Numbers 29:39

_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._ These things ye shall do unto the Lord in your set feasts. From the statements made in this and the preceding chapter-which, it should be borne in mind, relate to the period immediately previous to the entrance into Canaan, though for a period of nearly 20 years after there is a blank in the religious history of Israel-it appears that the yearly offerings made to the altar at the public expense, without taking into account a vast number of voluntary vows and trespass offerings, were calculated at the following amount: Goats, 15; kids, 21; rams, 72; bullocks, 132; lambs, 1,101; sum total of animals sacrificed at public cost, 1,241. This, of course, is exclusive of the...

12-40 Soon after the day of atonement, the day in which men were to afflict their souls, followed the feast of Tabernacles, in which they were to rejoice before the Lord. Their days of rejoicing were to be days of sacrifices. A disposition to be cheerful does us good, when it encourages our hearts in the duties of God's service. All the days of dwelling in booths they must offer sacrifices; while we are here in a tabernacle state, it is our interest, as well as our duty, constantly to keep up communion with God. The sacrifices for each of the seven days are appointed. Every day there must be a sin-offering, as in the other feasts. Our burnt-offerings of praise cannot be accepted of God, unless we have an interest in the great sacrifice which Christ offered, when he made himself a Sin-offering for us. And no extraordinary services should put aside stated devotions. Every thing here remin...

EXPOSITION THE ROUTINE OF SACRIFICIAL OFFERINGS (Numbers 28:1, Numbers 29:1). NUMBERS 28:1 THE LORD SPAKE UNTO MOSES. It is impossible to say with any assurance whether the law of offerings contained in these two chapters was really given to Moses shortly before his death, or whether it was ever given in this connected and completed form. It is obvious that the formula with which the section opens might be used with equal propriety to introduce a digest of the law on this subject compiled by Moses himself, or by some subsequent editor of his writings from a number of scattered reg

THESE THINGS YE SHALL DO TO THE LORD, IN YOUR SET FEASTS,.... Or rather in the times set and appointed to you, as the Jewish writers o interpret it; and so Jarchi interprets it of a fixed time, which seems better; since these were not all feast days, on which the above sacrifices were to be offered, for one of them was a fast, even the day of atonement: BESIDES YOUR VOWS, AND YOUR FREEWILL OFFERINGS: which might be offered up at any time, notwithstanding the above sacrifices, which were necessary and obligatory; but these were at their own option: FOR YOUR BURNT OFFERINGS, AND FOR YOUR MEAT OFFERINGS, AND YOUR DRINK OFFERINGS, AND FOR YOUR PEACE OFFERINGS; of which see Leviticus 7:11. o Maimon. Bartenora in Misn. Pesach, c. 7. sect. 4....

5. THE OFFERINGS AND THE SET TIMES CHAPTER 28 _ 1. The daily offerings (Numbers 28:1)_ 2. The Sabbatic offerings (Numbers 28:9) 3. The monthly offerings (Numbers 28:11) 4. The Passover (Numbers 28:16) 5. The firstfruits (Numbers 28:26) CHAPTER 29 _ 1. The blowing of trumpets (Numbers 29:1)_ 2. The day of atonement ...

NUMBERS 28-29. THE NATURE AND AMOUNT OF THE OFFERINGS REQUIRED ON VARIOUS HOLY DAYS. The quantities prescribed for special festivals did not exhaust all the sacrifices offered upon them: on every festival the special sacrifices were supplemented by the daily offerings; on the first of the seventh month the distinctive offerings were supplemented by the offerings required for the first of each ordinary month; whilst on the tenth of the seventh month the sin offering of atonement (Leviticus 16) was supplementary to the other sacrifices here enjoined. For the ephah and hin, see Numbers 15:4 *....

SET FEASTS. appointed seasons. See note on Numbers 28:2 and Genesis 1:14....

THESE THINGS YE SHALL DO UNTO THE LORD, &C.— These are the particulars of the national and stated sacrifices which were to be provided at the public charge; besides which, there were several other kinds of offerings from persons by way of vow, free will, or on other special emergencies; and it appears by this account, that there were every year sacrificed, at the tabernacle and temple, at the stated national charge, eleven hundred and one lambs, one hundred and thirty-two bullocks, seventy-two rams, twenty-one kids, and fifteen goats, adding to the thirteen which are specified in this chapter the two on the day of expiation; besides which, there was a vast number of voluntary vow and trespass offerings, which cannot be computed. REFLECTIONS.—The feast of tabernacles, on the 17th day of the month, was kept with every demonstration of joy, and well it becometh those to rejoice, whose sin i...

H. OFFERINGS FOR THE FEAST OF THE TABERNACLES vv. 12-40 TEXT Numbers 29:12. And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have a holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days: 13. And ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savor unto the Lord; thirteen young bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year; they shall be without blemish: 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; 16. And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering. 17. And on the second day ye shall offer twelve young bullocks, two rams, fourteen

RELIGIOUS ORDINANCES OF THE SEVENTH MONTH The seventh month (_Tishri_ = September-October) was the first month of the civil year (see on Leviticus 23:23), and this chapter describes the three sacred festivals which fell during that month. 1-6. The Feast of Trumpets on New Tear's Day: see Leviticus 23:23. 7-11. The Day of Atonement, the tenth day of the month: see Leviticus 16. 12-38. The Feast of Tabernacles, beginning on the fifteenth day of the month and lasting eight days. The sacrifices proper to this feast are unusually numerous, a feature expressive of its joyous nature, as the Feast of Harvest Thanksgiving: see...