seekeroftruth
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Numbers 29:1 “‘On the first day of the seventh month hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work. It is a day for you to sound the trumpets. 2 As an aroma pleasing to the Lord, offer a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram and seven male lambs a year old, all without defect. 3 With the bull offer a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah[a] of the finest flour mixed with olive oil; with the ram, two-tenths(b); 4 and with each of the seven lambs, one-tenth.[c] 5 Include one male goat as a sin offering[d] to make atonement for you. 6 These are in addition to the monthly and daily burnt offerings with their grain offerings and drink offerings as specified. They are food offerings presented to the Lord, a pleasing aroma.
7 “‘On the tenth day of this seventh month hold a sacred assembly. You must deny yourselves[e] and do no work. 8 Present as an aroma pleasing to the Lord a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram and seven male lambs a year old, all without defect. 9 With the bull offer a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with oil; with the ram, two-tenths; 10 and with each of the seven lambs, one-tenth. 11 Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the sin offering for atonement and the regular burnt offering with its grain offering, and their drink offerings.
7 “‘On the tenth day of this seventh month hold a sacred assembly. You must deny yourselves[e] and do no work. 8 Present as an aroma pleasing to the Lord a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram and seven male lambs a year old, all without defect. 9 With the bull offer a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with oil; with the ram, two-tenths; 10 and with each of the seven lambs, one-tenth. 11 Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the sin offering for atonement and the regular burnt offering with its grain offering, and their drink offerings.
a. Numbers 29:3 That is, probably about 11 pounds or about 5 kilograms; also in verses 9 and 14
b. Numbers 29:3 That is, probably about 7 pounds or about 3.2 kilograms; also in verses 9 and 14
c. Numbers 29:4 That is, probably about 3 1/2 pounds or about 1.6 kilograms; also in verses 10 and 15
d. Numbers 29:5 Or purification offering; also elsewhere in this chapter
e. Numbers 29:7 Or must fast
I'm still studying the offerings. Two more days in the seventh month have extra workloads tacked on. On top of the two daily, the weekly, and the monthly offerings.... in the seventh month there was also the Trumpet and Atonement offerings.
According to the easy English site, the first additional offering was a new years celebration and the second celebration had fasting attached to it.
Although this was the 7th month in the calendar, the Israelites considered it the beginning of their new year. And during the same month, there was the special day when the Israelites asked God to forgive their sins (Numbers 29:7).
The Israelites sounded the trumpets on this special day at the start of the new year. They did not work. They met together to worship God and to offer extra sacrifices to him.
During this very special and important day, people did not eat anything. They did this to show that they were sorry because of their *sins. They showed that they were truly humble. They did not do anything in order to please themselves. Also, the people did not do any work. Everyone met together to worship God.
The Israelites sounded the trumpets on this special day at the start of the new year. They did not work. They met together to worship God and to offer extra sacrifices to him.
During this very special and important day, people did not eat anything. They did this to show that they were sorry because of their *sins. They showed that they were truly humble. They did not do anything in order to please themselves. Also, the people did not do any work. Everyone met together to worship God.
This passage tells us about the extra sacrifices that they offered. But also it refers to the special ceremony for that day. This ceremony happened yearly, on this one day only. The High Priest would enter the Most Holy Place alone. He splashed blood from the sacrifices there. Also, he splashed the blood outside in God’s Tent and on the altar. Then, he took a live goat and he laid his hands on its head. He told God all the sins that the people had done that year. This meant that the goat was carrying the people’s sins. A man took the goat away into the desert and he left it there. By means of these sacrifices and the live goat, God could forgive people’s sins and uncleanness. Leviticus chapter 16 describes this ceremony.
Still, Jews consider this festival to be very important. Also, it reminds Christians that Jesus died as a sacrifice on behalf of all people. He offered his own blood in front of God, his Father, in the real Most Holy Place in heaven. We do not need any other sacrifices (Hebrews chapters 9 and 10). His death paid for the sins of us all. We must sincerely confess our sins to God, and we must trust him. If we do these things, God forgives us completely.
Still, Jews consider this festival to be very important. Also, it reminds Christians that Jesus died as a sacrifice on behalf of all people. He offered his own blood in front of God, his Father, in the real Most Holy Place in heaven. We do not need any other sacrifices (Hebrews chapters 9 and 10). His death paid for the sins of us all. We must sincerely confess our sins to God, and we must trust him. If we do these things, God forgives us completely.
Wow.... I caught that.... they didn't slaughter the goat.... they took it out in the desert and left it there.
Never saw that before..... hhhmmm.....
