Numbers 29
Overview
29:1 The offering at the feast of trumpets;
29:7 at the day of afflicting their souls;
29:12 and on the eight days of the feast of tabernacles. Verse 1 the seventhThat is, the month Tisri, the seventh month of their ecclesiastical year, but the first of their civil year, answering to our September. This, which was their new year's day, was a time of great festivity, and ushered in by the blowing of trumpets; whence it was also called the feast of blowing the trumpets. In imitation of this Jewish festival, different nations began the new year with sacrifices and festivity. The ancient Egyptians did so; and the Persians also celebrated their nawee rooz, or new year's day, which they held on the vernal equinox, and which "lasted ten days, during which all ranks seemed to participate in one general joy. The rich sent presents to the poor; all were dressed in their holiday clothes; all kept open house; and religious processions, music, dancing, a species of theatrical exhibition, rustic sports, and other pastimes, presented a continued round of varied amusement. Even the dead, and the ideal beings were not forgotten; rich viands being placed on the tops of houses and high towers, on the flavour of which the Peris, and spirits of their departed heroes and friends, were supposed to feast." After the Mohammedan conquest of Persia, the celebration of this period sensibly declined, and at last totally ceased, till the time of Jelaladdin - about ad 1082
who, coming to the crown at the vernal equinox, re-established the ancient festival, which has ever since been celebrated with pomp and acclamations. Leviticus 23:24, 23:25; Ezra 3:6; Nehemiah 7:73 the first day of the monthThe monthly sacrifices were regulated by the new moons; and it is probable that the solemn sacrifices were appointed by God, to prevent the idolatry which was usual among the heathen at this period; who expressed the most extravagant rejoicings on the first appearance of the new moon. Moses, however, used the return of the moon only as one of the most natural and convenient measures of time; and appointed sacrifices to Jehovah, to prevent the Israelites from falling into the idolatries of their heathen neighbours. In the serene climate of Arabia and Judea, its first faint crescent is, for the most part, visible to all.blowing Numbers 10:1-10; 1 Chronicles 15:28; Psalm 81:3, 89:15; Isaiah 27:13; Zechariah 9:14; Mark 16:15, 16:16; Romans 10:14-18, 15:16-19 Reciprocal Exodus 12:16 - first day; Numbers 10:10 - in the day; 15:3 - in your; 28:25 - ye shall do; 2 Chronicles 31:3 - for the new moons; Ezra 3:1 - the seventh; Nehemiah 8:2 - the first; 8:9 - This day Verse 2 Numbers 29:8, 29:36, 28:19, 28:27; Habakkuk 3:1-10:14 Reciprocal Numbers 15:3 - in your; 29:13 - thirteen young bullocks; Ezra 3:5 - the continual Verse 3 Reciprocal Numbers 29:18 - after the manner Verse 4 Reciprocal Numbers 29:18 - after the manner Verse 5 Numbers 28:15, 28:22, 28:30 Reciprocal Leviticus 4:23 - a kid; Ezekiel 45:23 - a burnt Verse 6 the burnt Numbers 28:11-15 the daily 28:3-8; Exodus 29:38-42; Leviticus 6:9 according Numbers 29:18, 29:21, 9:14, 15:11, 15:12, 15:24; Ezra 3:4 Reciprocal Numbers 15:9 - a meat; 28:10 - the continual; 29:11 - the continual; Joel 1:13 - for; Habakkuk 3:1 - daily Verse 7 on the tenth Leviticus 16:29-31, 23:27 afflict 16:29; Ezra 8:21; Psalm 35:13, 126:5, 126:6; Isaiah 22:12, 58:3-5; Zechariah 7:3; 12:10; Matthew 5:4; Luke 13:3, 13:5; Acts 27:9; Romans 6:6; 1 Corinthians 9:27; 2 Corinthians 7:9-11; James 4:8-10 Reciprocal Leviticus 16:3 - a young; 16:34 - an everlasting; Numbers 30:13 - to afflict; Daniel 10:12 - chasten; Habakkuk 3:1 - a remembrance Verse 8 without blemish Numbers 29:2, 29:13, 28:19 Reciprocal Leviticus 1:3 - a burnt; Numbers 15:3 - in your; Ezra 