Números 29

Números 29

Click for Numbers Chapters 1-36 Numbers: Journey to God's Rest-Land by Irving Jensen- used by permission Source: Ryrie Study Bible THE BOOK OF NUMBERS "Wilderness Wandering" WALKING Numbers 1-12 WANDERING Numbers 13-25 WAITING Numbers 26-36 Counting & Camping Nu 1-4 Cleansing & Congregation Nu 5-8 Carping & Complaining Nu 9-12 12 Spies & Death in Desert Nu 13-16 Aaron & Levites in Wilderness Nu 17-18 Serpent of Brass & Story of Balaam Nu 21-25 Second Census 7 Laws of Israel Nu 26-30 Last Days of Moses as Leader Nu 31-33 Sections, Sanctuaries & Settlements Nu 34-36 Law & Order Rebellion & Disorder New Laws for the New Order Old Generation Tragic Transition New Generation Preparation for the Journey: Moving Out Participation in the Journey: Moving On Prize at end of the Journey: Moving In At Sinai Mt Sinai To Moab Mt Hor At Moab Mt Nebo En Route to Kadesh (Mt Sinai) En Route to Nowhere (Wilderness) En Route to Canaan (Plains of Moab) A Few Weeks to 2 Months 38 years, 3 months, 10 days A Few Months Christ in Numbers = Our "Lifted-up One" (Nu 21:9, cp Jn 3:14-15) Author: Moses Summary of Numbers 28-29 Calendar (Source: Bible Knowledge Commentary) Numbers 29:1 'Now in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall also have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work. It will be to you a day for blowing trumpets. Lev 23:24-25 Ezra 3:6 Ne 7:73 blowing trumpets: Nu 10:1-10 1Ch 15:28 Ps 81:3 Ps 89:15 Isa 27:13 Zec 9:14 Mk 16:15,16 Ro 10:14-18 15:16-19 The Fall Feasts - Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah), Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) - discusses prophetic significance of these feasts The Spring Feasts - Passover (Pesach), Unleavened Bread (Chag HaMatzot), Firstfruits (HaBikkurim) Pentecost (Shavout) - discusses prophetic significance of these feasts Numbers 29 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passage: Numbers 10:10+ - “Also in the day of your gladness and in your appointed feasts, and on the first days of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and they shall be as a reminder of you before your God. I am the LORD your God.” Psalm 81:3+ Blow the trumpet at the new moon, At the full moon, on our feast day. Shofar - Symbol of Rosh Hashanah or Yom Teruah FEAST OF TRUMPETS ROSH HASHANAH/YOM TERUAH Numbers 28 and Numbers 29 function as a unit and the offerings can be summarized as follows: Note that the 4 "Spring Feasts" are described in Numbers 28 and the 3 remaining "Fall Feasts" are described in Numbers 29. Daily Offerings (Nu 28:1–8+) Weekly Sabbath (Nu 28:9, 10+) Monthly New moon—“beginnings of your months” (Rosh Chodesh) (Nu 28:11–15+) Annual Passover (Pesach) - Feast of Unleavened Bread (Chag HaMatzot) (Nu 28:16–25+) Annual Feast of Weeks - Pentecost (Shavuot) (Nu 28:26–31+) Annual Feast of Trumpets - New moon of the seventh month—the new year- Rosh Hashanah or Yom Teruah (Nu 29:1–6+) Annual Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) (Nu 29:7–11+) Annual Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot)(Nu 29:12–39+) Summary of The Seven Feasts (Source: The Fall Feasts) The Spring Feasts consisted of… 1) Passover (Pesach) (See Study of NT word for Passover (3957) pascha) 2) Unleavened Bread (Chag HaMatzot) 3) Firstfruits (HaBikkurim) 4) Pentecost (Shavuot) The Fall Feasts consisted of… 5) Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah) 6) Atonement (Yom Kippur) 7) Tabernacles (Sukkot) These seven (the number of "completion") annual holidays are honored by Orthodox, Conservative, Reformed Jewish communities the world over. The second group of Fall Feasts are separated from the Spring Feasts by a four-month period. The first four feasts foreshadow truths concerning this present Gospel age. The last three foreshadow blessings in store for Israel. The first four are historic; the last three, prophetic. Now in the seventh month, on the first day of the month - Tishri was the seventh month on the Hebrew ecclesiastical calendar, but was the first month on the civil calendar occurring in September, and corresponding to the Jewish "new year's day." On this day the trumpet was blown (Yom Teruah means "the day of blowing, shouting or blasting"). And so it was a time of great festivity, and ushered in by the blowing of trumpets (note) and so it was also called the feast of trumpets. The first day of the month is the time when the