Tanak Foundations-Concepts in Numbers-Chapter 28

Num 28.1-31 tells us about the public offerings that were to be brought to the Mishkan, the Tamid (or daily offerings), on the Sabbath, on the New Moon, on Passover, and for the seven days of Unleavened Bread (Hag a Matzah) and Shavuot. These festivals will have an eschatological fulfillment in the first coming of Yeshua.

v 1…Then the Lord spoke to Moses,saying,

v 2…”Command the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘You shall be careful to present my offerings, my food (bread) for my offerings by fire, of a soothing aroma to me (he is pleased with their obedience and faith), at the appointed time (in due season, not before or after).’

v 3…And you shall say to them, ‘This is the offering by fire which you shall offer to the Lord, two male lambs one year old without defect as a continual (tamid) burnt offering (olah) every day.

v 4…You shall offer one lamb in the morning and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight (“bein ha eruvim” or between the evenings-about 3 pm; these lambs were kept in a special room in the Temple Beit Ha Moked; they would give the lamb an inspection and let it drink from a golden cup; there were 24 courses of priests and 24 elders, and two would witness the Tamid offering so they could testify that a lamb was on the altar; spiritually, we are witnesses also and can say a sacrificial Tamid is on the altar right now, and Yeshua is the Tamid offering and his blood is on the altar continually; when Yeshua was brought out at his trial after Peter denied him three times, a temple crier called a “rooster” was giving a three-fold cry for everyone to get ready for the morning Tamid and that is what Yeshua and Peter heard).

v 5…Also a tenth of an ephah of fine flour (“solet” meaning Yeshua’s perfect humanity) for a grain offering (symbolizing the word of God), mixed with a fourth of a hin of beaten oil (anointed with the Holy Spirit).

v 6…It is a continual burnt offering which was ordained in Mount Sinai (Exo 29.38-42) as a soothing aroma, and offering by fire (burned) to the Lord.

v 7…Then the libation with it shall be a fourth of a hin for each lamb, in the holy place (courts) you shall our out a libation of strong drink (undiluted and choice wine; wine is symbolic of joy, marriage, blood, covenant and teaching).

v 8…And the other lamb you shall offer at twilight (between the evenings, about 3 pm); as the grain offering in the morning, and as its libation, you shall offer it, an offering by fire to the Lord (Yeshua is the Tamid lamb and he died about 3 pm on the cross to fulfill Passover).

v 9…Then on the sabbath day two male lambs one year old without defect, and two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour (perfect humanity of Yeshua) mixed with oil (anointed by the Holy Spirit) as a grain offering, and its libation.

v 10…The burnt offering of every sabbath is in addition to the continual burnt offering and its libation The sabbath offerings were offered after the daily Tamid lambs in the morning and evening; this rule holds true for any festive offering).

v 11…Then at the beginning of each of your months (Rosh Chodesh or new moon alludes to being “born again from above”) you shall present a burnt offering to the Lord, two bulls (service) and one ram (leader of the flock), seven male lambs (complete submission of Yeshua) one year old without defect,

v 12…and three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour (perfect humanity) for a grain offering, mixed with oil, for each bull; and two-tenths of fine flour (perfect humanity) for a grain offering mixed with oil (anointed with the Holy Spirit), for the one ram;

v 13…and a tenth of an ephah of fine flour (perfect humanity) mixed with oil (Holy Spirit) for a grain offering for each lamb, for a burnt offering of a soothing aroma (he is pleased with their obedience and faith), an offering by fire to the Lord.

v 14…And their libations shall be half a hin of wine (symbolic of joy, marriage, blood, covenant, teaching) for a bull and a third of a hin for the ram and a fourth of a hin for a lamb; this is the burnt offering of each month throughout the months of the year.

v 15…And one male goat for a sin offering (expiation for any sin connected to levitical uncleanness committed unknowingly in connection to the Mishkan/Temple) to the Lord; it shall be offered with its libation in addition to the continual burnt offering (Tamid).

v 16…Then of the fourteenth day of the first month (Nisan 14) shall be the Lord’s Passover (teaches the death of Yeshua on Passover).

v 17…And on the fifteenth day day of the first month (Nisan 15) shall be a feast, unleavened bread (Hag Ha Matzah-Yeshua is buried) shall be eaten for seven days.

v 18…On the first day shall be a holy convocation (mikrah or rehearsal); you shall do no laborious work (occupation; a completion).

v 19…And you shall present an offering by fire, a burnt offering to the Lord; two bulls and one ram and seven male lambs one year old, having them without defect.

v 20…And for their grain offering you shall offer fine flour mixed with oil; three-tenths of an ephah for a bull and tw-tenths for a ram.

v 21…A tenth of an ephah you shall offer for each of the seven lambs,

v 22…and one male goat for an offering, to make atonement for you (restore a covering).

v 23…You shall present these besides the burnt offering of the morning, which is for a continual burnt offering (Tamid).

v 24…After this manner you shall present daily, for seven days, the food (bread) of the offering by fire, of a soothing aroma to the Lord; it shall be presented with its libation in addition to the continual burnt offering (Tamid).

v 25…And on the seventh day you shall have a holy convocation (mikrah or rehearsal), you shall do no laborious work (occupation; a completion).

v 26…Also on the day of first fruits (Yom Ha Bikkurim-Yeshua was resurrected on this day), when you present a new grain offering to the Lord after your weeks be out (the seven weeks from Passover to Shavuot-the Holy Spirit was sent on Shavuot, the anniversary of the day the Torah was given at Sinai, to empower the eschatological Kahal), you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work (occupation; a completion).

v 27…And you shall offer an offering for a soothing aroma to the Lord, two young bulls (vitality in service), one raam (leader of the flock), seven male lambs (complete submission of Yeshua) one year old,

v 28…and their grain offering, fine flour (perfect humanity) mixed with oil (anointed with the Holy Spirit), three-tenths of an ephah for each bull, two-tenths for the ram,

v 29…a tenth for each of the seven lambs,

v 30…one male goat to make atonement (restore a covering) for you.

v 31…Besides the continual burnt offering and its grain offering, you shall present them with their libations. They shall be without defect.”

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