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Numbers 29

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Numbers 29 continues the sacrificial calendar through the seventh month. The first day includes trumpet observance, the tenth day is the day of afflicting souls associated with atonement, and the fifteenth begins the feast of tabernacles. Tabernacles has an unusually large sequence of offerings over seven days, with the number of bullocks decreasing daily, followed by an eighth-day solemn assembly. The chapter completes the annual worship schedule before the narrative turns to vows.

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Before you read Numbers 29

Coming from

Numbers 28 gave daily, weekly, monthly, Passover, and firstfruits offerings.

In this chapter

The seventh-month feasts are regulated, including trumpets, atonement, tabernacles, and the eighth-day assembly.

Leads into

Numbers 30 addresses vows made by men and women and the household authority structures affecting them.

Key understandingExplore deeper

The seventh month contains an especially dense sequence of appointed worship: the trumpet day on the first, the day of atonement on the tenth, and the feast of tabernacles beginning on the fifteenth, followed by an eighth-day assembly. Tabernacles requires a large series of sacrifices, including a descending number of bullocks across seven days. The pattern should be read first as exact ritual instruction. Later biblical passages develop the meaning of atonement and feast observance, but the numbers themselves should not be assigned mystical meanings without textual warrant.

Major truths in this chapterExplore deeper

Truth 1

The seventh month contains a concentrated cycle of worship and remembrance.

Truth 2

The day of atonement is marked by humbling and cessation from ordinary work.

Truth 3

The feast of tabernacles is celebrated with abundant offerings over successive days.

Truth 4

Special feast offerings remain additional to regular offerings and vows.

Connections to the rest of ScriptureExplore deeper

Connection 1

Leviticus 16 gives the detailed day-of-atonement ritual.

Connection 2

Leviticus 23 gives the feast calendar including trumpets and tabernacles.

Connection 3

John 7 places important events of Jesus’ ministry during the feast of tabernacles.

Connection 4

Hebrews 9–10 explains how Christ’s sacrifice surpasses repeated old-covenant offerings.

What is clear, and where care is neededExplore deeper

Keep this clear 1

The seventh-month calendar is Israel’s covenant worship, not a requirement that Christians reproduce the sacrifices.

Keep this clear 2

The command to afflict the soul should be understood in its day-of-atonement setting, not as self-harm.

Keep this clear 3

The large offering totals are ritual requirements, not a prosperity principle.

Read Numbers 29 watching for…

The sequence of the seventh-month holy days.

The declining number of bullocks during tabernacles.

The repeated reminder that special offerings are added beside the continual burnt offering.

The eighth-day solemn assembly.

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Chapter outline6 sections
1-6Offerings are appointed for the feast of trumpets7-11Offerings are appointed for the day of atonement12-16Offerings for the first day of the feast of tabernacles17-34Offerings continue through the second to seventh days35-38Offerings are appointed for the eighth day39-40Moses tells Israel to keep the appointed offerings and vows
1

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.

2

And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish:

3

And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram,

4

And one tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs:

5

And one kid of the goats for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you:

6

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 savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.

7

And ye shall have on the tenth day of this seventh month an holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: ye shall not do any work therein:

8

But ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD for a sweet savour; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year; they shall be unto you without blemish:

9

And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals to a bullock, and two tenth deals to one ram,

10

A several tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs:

11

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.

12

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:

13

And ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD; thirteen young bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year; they shall be without blemish:

14

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,

15

And a several tenth deal to each lamb of the fourteen lambs:

16

And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.

17

And on the second day ye shall offer twelve young bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without spot:

18

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:

19

And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering thereof, and their drink offerings.

20

And on the third day eleven bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish;

21

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:

22

And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering.

23

And on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:

24

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:

25

And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.

26

And on the fifth day nine bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without spot:

27

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:

28

And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering.

29

And on the sixth day eight bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:

30

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:

31

And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.

32

And on the seventh day seven bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:

33

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:

34

And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.

35

On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no servile work therein:

36

But ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: one bullock, one ram, seven lambs of the first year without blemish:

37

Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullock, for the ram, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:

38

And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering.

39

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.

40

And Moses told the children of Israel according to all that the LORD commanded Moses.

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