Num 29:1-6 | KingComments | STEP | The second series of three feasts are celebrated in the second half of the year. The offerings on the occasion of those feasts are all brought in the seventh month. Just like the feasts of the first series belong together in a special way, the feasts of the second series also belong together in a special way. The first series is mainly of application to the church, the second series has particular significance with regard to Israel. On the Feast of blowing of trumpets on the first day ( ) and on the day of atonement on the tenth day ( ) are offered as offerings added to the other offerings to be made on that day: 1. one bull for a burnt offering and a grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an ephah, 2. one ram for a burnt offering; and a grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil: two-tenths of an ephah, 3. seven male lambs one year old without defect for a burnt offering and per lamb a grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil: one-tenth of an ephah and 4. one male goat for a sin offering. On the Feast of Booths from the fifteenth to the twenty-second day ( ) are brought on the first day, together with the other sacrifices prescribed for that day: 1. thirteen bulls and per bull a grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an ephah 2. two rams and per ram a grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil: two-tenths of an ephah 3. fourteen male lambs one year old without defect and per lamb a grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil: one-tenths of an ephah 4. one male goat for a sin offering These offerings are also made on the second to the seventh day of the feast. However, there is one exception: every day one bull less is sacrificed. The feasts of this chapter speak to us of what God will do with Israel. It all starts with the Feast of blowing trumpets. We live in the end time, where God will start again with Israel. We can observe the signs. We live in a spiritual sense at the end of the wilderness journey of the Christian church on earth. We could perhaps say that this period began with the sound of the call: “Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet [him]” ( ). We can see this as the forerunner of the Feast of blowing trumpets. When the Bridegroom, the Lord Jesus, has come for the church and has taken her from the earth, He will again occupy Himself with Israel as His people on earth. He will be able to do this on the basis of His sacrifice. His sacrifice is multifaceted. This versatility is reflected in the various types of offerings brought here. When telling the Father about Who the Lord Jesus is for His heart, it is good to remember His purposes regarding Israel.

‏ Numbers 29:1-6

Introduction

The second series of three feasts are celebrated in the second half of the year. The offerings on the occasion of those feasts are all brought in the seventh month. Just like the feasts of the first series belong together in a special way, the feasts of the second series also belong together in a special way. The first series is mainly of application to the church, the second series has particular significance with regard to Israel.

On the Feast of blowing of trumpets on the first day (Num 29:1-6) and on the day of atonement on the tenth day (Num 29:7-11) are offered as offerings added to the other offerings to be made on that day:

1. one bull for a burnt offering and

a grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an ephah,

2. one ram for a burnt offering; and

a grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil: two-tenths of an ephah,

3. seven male lambs one year old without defect for a burnt offering and per lamb

a grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil: one-tenth of an ephah and

4. one male goat for a sin offering.

On the Feast of Booths from the fifteenth to the twenty-second day (Num 29:12-38) are brought on the first day, together with the other sacrifices prescribed for that day:

1. thirteen bulls and per bull

a grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an ephah

2. two rams and per ram

a grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil: two-tenths of an ephah

3. fourteen male lambs one year old without defect and per lamb

a grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil: one-tenths of an ephah

4. one male goat for a sin offering

These offerings are also made on the second to the seventh day of the feast. However, there is one exception: every day one bull less is sacrificed.

Offerings on the Feast of Blowing Trumpets

The feasts of this chapter speak to us of what God will do with Israel. It all starts with the Feast of blowing trumpets. We live in the end time, where God will start again with Israel. We can observe the signs. We live in a spiritual sense at the end of the wilderness journey of the Christian church on earth. We could perhaps say that this period began with the sound of the call: “Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet [him]” (Mt 25:6b). We can see this as the forerunner of the Feast of blowing trumpets.

When the Bridegroom, the Lord Jesus, has come for the church and has taken her from the earth, He will again occupy Himself with Israel as His people on earth. He will be able to do this on the basis of His sacrifice. His sacrifice is multifaceted. This versatility is reflected in the various types of offerings brought here. When telling the Father about Who the Lord Jesus is for His heart, it is good to remember His purposes regarding Israel.