Numbers 29: The Sacred Climax of the Seventh Month
Numbers 29 articulates the complex sacrificial requirements for the most holy month of the Hebrew calendar, including the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles. It documents the massive scale of generosity required during Sukkot, where 70 bulls are offered for the 70 nations of the world.
v1-6: The Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah)
v7-11: The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)
v12-38: The Eight-Day Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot)
And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you.
Beside the burnt offering of the month, and his meat offering, and the daily burnt offering, and his meat offering, and their drink offerings, according unto their manner, for a sweet savor, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.
But ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD for a sweet savor; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year; they shall be unto you without blemish:
One kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the sin offering of atonement, and the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering of it, and their drink offerings.
And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days:
And ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savor unto the LORD; thirteen young bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year; they shall be without blemish:
And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto every bullock of the thirteen bullocks, two tenth deals to each ram of the two rams,
And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
But ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savor unto the LORD: one bullock, one ram, seven lambs of the first year without blemish:
These things ye shall do unto the LORD in your set feasts, beside your vows, and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings, and for your meat offerings, and for your drink offerings, and for your peace offerings.
And Moses told the children of Israel according to all that the LORD commanded Moses.
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During the Feast of Tabernacles, the number of bulls offered decreases daily (from 13 to 7), totaling 70—traditionally understood as a sacrifice on behalf of all humanity, not just Israel. The 'Word Secret' is Teruah, meaning 'a shout' or 'a blast,' referring to the awakening call of the shofar that begins this holy season. Discover the riches with numbers 29 commentary, containing expert led word study (original greek/hebrew) and passage level analysis.
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