Day 52, Numbers 27-29

Today started out with the daughters of Zelophehad, which went back to the Manasseh clans, son of Joseph. This story was mentioned because their father only had daughters and no son to pass on the family name and accept their inheritance of land. The daughters came to Moses and explained how their father died in the wilderness, but he was not among the company that gathered themselves against the Lord with Korah. He died for his own sin, and had no sons.

They questioned why their father’s name should be taken away from their clan because he had no son. They asked for the possession of his land for themselves. Moses took their case before the Lord, and the Lord said, “The daughters of Zelophehad are right. You shall give them possession of an inheritance among their father’s brothers and transfer the inheritance of their father to them.”

With this being done, it created a new law about inheritance of the land. If a man died and had no son, the inheritance would be transferred to his daughter. If there were no daughter, then the inheritance should be given to his brothers. If there were no brothers, then given to his father’s brothers. If his father had no brothers, then given to the nearest kinsman of his clan. “And it shall be for the people of Israel a statute and rule, as the Lord commanded Moses.”

The next section was all about how Joshua was chosen to succeed Moses. The Lord told Moses to go up into the mountain of Abarim and see the land the Lord had given to the people of Israel. Once he had seen it, he was to gather with his people, as his brother Aaron had; because Moses had rebelled against the Lord’s word at the waters of Meribah. https://liveandlearnjourney.com/day-49-numbers-19-21/

Moses spoke to the Lord saying, “Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation who shall go out before them and come in before them, who shall lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the Lord may not be as sheep that have no shepherd.”

So the Lord appointed Joshua, son of Nun to this task. They were to stand in front of Eleazar the priest and all the congregation, and Moses was to lay his hands on Joshua. This meant he was investing him with authority so the congregation would obey him.

Then, for whatever reason now, it went on to explain even more about offerings!

These chapters attest to the all-pervasiveness of sacrifice in the life of the people and to the enormity of the work of the priests. Perhaps the reason for these passages at this time is to give continuity to the impending transition from the leadership of Moses to that of Joshua.

*Ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters

*Hin was about 4 quarts or 3.5 liters

Daily Offerings
-Two male lambs a year old without blemish, day by day, as a regular offering.
-Should be offered at appointed times, one lamb in the morning and the other lamb at twilight.
-Also, a tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a grain offering, mixed with a quarter of a hin of beaten oil.
-It was a regular burnt offering, which was ordained at Mount Sinai for a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the Lord.
-Its drink offering shall be a quarter of a hin for each lamb.
-In the Holy Place you shall pour out a drink offering of strong drink to the Lord.
-Both offerings, morning and night, were the same rituals.

Sabbath Offerings
-On every Sabbath day.
-Two male lambs a year old without blemish.
-Two tenths of an ephah of fine flour for a grain offering, mixed with oil.
-A drink offering.
-This is the burnt offering of every Sabbath, besides the regular burnt offering and its drink offering.

Monthly Offerings
-At the beginning of months, shall offer a burnt offering to the Lord.
-Two bulls form the herd, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without blemish.
-Three tenths of an ephah of fine flour for a grain offering, mixed with oil for each bull; two tenths of fine flour for a grain offering, mixed with oil for each ram; a tenth of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering for every lamb, for a burnt offering with a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the Lord.
-Their drink offerings shall be half a hin of wine for a bull; a third of a hin for a ram; and a quarter of a hin for a lamb.
-Also, one male goat for a sin offering to the Lord; it shall be offered besides the regular burnt offering and its drink offering.

Passover Offerings
-On the 14th day of the first month is the Lord’s Passover, and on the 15th day of the month is a feast.
-Seven days eat unleavened bread.
-On the first day there shall be a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work.
-Offer a food offering, a burnt offering to the Lord: two bulls from the herd, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old without blemish; grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil: three tenths ephah for bull, two tenths for ram, a tenth for each of the seven lambs.
-Also, one male goat for a sin offering, to make atonement.
-You shall offer these besides the regular burnt offering of the morning.
-On the seventh day, there shall be a holy convocation and shall not do any ordinary work.

Offerings for the Feast of Weeks
-On the day of the firstfruits, when a grain offering is given, there shall be a holy convocation.
-Shall not do any ordinary work, but offer a burnt offering, with a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
-Two bulls from the herd, one ram, seven male lambs a year old.
-Grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths an ephah for each bull, two tenths for one ram, and a tenth for each of the seven lambs; with one male goat to make atonement.
-Besides the regular burnt offering and its grain offering, you shall offer them, and their drink offering.

Offerings for the Feast of Trumpets
-On the first day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation.
-You shall not do any ordinary work.
-It is a day to blow the trumpets.
-Shall offer a burnt offering, for a pleasing aroma to the Lord: one bull from the herd, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without blemish.
-Also their grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths an ephah for each bull, two tenths for one ram, and a tenth for each of the seven lambs; with one male goat for a sin offering to make atonement.
-Besides the burnt offering of the new moon, and its grain offering, and the regular burnt offering, and their drink offering, according to the rule for them.

Offerings for the Day of Atonement
-On the tenth day of the seventh month shall be a holy convocation and shall afflict yourselves.
-Shall do no work, but shall offer a burnt offering to the Lord, a pleasing aroma: one bull from the herd, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without blemish.
-Also their grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths an ephah for each bull, two tenths for one ram, and a tenth for each of the seven lambs; with one male goat for a sin offering, besides the sin offering of atonement, and the regular burnt offering and its grain offering, and their drink offerings.

Offerings for the Feast of Booths
-On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, you shall have a holy convocation.
-Shall not do any ordinary work, and shall keep a feast to the Lord for seven days.
-Shall have a burnt offering, a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the Lord: thirteen bulls from the herd, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish.
-Their grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths an ephah for each of the thirteen bulls, two tenths for each of the two rams, and a tenth for each of the fourteen lambs; also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering.
-On the second day, twelve bulls from the herd, to rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish, with the grain and drink offerings with each according to their quantities. Also, one male goat for sin offering.
-On the third day, eleven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish, with the grain and drink offerings with each according to their quantities. Also, one male goat for sin offering.
– On the fourth day, ten bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish, with the grain and drink offerings with each according to their quantities. Also, one male goat for sin offering.
-On the fifth day, nine bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish, with the grain and drink offerings with each according to their quantities. Also, one male goat for sin offering.
-On the sixth day, eight bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish, with the grain and drink offerings with each according to their quantities. Also, one male goat for sin offering.
-On the seventh day, seven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish, with the grain and drink offerings with each according to their quantities. Also, one male goat for sin offering.
-On the eight day, you shall have a solemn assembly. Shall not do any ordinary work, but offer a burnt offering: one bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without blemish. The grain and drink offerings for each in the prescribed quantities. Also, one male goat for a sin offering.

All of these should’ve been done at the appointed feasts, according to what the Lord spoke to Moses. These were in addition to the vow offerings, freewill offerings, burnt offerings, grain offerings, drink offerings, and peace offerings.

For more information on offerings go to: https://liveandlearnjourney.com/day-32-leviticus-1-4/

For more information on the Feasts go to: https://liveandlearnjourney.com/day-39-leviticus-22-23/