Numbers 29:6

_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:_ No JFB commentary on these verses....

1-11 There were more sacred solemnities in the seventh month than in any other. It was the space between harvest and seed-time. The more leisure we have from the pressing occupations of this life, the more time we should spend in the immediate service of God. The blowing of the trumpets was appointed, Leviticus 22:24. Here they are directed what sacrifices to offer on that day. Those who would know the mind of God in the Scriptures, must compare one part with another. The latter discoveries of Divine light explain what was dark, and supply what was wanting, in the former, that the man of God may be perfect....

The ordinance of the Feast of Trumpets was to be observed on the opening day of that month within which the great Day of the Atonement and the Feast of Tabernacles fell (compare Leviticus 23:23 ff). The special offering for the day anticipated that of the great Day of Atonement....

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

BESIDE THE BURNT OFFERING OF THE MONTH, AND HIS MEAT OFFERING,.... The bullock, ram, and seven lambs, were offered on this day, besides the two bullocks, one ram, and seven lambs, which were offered on it, on account of its being the first day of the month and besides the meat offering that went along with them; these were not omitted on account of those additional sacrifices: AND THE DAILY BURNT OFFERING; the two lambs of the daily sacrifice; these also were offered as usual, so that there were offered on this day three bullocks, two rams, and sixteen lambs: AND HIS MEAT OFFERING, AND THEIR DRINK OFFERINGS, ACCORDING TO THEIR MANNER; these also were offered with the daily sacrifice, according to the law and rule prescribed for the making of them, and all were FOR A SWEET SAVOUR, A SACRIFICE MADE BY FIRE UNTO THE LORD; for they were burnt sacrifices, and very acceptable to the Lord, a...

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 *....

BESIDE. in addition to. See note on Numbers 28:23. MANNER. ordinance, or regulation....

_which was ordained_ in Exodus 29:38-42....

ACCORDING UNTO THEIR MANNER— That is, according to the order which God appointed: which was this; first, the morning daily sacrifice was offered; then the sacrifices for the first day of every month; and, lastly, the additional sacrifices appointed for this _first day of the seventh month._ REFLECTIONS.—The seventh month was distinguished by more solemnities than any other. The first day was ushered in with the feast of trumpets, preparatory to the day of atonement. We need continual and loud calls to repentance. The sacrifices to be offered, were a bullock, a ram, and seven lambs, with their several oblations; besides those which must be offered at a new moon, and the daily burnt sacrifice. We must not suppose that extraordinary duties excuse us from daily stated services. When we have waited upon God in the great congregation, or secretly among the faithful, we must not neglect our fa...