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The book of Numbers
This book was written in 1444-1405 BC. The name comes from the census when Moses counted the people. It tells about the Israelites' wandering in the wilderness for 39 years. It starts when the Israelites are at Mt. Sinai. It tells about their travels through the wilderness. It ends in the plains of Moab just before the Israelites enter Canaan.
The book of Numbers tells about 2 generations of Israelites. The 1st generation did not obey God. They could not enter Canaan. The 2nd generation obeyed God. They were allowed to go into Canaan.
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Numbers 28 - 30 |
Numbers 28
God gives instructions for offerings
God talked to Moses about offerings and
celebrating special
days.
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, and my
bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet savour unto me, shall ye
observe to offer unto me in their due season.
The normal offering for each day
Everyday, the Israelites must offer two 1 year old
perfect lambs. In the morning they must offer
one, and in the evening they must offer the other one. They must also offer flour and oil.
They should burn these on the altar.
[3] And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which ye
shall offer unto the LORD; two lambs of the first year without spot day by day,
for a continual burnt offering.
[4] The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt
thou offer at even;
[5] And a tenth part of an ephah of flour for a meat offering, mingled with
the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil.
The first time the Israelites offered burnt offerings was when they camped at Mt. Sinai.
The offerings burning on the altar makes a smell that God likes.
[6] It is a continual burnt offering, which was ordained in mount Sinai for a
sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.
Also,
they should offer some wine. They should pour the wine on the altar.
[7] And the drink offering thereof shall be the fourth part of an hin for the
one lamb: in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto
the LORD for a drink offering.
[8] And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even: as the meat offering of the
morning, and as the drink offering thereof, thou shalt offer it, a sacrifice
made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
The offering for the Sabbath
On the sabbath day (the 7th day of the week), the Israelites should make the
usual daily offering. But they should also offer two extra lambs. The
lambs should be perfect with nothing wrong with them. They should mix 4 pounds
of flour with oil. They should offer the flour and oil mixture, too. They should
also offer wine.
[9] And on the sabbath day two lambs of the first year without spot, and two
tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and the drink
offering thereof:
[10] This is the burnt offering of every sabbath, beside the continual burnt
offering, and his drink offering.
The offering for the beginning of a new month
At the beginning of a new month, they should make the
usual everyday offering. They should also make an extra offering. They should
offer two bulls, one adult ram
(male sheep), and seven perfect 1 year old lambs. They should offer flour,
oil, and wine with the animals. Here is what they should offer with each
animal:
With the two bulls: 6 pounds of flour mixed
with oil, 2 quarts of wine
The adult ram: 4 pounds of flour mixed with oil, 1˝ quarts of wine
Each young lamb: 2 pounds of flour mixed with oil, 1 quart of wine
God likes the smell of the smoke.
[11] And in the beginnings of your months ye shall offer a burnt offering
unto the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, seven lambs of the first year
without spot;
[12] And three tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil,
for one bullock; and two tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with
oil, for one ram;
[13] And a several tenth deal of flour mingled with oil for a meat offering
unto one lamb; for a burnt offering of a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire
unto the LORD.
[14] And their drink offerings shall be half an hin of wine unto a bullock,
and the third part of an hin unto a ram, and a fourth part of an hin unto a
lamb: this is the burnt offering of every month throughout the months of the
year.
At the beginning of the new month, they must also sacrifice a young goat.
This offering asks God to forgive their sins.
[15] And one kid of the goats for a sin offering unto the LORD shall be
offered, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.
7 Special Celebration Days
God told Moses about 7 special days (feasts) to celebrate. These days should be celebrated
every year. The people were not supposed to work on these holy days. They
had special rules for their offerings (what they should give to God). They
taught a special lesson on each holy
day. Sometimes the
lesson was about an important event in their history. The feasts reminded the
people about their covenant promise with God. On the special days, parents
should teach their children about God. They should teach them about what God had done for them in the past.
They should also teach them about God's promise for their future.
Special Days in the Spring
1. THE PASSOVER
2. THE FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BREAD
3. THE FEAST OF FIRSTFRUITS
Special Day in the Summer
4. THE FEAST OF PENTECOST
Special Days in the Fall
5. THE FEAST OF TRUMPETS
6. THE DAY OF ATONEMENT
7. THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES
The Passover--celebrated the time when the Israelites escaped from Egypt.
The 14th day of the first month was Passover. They should have a
big dinner on the 15th.. Then, for 7 days, they should eat only unleavened
bread (flat bread with no yeast in it).
[16] And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the
LORD.
[17] And in the fifteenth day of this month is the feast: seven days shall
unleavened bread be eaten.
On the first day of Passover, there should be a special service. The Israelites
should meet together and worship God. They should not work
on that day. On that day, they should sacrifice two young bulls, one male sheep,
and seven lambs. They should sacrifice flour and oil with them.
They should sacrifice a goat for a sin offering. When they make a sin
offering, they ask God to forgive their sins.
[18] In the first day shall be an holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of
servile work therein:
[19] But ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering unto
the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, and seven lambs of the first year:
they shall be unto you without blemish:
[20] And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil: three tenth
deals shall ye offer for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram;
[21] A several tenth deal shalt thou offer for every lamb, throughout the
seven lambs:
[22] And one goat for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you.
