Journal Through the Bible: Week 24 Saturday

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Numbers chapter 28

The older generation that had been schooled around Mount Sinai almost 39 years earlier had died and their children needed to be taught the lessons of holiness that had been so despised by their parents.

Does God issue any commands in this chapter?

• God told Moses to command this new generation about the daily offerings. These were to be two lambs that were younger than a year old and without spot or blemish for burnt offerings. One would be offered in the morning and one in the evening. They were also to offer the meat offering of flour mixed with oil in the morning and a drink offering of wine.
• God commanded that there be additional offerings of lambs for a burnt offering, as well as meat and drink offerings made each Sabbath.
• God commanded at the beginning of each month there be burnt offerings made of two young bulls, one ram, and seven young lambs without spots or blemishes, meat offerings and drink offerings with each sacrifice. There would also be a goat for a sin offering each sacrificed each month.
• God told them to observe the Passover on the 14th day of the 1st month each year to be followed on the 15th day of that month with the Feast of Unleavened Bread which would observed for 7 days. The first day of the Feast would be a sabbath rest and sacrifices would be made of burnt offerings and meat offerings. No work would be done on the 7th day either.
• God commanded the new generation to observe the day of Firstfruits with their meat offerings and burnt offerings.

Does God make any promises?

• None, but the implication is that obedience would bring blessings.

Does this chapter teach anything about Jesus?

• As mentioned previously when the sacrifices and feasts were introduced in Leviticus, they all teach of Jesus. (See Hebrews chapter 9.)

Does this chapter teach anything about yet-future events?

• None, but since the sacrifice of the blood of bulls and goats cannot wash away sins but the blood of Jesus does, those who repent and accept His sacrifice for their sins means that when we see Jesus He will appear without our sins but with our salvation provided (see Hebrews 9:28).