Numbers 28:1-8

Laws for Offerings

1 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

2 "Command the sons of Israel and say to them, 'You shall be careful to present My offering, My ¹food for My offerings by fire, of a soothing aroma to Me, at their appointed time.'

3 "²You 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 burnt offering every day.

4 'You shall offer the one lamb in the morning and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight;

5 also ³a tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a ⁴grain offering, mixed with a fourth of a hin of beaten oil.

6 'It is a continual burnt offering which was ordained in Mount Sinai as a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the LORD.

7 'Then the drink offering with it shall be a fourth of a hin for each lamb, ⁵in the holy place you shall pour out a drink offering of strong drink to the LORD.

8 'The other lamb you shall offer at twilight; as the grain offering of the morning and as its drink offering, you shall offer it, an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the LORD.

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Numbers 28:1-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 28

In this chapter is a repetition of several laws concerning sacrifices, as the law of the daily sacrifice morning and evening, Nu 28:1-8 of those that were offered every week on the sabbath day, Nu 28:9,10 and every month on the first day of the month, Nu 28:11-15 and on the seven days of unleavened bread, Nu 28:16-25, and at the feast of weeks, Nu 28:26-31.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 5

1. Leviticus 3:11
2. Exodus 29:38-42
3. Exodus 16:36; Numbers 15:4
4. Leviticus 2:1
5. Exodus 29:42

Footnotes 3

[a]. Lit "watch"
[b]. Lit "between the two evenings"
[c]. Lit "between the two evenings"