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Texts -- Numbers 29:1-40 (NET)

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Blowing Trumpets
29:1 “‘On the first day of the seventh month , you are to hold a holy assembly . You must not do your ordinary work , for it is a day of blowing trumpets for you. 29:2 You must offer a burnt offering as a sweet aroma to the Lord : one young bull , one ram , and seven lambs one year old without blemish . 29:3 “‘Their grain offering is to be of finely ground flour mixed with olive oil , three-tenths of an ephah for the bull , two-tenths of an ephah for the ram , 29:4 and one-tenth for each of the seven lambs , 29:5 with one male goat for a purification offering to make an atonement for you; 29:6 this is in addition to the monthly burnt offering and its grain offering , and the daily burnt offering with its grain offering and their drink offerings as prescribed , as a sweet aroma , a sacrifice made by fire to the Lord .
The Day of Atonement
29:7 “‘On the tenth day of this seventh month you are to have a holy assembly . You must humble yourselves ; you must not do any work on it. 29:8 But you must offer a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to the Lord , one young bull , one ram , and seven lambs one year old , all of them without blemish . 29:9 Their grain offering must be of finely ground flour mixed with olive oil , three-tenths of an ephah for the bull , two-tenths for the ram , 29:10 and one-tenth for each of the seven lambs , 29:11 along with one male goat for a purification offering , in addition to the purification offering for atonement and the continual burnt offering with its grain offering and their drink offerings .
The Feast of Temporary Shelters
29:12 “‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month you are to have a holy assembly ; you must do no ordinary work , and you must keep a festival to the Lord for seven days . 29:13 You must offer a burnt offering , an offering made by fire as a pleasing aroma to the Lord : thirteen young bulls , two rams , and fourteen lambs each one year old, all of them without blemish . 29:14 Their grain offering must be of finely ground flour mixed with olive oil , three-tenths of an ephah for each of the thirteen bulls , two-tenths of an ephah for each of the two rams , 29:15 and one-tenth for each of the fourteen lambs , 29:16 along with one male goat for a purification offering, in addition to the continual burnt offering with its grain offering and its drink offering . 29:17 “‘On the second day you must offer twelve young bulls , two rams , fourteen lambs one year old, all without blemish , 29:18 and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls , for the rams , and for the lambs , according to their number as prescribed , 29:19 along with one male goat for a purification offering, in addition to the continual burnt offering with its grain offering and their drink offerings . 29:20 “‘On the third day you must offer eleven bulls , two rams , fourteen lambs one year old, all without blemish , 29:21 and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls , for the rams , and for the lambs , according to their number as prescribed , 29:22 along with one male goat for a purification offering, in addition to the continual burnt offering with its grain offering and its drink offering . 29:23 “‘On the fourth day you must offer ten bulls , two rams , and fourteen lambs one year old, all without blemish , 29:24 and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls , for the rams , and for the lambs , according to their number as prescribed , 29:25 along with one male goat for a purification offering, in addition to the continual burnt offering with its grain offering and its drink offering . 29:26 “‘On the fifth day you must offer nine bulls , two rams , and fourteen lambs one year old , all without blemish , 29:27 and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls , for the rams , and for the lambs , according to their number as prescribed , 29:28 along with one male goat for a purification offering, in addition to the continual burnt offering with its grain offering and its drink offering . 29:29 “‘On the sixth day you must offer eight bulls , two rams , and fourteen lambs one year old , all without blemish , 29:30 and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls , for the rams , and for the lambs , according to their number as prescribed , 29:31 along with one male goat for a purification offering, in addition to the continual burnt offering with its grain offering and its drink offering . 29:32 “‘On the seventh day you must offer seven bulls , two rams , and fourteen lambs one year old, all without blemish , 29:33 and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls , for the rams , and for the lambs , according to their number as prescribed , 29:34 along with one male goat for a purification offering, in addition to the continual burnt offering with its grain offering and its drink offering . 29:35 “‘On the eighth day you are to have a holy assembly ; you must do no ordinary work on it. 29:36 But you must offer a burnt offering , an offering made by fire , as a pleasing aroma to the Lord , one bull , one ram , seven lambs one year old , all of them without blemish , 29:37 and with their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bull , for the ram , and for the lambs , according to their number as prescribed , 29:38 along with one male goat for a purification offering, in addition to the continual burnt offering with its grain offering and its drink offering . 29:39 “‘These things you must present to the Lord at your appointed times , in addition to your vows and your freewill offerings , as your burnt offerings , your grain offerings , your drink offerings , and your peace offerings .’” 29:40 So Moses told the Israelites everything , just as the Lord had commanded him .

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  • The following material from The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia should be helpful here: III. Significant numbers Numbers are also used with a symbolical or theological significance. One is used to convey th...

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

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Expositions Of Holy Scripture (Maclaren)

  • Lev. 23:33-44And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 34. Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the Lord. 35. On the first day s...
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