3:5 - the continual Verse 9 Numbers 15:3-12 Reciprocal 29:18 - after the manner Verse 10 Reciprocal Numbers 28:12 - General; 29:18 - after the manner Verse 11 beside Leviticus 16:3, 16:5, 16:9; Isaiah 53:10; Daniel 9:24-26; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1-9:28 the continual Numbers 29:6, 28:3-8 Reciprocal Leviticus 4:23 - a kid; Numbers 28:10 - the continual; 29:16 - General; 29:19 - General; 29:25 - General Verse 12 the fifteenth dayThis was the feast of Tabernacles, kept in commemoration of their dwelling in tents in the wilderness for forty years. The first and last days were to be kept as sabbaths, on which there were solemn assemblies; and for seven days sacrifices were offered. On the other festivals, two bullocks sufficed - Numbers 28:11, 28:19, 28:27
and on the festival at the beginning of this month, only one was appointed; but, on the first day of this festival, thirteen young bullocks were appointed; and so on each successive day, with the decrease of only one bullock, till on the seventh day, there were only seven, making in all seventy bullocks. The lambs, and the rams also, were in a double proportion to the number sacrificed at any other festival. This was an expensive service; but more easy at this time of the year than any other, as Bishop Patrick observes, because now their barns were full, and their wine-presses overflowed; and their hearts might well be supposed to be more enlarged than at other times, in thankfulness to God for the multitude of his mercies. The Jewish doctors give this reason for the daily diminution of the number of the bullocks: the whole number, say they, was according to the languages of the seventy nations of the world; and the diminution of one every day signified, that there should be a gradual diminution of those nations till all things were brought under the government of the Messiah; in whose days "no sacrifices shall remain, but those of thanksgiving, prayer, and praise." Exodus 23:16, 34:22; Leviticus 23:33-43; Deuteronomy 16:13, 16:14; Nehemiah 8:14, 8:18; Ezekiel 45:25; Zechariah 14:16-19; John 1:14; Habakkuk 3:1-11:13 Reciprocal Exodus 10:9 - a feast; 12:16 - first day; Leviticus 23:34 - The fifteenth; 23:36 - Seven; 23:41 - General; Numbers 28:25 - ye shall do; Deuteronomy 16:15 - Seven days; Judges 21:19 - a feast; 1 Kings 8:2 - at the feast; 12:32 - like unto; 2 Chronicles 7:8 - kept; Ezra 3:4 - the daily; John 7:2 - General; 7:14 - the midst Verse 13 thirteen young bullocks Numbers 29:2, 29:8, 28:11, 28:19, 28:27; Ezra 3:4; Habakkuk 3:1-10:14
At this feast thirteen bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs, were to be offered. It is worthy of remark, that in each of the seven days of this feast one bullock is to be abated, so that on the seventh day - Numbers 29:32 they were to offer seven bullocks, but the rams and lambs were every day alike; which appointment might signify a diminishing and wearing away of the legal offerings, to lead them to the spiritual and reasonable service, by presenting their own bodies a living sacrifice, holy, and acceptable unto God. Romans 12:1 Reciprocal Leviticus 1:3 - a burnt; Numbers 15:3 - in your; 29:17 - General; Ezra 3:5 - the continual; John 7:14 - the midst Verse 16 Numbers 29:11 Reciprocal Exodus 29:40 - a drink; Leviticus 4:23 - a kid; Numbers 28:10 - the continual Verse 17 Numbers 29:13, 29:20-40; Psalm 40:6, 50:8, 50:9, 51:16, 51:17, 69:31; Isaiah 1:11; Jeremiah 7:22, 7:23; Hosea 6:6; Romans 12:1; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1-9:14 Reciprocal John 7:14 - the midst Verse 18 after the mannerThat is, after the manner already prescribed. Numbers 29:3, 29:4, 29:6, 29:9, 29:10, 15:4-12, 28:7, 28:14 Reciprocal 29:21 - after the manner Verse 19 Numbers 29:11, 29:22, 29:25; Amos 8:14 Reciprocal