Numbers 29 is about the appointed offerings Israel was commanded to bring during the seventh month, especially the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles. It seems like a long list of animals and sacrifices, but it is so much more than that. These animals and sacrifices point forward to very important truths about Jesus. One thing that stands out is the number of animals sacrificed. During the Feast of Tabernacles, sacrifices were offered repeatedly over several days. It shows the limitations of the Old Covenant sacrificial system. No matter how many sacrifices were performed the sacrifices never ended. The people continually sinned. Sacrifices continually had to be offered. Sin never stopped and so did the sacrifices. This is why it is important to always remember Jesus defeated death, hell, and the grave. Before Jesus, sin was just held at bay by sacrifices that were not sufficient enough. Priests continually had to minister, but Jesus came as the once for all sacrifice. This chapter also describes a special assembly on the eighth day. Throughout Scripture, the number eight carries the idea of a new beginning. The Feast of Tabernacles ends with this special day after the seven day feast. This gives us a picture that ultimately finds fulfillment in Christ. God is bringing us into something greater than the temporary earthly arrangements of the Old Covenant. Jesus doesn’t just restore us. He adopts us and makes us into a new creation. The animals died because of sin. Jesus willingly died for sinners. The priests offered sacrifices repeatedly. Jesus offered Himself once. The tabernacle represented God’s presence among Israel. Jesus is God dwelling among humanity. The Old Testament sacrificial system wasn’t God’s final plan for dealing with sin. It was a picture pointing forward to Jesus Christ, the perfect Lamb of God who would make atonement once and for all and for anyone who will put their faith in Him. There is nothing we can do to be saved other than accept what Jesus has already done for us. Ephesians 2:8-9 says, “For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift — not from works, so that no one can boast.” Love y’all! Have a great day!
Numbers 29:1-40
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““You are to hold a sacred assembly in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, and you are not to do any daily work. This will be a day of trumpet blasts for you. Offer a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to the Lord: one young bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old — all unblemished — with their grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, six quarts with the bull, four quarts with the ram, and two quarts with each of the seven male lambs. Also offer one male goat as a sin offering to make atonement for yourselves. These are in addition to the monthly and regular burnt offerings with their prescribed grain offerings and drink offerings. They are a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the Lord. “You are to hold a sacred assembly on the tenth day of this seventh month and practice self-denial; do not do any work. Present a burnt offering to the Lord, a pleasing aroma: one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old. All your animals are to be unblemished. Their grain offering is to be of fine flour mixed with oil, six quarts with the bull, four quarts with the ram, and two quarts with each of the seven lambs. Offer one male goat for a sin offering. The regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offerings are in addition to the sin offering of atonement. “You are to hold a sacred assembly on the fifteenth day of the seventh month; you do not do any daily work. You are to celebrate a seven-day festival for the Lord. Present a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord: thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old. They are to be unblemished. Their grain offering is to be of fine flour mixed with oil, six quarts with each of the thirteen bulls, four quarts with each of the two rams, and two quarts with each of the fourteen lambs. Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings. “On the second day present twelve young bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old — all unblemished — with their grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, in proportion to their number. Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink and their drink offerings. “On the third day present eleven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old — all unblemished — with their grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, in proportion to their number. Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings. “On the fourth day present ten bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old — all unblemished — with their grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, in proportion to their number. Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings. “On the fifth day present nine bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old — all unblemished — with their grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, in proportion to their number. Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings. “On the sixth day present eight bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old — all unblemished — with their grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, in proportion to their number. Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings. “On the seventh day present seven bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old — all unblemished — with their grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, in proportion to their number. Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings. “On the eighth day you are to hold a solemn assembly; you are not to do any daily work. Present a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord: one bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old — all unblemished — with their grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, in proportion to their number. Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings. “Offer these to the Lord at your appointed times in addition to your vow and freewill offerings, whether burnt, grain, drink, or fellowship offerings.” So Moses told the Israelites everything the Lord had commanded him.”
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