[23] Ye shall offer these beside the burnt offering in the morning, which is
for a continual burnt offering.
Everyday during the 7 days of Passover, they should make the same sacrifice
as the first day.
[24] 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.
On the 7th day of Passover, there should be a
special service, and they
should not work.
[25] And on the seventh day ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no
servile work.
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The Feast of Firstfruits--celebrated the beginning of the barley crop
Another special day was the Feast of
Firstfruits. It was held in about March or April. On that day,
they were supposed to make a meat offering of 2 bulls, 1 male sheep, and 7 one
year old lambs. They were also supposed to sacrifice flour and oil. They should not work
on that day. They should meet together and have a special service.
[26] 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:
[27] 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;
[28] And their meat offering of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals
unto one bullock, two tenth deals unto one ram,
[29] A several tenth deal unto one lamb, throughout the seven lambs;
They were also supposed to sacrifice a young goat and a drink offering.
[30] And one kid of the goats, to make an atonement for you.
[31] Ye shall offer them beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat
offering, (they shall be unto you without blemish) and their drink offerings.
The feast of Pentecost began 50 days after Passover. Read more about this celebration here.
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The Feast of
Trumpets was on the first day of the 7th month.
The Israelites should not work on that day. They should have a special service. They will
blow special trumpets that day.
[1] And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an
holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the
trumpets unto you.
They
should sacrifice a young bull, a male sheep, and seven perfect one year old lambs.
[2] And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; one
young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish:
They should sacrifice flour and oil with
the meat offerings. They should offer 6 pounds of flour mixed with oil
with the bull. They should offer 4 pounds of flour and oil with the male sheep.
They should offer 2 pounds of flour and oil with each lamb.
[3] And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth
deals for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram,
[4] And one tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs:
They should also sacrifice a goat for a
sin offering.
[5] And one kid of the goats for a sin offering, to make an atonement for
you:
They should make this special offering,
the everyday offering, and the first of the month offering. They should offer
all of these meat offerings with flour and oil. God likes the smoke from
the offerings burning on the altar.
[6] Beside the burnt offering of the month, and his meat offering, and the
daily burnt offering, and his meat offering, and their drink offerings,
according unto their manner, for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto
the LORD.
Day of Atonement (also known as Yom
Kippur). This is a day to ask God to
forgive sins.
On the 10th day of the 7th month, there should be a
special service, and the Israelites should not work. They should bring offerings to the
Lord God.
[7] And ye shall have on the tenth day of this seventh month an holy
convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: ye shall not do any work therein:
They should bring 1 bull,
1 male sheep, and 7 perfect one year old lambs.
[8] But ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD for a sweet savour; one
young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year; they shall be unto
you without blemish:
They should offer flour and oil with the meat
offerings. They should offer 6 pounds of flour and oil with the bull. They
should offer 4 pounds of flour and oil with the male sheep. They should offer 2
pounds of flour and oil with each lamb.
[9] And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth
deals to a bullock, and two tenth deals to one ram,
[10] A several tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs:
They should also offer a goat for a sin offering. They should make this
special offering in addition to their normal everyday offerings.
[11] One kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the sin offering of
atonement, and the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering of it, and
their drink offerings.
Feast of the Tabernacles
This holiday is also called Sukkoth in the
Jewish faith. To read more about this holiday, please click
here.
This festival remembers the Israelites’ time in the wilderness after they
left Egypt. This festival happens for many days.
On the 15th day of the 7th month,
the Israelites should have a
special service and should not work. They should have special dinners for the
next 7
days.
[12] And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy
convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the
LORD seven days:
This is the offering for the 1st day of the celebration: 13 bulls, 2 male
sheep, and 14 perfect one year old lambs.
[13] And ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a
sweet savour unto the LORD; thirteen young bullocks, two rams, and fourteen
lambs of the first year; they shall be without blemish:
They should offer flour mixed with oil with each
animal. They should offer 6 pounds of flour and oil with each bull, 4
pounds of flour and oil with each male sheep, and 2 pounds of flour and oil with
each lamb.
[14] And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth
deals unto every bullock of the thirteen bullocks, two tenth deals to each ram
of the two rams,
[15] And a several tenth deal to each lamb of the fourteen lambs:
They should also offer 1 goat for a sin offering. These
special offerings are in addition to the regular everyday offerings.
[16] And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt
offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.
Each day of the celebration, they will
offer 1 less bull. They will make the special offerings in addition to their
regular everyday offerings.
On the 2nd day of the celebration, they should sacrifice 12 young bulls, 2
male sheep, and 14 perfect one year old lambs. They should offer flour
mixed with oil and a drink offering with each animal. They should offer a goat
for a sin offering.
[17] And on the second day ye shall offer twelve young bullocks, two rams,
fourteen lambs of the first year without spot:
[18] And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for
the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the
manner:
[19] And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt
offering, and the meat offering thereof, and their drink offerings.
On the 3rd day of the celebration, they should sacrifice 11 young bulls, 2
male sheep, 14 lambs, a flour and oil offering, a drink offering, and one goat.
