Numbers 15:1

1 Then the LORD told Moses,

Numbers 15:1 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 15:1

The Lord spake unto Moses
After the murmurings of the Israelites by reason of the spies, ( Numbers 14:2 ) ; and their being threatened with a consumption of them in the wilderness on that account, ( Numbers 14:12 ) ; and their defeat at Hormah, ( Numbers 14:45 ) : and lest their posterity should be discouraged, and despair of ever enjoying the good land:

saying;
as follows.

Numbers 15:1 In-Context

1 Then the LORD told Moses,

2 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. “When you finally settle in the land I am giving you,

3 you will offer special gifts as a pleasing aroma to the LORD . These gifts may take the form of a burnt offering, a sacrifice to fulfill a vow, a voluntary offering, or an offering at any of your annual festivals, and they may be taken from your herds of cattle or your flocks of sheep and goats.

4 When you present these offerings, you must also give the LORD a grain offering of two quarts of choice flour mixed with one quart of olive oil.

5 For each lamb offered as a burnt offering or a special sacrifice, you must also present one quart of wine as a liquid offering.