements of the law and providing eternal atonement for sin (Hebrews 10:10).
God's Provision and Grace: The offerings, including grain and drink offerings, symbolize God's provision and the people's dependence on Him. This mirrors the New Covenant's emphasis on God's grace and provision through Jesus Christ, who is the Bread of Life (John 6:35).
Community and Identity: The structured worship system in Numbers 28 reinforces the Israelites' community identity and their covenantal relationship with God. Similarly, the New Covenant establishes a new community of believers, united in Christ and identified as God's people (1 Peter 2:9).