Numbers 7:42 says, On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad, offered: Elisaph, prince of the children of Gad, was to bring his gift on the sixth day. Verse forty-three adds, His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, a silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: Verse forty-four continues, One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: First was the offering that was both permanent and temporary. Verse forty-five states, One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: Verse forty-six adds, One kid of the goats for a sin offering: Voice forty-seven continues, And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this is the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel. These were the sacrificial gifts of Eliasaph, the prince of Gad for the tribe of Gad. Though the princes brought the gifts as representatives of the people, the gifts were from all the people. We may collect gifts for God today and just one person present them to the church, but that does not mean that they alone should claim credit for it. Verse forty-eight says, On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim, offered: Elishama prince of the tribe of Ephraim was to present their gifts on the seventh day. This would evidently have been the sabbath day, which had restrictions on what could be done, but there is never a day that has restrictions on what we can do for God. Verse forty-nine adds, His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: Verse fifty continues, One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: Again we have the mixed offerings, both temporary and permanent, listed. Verse fifty-one states, One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: Verse fifty-two adds, One kid of the goats for a sin offering: Verse fifty-three continues, And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud. We are told of the total of the offering of Elishama for the tribe of Ephraim. Verse fifty-four says, On the eighth day offered Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh: The eighth day Gamaliel the prince of the tribe of Manasseh presented their gifts. Verse fifty-five adds, His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: Verse fifty-six continues, One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: The permanent gifts filled with temporary offerings are listed first. Verse fifty-seven states, One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: Verse fifty-eight adds, One kid of the goats for a sin offering: Verse fifty-nine concludes, And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. These were the sacrificial offerings brought by Gamaliel for the tribe of Ephraim.
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