[20] And on the third day eleven bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the
first year without blemish;
[21] And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for
the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the
manner:
[22] And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering,
and his meat offering, and his drink offering.
On the 4th day, they should sacrifice 10 young bulls, 2 male sheep, 14
lambs, a flour and oil offering, a drink offering, and a goat.
[23] And on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the
first year without blemish:
[24] Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the
rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
[25] And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt
offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.
On the 5th day, they should sacrifice 9 young bulls, 2 male sheep,
14 lambs, a flour and oil offering, a drink offering, and a goat.
[26] And on the fifth day nine bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the
first year without spot:
[27] And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for
the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the
manner:
[28] And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering,
and his meat offering, and his drink offering.
On the 6th day, they should sacrifice 8 young bulls, 2 male sheep,
14 lambs, a flour and oil offering, a drink offering, and a goat.
[29] And on the sixth day eight bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the
first year without blemish:
[30] And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for
the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the
manner:
[31] And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering,
his meat offering, and his drink offering.
On the 7th day, they should sacrifice 7 young bulls, 2 male sheep,
14 lambs, a flour and oil offering, a drink offering, and 1 goat.
[32] And on the seventh day seven bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of
the first year without blemish:
[33] And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for
the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the
manner:
[34] And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering,
his meat offering, and his drink offering.
On the 8th day, they should have a special service and do no work.
They should sacrifice 1 young bull, 1 male sheep, 7 lambs, a
flour and oil offering, a drink offering, and
1 goat.
[35] On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no
servile work therein:
[36] But ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a
sweet savour unto the LORD: one bullock, one ram, seven lambs of the first year
without blemish:
[37] Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullock, for the
ram, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
[38] And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering,
and his meat offering, and his drink offering.
These are the things they should do for the special feasts.
These special offerings are in addition to the everyday offerings and the
offerings they make voluntarily (not required, offered because they want to make
an offering).
[39] These things ye shall do unto the LORD in your set feasts, beside your
vows, and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings, and for your meat
offerings, and for your drink offerings, and for your peace offerings.
God told Moses about these celebrations,
and Moses told the Israelites.
[40] And Moses told the children of Israel according to all that the LORD
commanded Moses.
To learn more about the special celebration days, please click
here.
Numbers 30
Laws about making promises
God gave more laws to Moses. He said that when
a person makes a vow or a
promise, he must keep the promise. He must do what he promised to do. It is wrong to break a promise.
[1] And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of
Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded.
[2] If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with
a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that
proceedeth out of his mouth.
Laws about women who make promises
These laws are about women who make vows or promises. An unmarried woman makes a
vow. Her father hears the vow, and he says nothing. The woman must keep her
promise.
[3] If a woman also vow a vow unto the LORD, and bind herself by a bond,
being in her father's house in her youth;
[4] And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her
soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her: then all her vows shall stand,
and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.
A unmarried woman makes a vow. Her father hears it,
but he does not agree. He does not let her make the promise. Then the woman is
not required to keep her promise. God will forgive her for breaking her promise
because her father did not allow it.
[5] But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of her
vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and the
LORD shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her.
A married woman makes a vow. Her husband hears the vow, but he says nothing. The
woman must
keep her promise.
[6] And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out of
her lips, wherewith she bound her soul;
[7] And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her in the day that he
heard it: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her soul
shall stand.
A married woman makes a vow. Her husband hears
the vow, but he does not agree. He does not let her keep the promise. The woman is not
required to keep her promise. God will forgive her for breaking her promise
because her husband did not allow it.
[8] But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then he
shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips,
wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and the LORD shall forgive her.
A widow or a divorced woman makes a vow. She must keep her promise.
[9] But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they
have bound their souls, shall stand against her.
A woman who is now a widow or divorced made a vow in the past. It was a
time when she had a husband. The husband heard the vow. He said nothing. Now the
woman must keep her promise.
[10] And if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond
with an oath;
[11] And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and disallowed her
not: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her soul
shall stand.
A woman who is now a widow or
divorced made a vow in the past. It was a time when she had a husband. The
husband heard the vow. He did not agree. He did not let his wife keep her
promise. Now the woman is not required to keep her promise. God will forgive her
for breaking her promise because her husband did not allow it.
[12] But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard them;
then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the
bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them void; and the LORD
shall forgive her.
The husband has the right to allow or not allow
his wife's vows. If he hears the vow and is quiet, the
woman must keep her promise. If he does not agree and does not allow it, she is not required to
keep her promise.
[13] Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may
establish it, or her husband may make it void.
[14] But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day;
then he establisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which are upon her: he
confirmeth them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard them.
A man hears about a vow and says nothing. The
woman does not keep her promise. Then later, the man says he did not agree with her.
He is responsible for her sin. She broke her promise, but he said nothing until
too late.
[15] But if he shall any ways make them void after that he hath heard them;
then he shall bear her iniquity.
These laws are for a husband and wife.
These laws are also for a father whose daughter still
lives in his house.
[16] These are the statutes, which the LORD commanded Moses, between a man
and his wife, between the father and his daughter, being yet in her youth in her
father's house.
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