Today’s passage: Numbers 28
Helpful thoughts:
- Moses’ job of communicating the Law of God to the nation was not quite over yet. The need for daily, Sabbath and other special sacrifices for the nation needed to be taught to the next generation.
- The proclamation of these commands gave assurances to the people. They would enter the land. They would be prosperous and have what they needed to worship the Lord. God would provide!
- According to the ESV Study Bible, all of the sacrifices discussed in this chapter would amount to “113 bulls, 1,086 lambs, over a ton of flour, and 1,000 bottles of oil and wine!”
Questions to consider:
- Why do you think the specifics of these sacrifices and these special dates were worth repeating? What do the specifications communicate about the Lord? What does His willingness to repeat them communicate to the people?
- What does worship include in the heart and mind of the follower of God? Did worship only start when the sacrifices were burning? What would the contrite heart have been doing when these specifications were being communicated? How does a heart inclined to obedience listen to God’s commands differently than the person who is flippant and/or self-focused?
- Why were the lambs always to be without blemish? (1 Peter 1:19)