Números 29
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Números 29
NJB (MT versing) Offerings of the Seventh Month Offerings At the Feast of Trumpets Offerings for Various Occasions The Offerings at New Year Festival f. The Feast of Acclamation 29:1-6 29:1-6 29:1-6 29:1-6 29:1-6 Offerings On the Day of Atonement The Offerings at the Day of Atonement g. The Day of Expiation 29:7-11 29:7-11 29:7-11 29:7-11 29:7-11 Offerings at the Feast of Tabernacles The Offerings at the Festival of Shelters h. The Feast of Shelters 29:12-16 29:12-16 29:12-16 29:12-16 29:12-16 29:17-19 29:17-19 29:17-19 29:17-19 29:17-19 29:20-22 29:20-22 29:20-22 29:20-22 29:20-22 29:23-25 29:23-25 29:23-25 29:23-25 29:23-25 29:26-28 29:26-28 29:26-28 29:26-28 29:26-28 29:29-31 29:29-31 29:29-31 29:29-31 29:29-31 29:32-34 29:32-34 29:32-34 29:32-34 29:32-34 29:35-38 29:35-38 29:35-38 29:35-38 29:35-38 29:39 29:39 29:39 29:39 29:39-30:1 (v. 40 is 30:1 in MT) 29:40 29:40 29:40 29:40 29:40 Etc.
Números 29:1-6
29:1 "in the seventh month" The seventh month was an extremely important month for the Israelites because it contained several of their annual feast days. It denoted the end of one agricultural season and the beginning of another. The first one mentioned, the "blowing of the trumpets" on the first day of the seventh month, in later Judaism, it will become their new year festival called Rosh Hashanah (cf. Lev. 23:23-25). See Special Topics: FEASTS OF ISRAEL and ANE CALENDAR. Remember there are two calendars in use in the ANE. One begins in the fall (month of Tishri) and one in the spring (Nisan). 29:1, 12 "a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work" This implies a special religious gathering at the Tabernacle/Temple (cf. Num. 28:18, 25, 26). Exactly what "laborious work" meant is uncertain but surely it meant a rest day like the Sabbath, where covenant people focused on YHWH and not their vocation or chores. ▣ "a day for blowing trumpets" This refers to the shophar, which was the left horn of a flat-tailed sheep. It was about eighteen inches long, was soaked in water, and then stretched out to form a slow curve; it made a distinct sound. See SPECIAL TOPIC: HORNS USED BY ISRAEL. 29:2 "a burnt offering" See note at Leviticus 1. ▣ "a soothing aroma" See SPECIAL TOPIC: A SOOTHING AROMA. ▣ "seven" See SPECIAL TOPIC: SYMBOLIC NUMBERS IN SCRIPTURE. 29:5 This was a sin offering (cf. Num. 29:11). See notes at Leviticus 4. 29:6 There was always a series of offerings. an animal (often of several kinds) grain libation
Números 29:7-11
29:7 "on the tenth day of this seventh month. . .you shall humble yourselves" This refers to the Day of Atonement, the only real fast day in all of Israel's worship days (cf. Leviticus 16; 23:26-32). See full notes online at Leviticus 16. See SPECIAL TOPIC: FEASTS OF ISRAEL. ▣ "you shall not do any work" Notice this is a complete cessation of all work, which is different from "no laborious work" in Num. 28:18, 25, 26; 29:1, 12, 35. The latter rabbis developed an extensive oral tradition around these admonitions in an attempt to protect the individual worshiper from inadvertently violating YHWH's law. 29:8 "without defect" See SPECIAL TOPIC: WITHOUT BLEMISH. 29:11 "for a sin offering" This is repeated everyday, cf. Num. 29:11, 19, 25, 31, 34, 38. See notes online at Leviticus 4. ▣ "atonement" See SPECIAL TOPIC: ATONEMENT.
Números 29:12-16
29:12-38 "on the fifteenth day of the seventh month. . ." Numbers 29:12-38 describes the sacrifices of the different days of the Feasts of Booths (cf. Lev. 23:33-36,39-44). See SPECIAL TOPIC: FEASTS OF ISRAEL. The offerings for each day of the eight-day feast are specified. day one burnt offerings (cf. Leviticus 1) (1) 13 bulls (2) 2 rams (3) 14 lambs grain offering for each (different amounts) libations for each animal 1 male goat for a sin offering (cf. Num. 29:11, 19, 25, 31, 34, 38) besides the regular continual offering (cf. Num. 28:3-8) day two burnt offerings (cf. Leviticus 1) (1) 12 bulls (2) 2 rams (3) 4 male lambs grain offering (cf. Leviticus 2) libations for each animal 1 male goat for a sin offering (Leviticus 4) third day burnt offerings (cf. Leviticus 1) (1) 11 bulls (2) 2 rams (3) 14 male lambs grain offering (cf. Leviticus 2) libations 1 male goat for a sin offering (cf. Leviticus 4) fourth day burnt offerings (cf. Leviticus 1) (1) 10 bulls (2) 2 rams (3) 14 male lambs grain offering (cf. Leviticus 2) libations 1 male goat for sin offering (cf. Leviticus 4) fifth day burnt offerings (cf. Leviticus 1) (1) 9 bulls (2) 2 rams (3) 14 male lambs grain offering (cf. Leviticus 2) libations 1 male goat for sin offering (cf. Leviticus 4) sixth day burnt offerings (cf. Leviticus 1) (1) 9 bulls (2) 2 rams (3) 14 male lambs grain offering (cf. Leviticus 2) libations 1 male goat for sin offering (cf. Leviticus 4) seventh day burnt offerings (cf. Leviticus 1) (1) 7 bulls (2) 2 rams (3) 14 male lambs grain offering (cf. Leviticus 2) libations 1 male goat for sin offering (cf. Leviticus 4) eighth day burnt offerings (cf. Leviticus 1) (1) 1 bull (2) 1 ram (3) 7 male lambs grain offering (cf. Leviticus 2) libations 1 male goat for sin offering (cf. Leviticus 4)
Números 29:40
29:39-40 Basically there are two types of sacrificed which are explained in detail in Leviticus 1-3. There are three voluntary: the burnt offering the grain offering the peace offering There are two required sacrifices (Leviticus 4-5): the sin offering the guilt offering The difference between the sin and guilt offering is that the guilt offering involves restitution, which may be made to a covenant brother.