Numbers 28:16-31
Summary for Num 28:16-25: 28:16-25 a The Passover, followed by the Festival of Unleavened Bread, was the first of five great annual festivals; it was held in early spring (March~April). The Passover required no public sacrifices—it was a family occasion celebrated at home (see also 9:1-4 b; Exod 12:1–13:10 c; Lev 23:5-8 d; Deut 16:1-8 e). This festival played a special role in the background of the Last Supper (see Matt 26:17-19 f, 26-27 g; Mark 14:12 h; John 11:55 i; 12:1 j; 13:1 k; 18:28 l, 39 m; 19:14 n, 31 o; cp. 1 Cor 5:7 p).Summary for Num 28:26-31: 28:26-31 q The Festival of Harvest was later called the Festival of Pentecost (see Acts 2:1 r); see also Lev 23:15-22 s. It celebrated the end of the barley harvest and the beginning of the wheat harvest in early summer (May~June). The Greek name Pentecost means “fiftieth day” (i.e., after Passover; see Acts 20:16 t; 1 Cor 16:8 u).
Numbers 29:1-39
Summary for Num 29:1-6: 29:1-6 v the Festival of Trumpets: See also Lev 23:23-25 w.Summary for Num 29:7-11: 29:7-11 x The Day of Atonement was a solemn occasion, a day of fasting (see also Lev 16 y; 23:26-32 z; Rom 3:23-25 aa; Heb 9:7-12 ab, 23-28 ac). 29:7 ad Ten days later, on the tenth day of the same month: It is celebrated today as Yom Kippur (from Hebrew yom hakkippurim, Lev 23:27 ae).
Summary for Num 29:12-38: 29:12-38 af The Festival of Shelters began on the fifteenth day of the seventh month. It was an eight-day harvest celebration (29:12 ag, 35 ah; Exod 34:22 ai) that required an enormous number of offerings. This harvest festival was an especially joyous occasion and a time for thanksgiving (see Neh 8:13-18 aj). The shelters also reminded the Israelites of dwelling in tents during their wilderness sojourn (see also Lev 23:33-43 ak; 1 Kgs 8:1-2 al).
29:39 am Public offerings were supplemented by a variety of voluntary individual gifts (cp. Lev 23:38 an).
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