Leviticus 4:23 - a kid; Numbers 28:10 - the continual Verse 20 Reciprocal Numbers 29:17 - General; John 7:14 - the midst Verse 21 after the manner Numbers 29:18 Reciprocal 29:6 - according Verse 22 drink offering Psalm 16:4; Joel 1:9, 1:13, 2:14 Reciprocal Numbers 28:10 - the continual; 29:19 - General Verse 25 Numbers 29:11; John 8:31; Acts 13:43; Romans 2:7; Galatians 2:5, 6:9; 2 Thessalonians 3:13; Habakkuk 3:14; 3:1, 3:1 Reciprocal Numbers 28:10 - the continual; 29:19 - General Verse 31 Reciprocal Leviticus 9:15 - General; Numbers 28:10 - the continual Verse 32 Reciprocal Numbers 23:1 - seven oxen; 29:13 - thirteen young bullocks; 1 Chronicles 15:26 - bullocks; Jeremiah 28:16 - this year Verse 34 Reciprocal Numbers 28:10 - the continual Verse 35 eighth dayThough this day was properly a distinct festival, and esteemed the chief or high day of the feast, yet fewer sacrifices are appointed for it than for any of the foregoing seven. On every one of them two rams and fourteen lambs were offered; but on this day there were but half as many; and whereas seven bullocks were the fewest that were offered on any of those days, on this there was only one. At this feast, there was an extraordinary ceremony of which the rabbins inform us, namely, the drawing water out of the pool of Siloam, and pouring it, mixed with wine, on the sacrifice as it lay on the altar. This they are said to have done with such expressions of joy, that it became a common proverb, "He that never saw the rejoicing of drawing of water, never saw rejoicing in all his life." The Jews pretend to ground this custom on the following passage of Isaiah - Isaiah 12:3
"With joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation;" and to this ceremony Jesus is supposed to refer, when "in the last day, the great day of the feast, he stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink: he that believeth on me, as the Scripture saith, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water" - John 7:37, 7:38
thereby calling off the people from their carnal mirth and festive and pompous ceremonies, to seek spiritual refreshment for their minds. Leviticus 23:36; John 7:37-39; Revelation 7:9-17 Reciprocal Numbers 28:25 - ye shall do; 1 Samuel 7:6 - drew water; Nehemiah 8:18 - according Verse 36 Reciprocal Numbers 29:2 - General Verse 38 Reciprocal Numbers 28:10 - the continual Verse 39 door, offerin your set feastsIt appears from the account in these two chapters, that there were annually offered to God, at the public charge, independently of a prodigious number of voluntary, vow, and trespass offerings, 15 goats, 21 kids, 72 rams, 132 bullocks, and 1,101 lambs. But how little is all this compared with the lambs slain every year at the passover. Cestius, the Roman general, asked the priests how many persons had come to Jerusalem at their annual festivals: the priests, numbering the people by the lambs that had been slain, said, "twenty-five myriads, 5,000, and 600." Leviticus 23:2; 1 Chronicles 23:31; 2 Chronicles 31:3; Ezra 3:5; Nehemiah 10:33; Isaiah 1:14 beside your vows Numbers 6:21; Leviticus 7:11, 7:16-38, 22:21-23, 23:28; Deuteronomy 12:6; 1 Corinthians 10:31 Reciprocal Leviticus 23:38 - and beside; Numbers 28:10 - the continual; 2 Chronicles 31:14 - the freewill; Psalm 119:108 - Accept; Ezekiel 46:12 - a voluntary Verse 40 Exodus 40:16; Deuteronomy 4:5; Matthew 28:20; Acts 20:27; 1 Corinthians 15:3; Habakkuk 3:2, 3:5 Reciprocal Numbers 7:15 - General; 9:5 - according; 1 Chronicles 23:31 - set feasts; 2 Chronicles 2:4 - the solemn feasts; 8:13 - every day; 24:14 - And they offered; Ezra 6:9 - lambs; Nehemiah 10:33 - the continual burnt; Isaiah 1:13 - the new; Ezekiel 44:24 - in all; 45:17 - in the feasts; 46:11 - in the feasts; Galatians 4:10 - General; Colossians 2:16 - of an