NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 29:1 Every new moon was a holy day (Numbers 28:11). Since the seventh month of the year was holy, the first day of that month was especially holy. It was marked by a HOLY CONVOCATION, no ORDINARY WORK, the blowing of TRUMPETS, and almost twice as many sacrifices as on other n... [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 29:7 The Day of Atonement is fully described in Leviticus 16:1. This is simply a list of the main sacrifices and a reminder of the layperson’s duties. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 29:12 During the Feast of Booths all the Israelites lived in temporary dwellings. This reminded them of their time in the wilderness (see Leviticus 23:33). The feast’s importance is shown by the large number of sacrifices the priests offered. The feast occurred at the end of... [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 29:39 Private sacrifices, such as those connected with vows, may be offered at any time. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]