Friday, October 28, 2022

Numbers 28:24

Numbers 28:24 says, After this manner ye shall offer daily, throughout the seven days, the meat of the sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: it shall be offered beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering. There was to be a daily meat sacrifice during the seven days of passover, in addition to the already burnt and drink offerings given daily.  Verse twenty-five adds, And on the seventh day ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work.  There was to be no work done on the seventh day during their convocation, or gathering to worship God.  Verse twenty-six states, Also in the day of the firstfruits, when ye bring a new meat offering unto the LORD, after your weeks be out, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work:  The feast on the day of Pentacost is then detailed.   They were to bring a new meat offering to God during their convocation, and once again they were to do no work.  We may not have particular feast days, but everyday that we gather together in God's name should be a day of offering all that we have to Him.  Verse twenty-seven adds, But ye shall offer the burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; two young bullocks, one ram, seven lambs of the first year;  They were to bring two young bullocks, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year for a burnt offering.  Verse twenty-eight continues, And their meat offering of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto one bullock, two tenth deals unto one ram,  The meat offering was to be flour mingled with oil, three tenths deals to one bullock and two tenth deals to one ram.  Matthew Henry says the burnt offerings were chiefly for the benefit of God to show His dominion, and the sin offerings were to show the love of Christ that they were looking forward to and that we look back on as He died for our sins.  Verse twenty-nine states, A several tenth deal unto one lamb, throughout the seven lambs; Verse thirty adds, And one kid of the goats, to make an atonement for you.  There was also to be a young goat sacrificed in atone for their sins.  Verse thirty continues, Ye shall offer them beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, (they shall be unto you without blemish) and their drink offerings.  These offerings were also be in addition to the continual burnt offerings and meat offerings.  At times, God may call on us to give more than just our normal offerings, and when He does we need to give the best we have so that He might be glorified.  

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