earliest crescent of the moon can be visualized (see picture). This day marks the beginning of what is known as the High Holy Days which strictly speaking includes the Day of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah) and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement). New Moon = Earliest Visible Crescent Elwood McQuaid on New Moon - Israel’s calendar year operated according to lunar reckoning. Therefore, a month’s beginning was determined by the rising of the new moon. Each new moon’s rise was an important event in Israel. Tishri’s moon, however, was a very special event. It was, as we have observed, the beginning of the civil year. Beyond this, it was the seventh month, which was the sabbatical month of the year. Also, it ushered in the most serious period of religious contemplation for the people of the Book. So Tishri’s moon heralded “the New Year for years, the New Year par excellence.” Exact timing for the rising of the new moon was established through an intricate system devised to insure accuracy. Eyewitnesses were essential to the process. Not one, but at least two or more were required to properly certify the event. To accommodate the process, the Sanhedrin sat in official session in the Hall of Hewn Stones at the Temple to receive and examine witnesses. In the event cloud cover obscured the heavens to Jerusalemites, injunctions against Sabbath travel were suspended to allow witnesses to convey the news as rapidly as possible. When witnesses had been properly examined and the council’s solemn deliberations completed, a proclamation was issued, “It is sanctified,” and the feast commenced. Trumpets and shofar were blown the day long. It is of interest to find that the use of horns from calves was forbidden, lest God be reminded of Israel’s sin with the golden calf. Rams’ horns were preferred because they memorialized Isaac’s sacrificial encounter at Moriah long years before. On this year, the horns would herald the arrival of Jehovah’s antitypical Isaac. Jews of the Diaspora would learn of the new moon’s appearance by way of a series of signal fires lighted on hilltops. These fires sent the news to those who lived in the hinterlands. The witnesses had seen, the Council had declared, the trumpets had sounded—let the celebration begin! Following the proclamation by the Sanhedrin, the eyewitnesses were honored in a banquet hall, Beth Yaazek, especially designed for the purpose, and Israel’s credible witnesses became temporary celebrities. (The Outpouring: Jesus in the Feasts of Israel) Kevin Williams writes that "The blowing of the ram’s horn trumpets provided an important spiritual reminder: It was an admonition to those who had just finished bringing in the harvest by the sweat of their own labor. When workers were tempted to look at the results of their own effort and congratulate themselves for the harvest, they needed this God-centered ritual to remind them that in all of their work they were dependent on the creating and sustaining power of God on their behalf. The worker plants, weeds, waters, and waits. But it is God who gives the increase!" (Fall Feasts) Alfred Edersheim writes, “One of its main purposes (OF SOUNDING THE SHOFAR) was to rouse men to repentance.(ED: See description of first 10 days of Tishrei sometimes called the "days of awe") In fact, the commentator Maimonides (1135-1204) makes use of the following words to denote the meaning of the blowing of trumpets: ‘Rouse ye, rouse ye from your slumber; awake, awake from your sleep, you who mind vanity, for slumber most heavy has fallen upon you. Take it to heart, before whom you are to give an account in the judgment.’” (The New Moons: The Feast of the Seventh New Moon, or of Trumpets, or New Year’s Day) Tishri (September/October) 1 Rosh Hashanah 2 3 Awesome Days (Days of Penitence) 4 " 5 " 6 " 7 " 8 " 9 " 10 Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) 11 12 13 14 15 16 Tabernacles 17 " 18 " 19 " 20 " 21 " 22 Holy Convocation (Sabbath) It is interesting that one of the Orthodox Jewish prayers associated with Rosh Hashanah alludes to Yeshua... “May it be Your will that the sounding of the shofar which we have done will be embroidered in the veil by the appointed angel, as You accepted it by Elijah of blessed memory and by Yeshua ("salvation" = yeshua), the Prince of the Face and the one who sits on God’s throne. May You be filled with compassion toward us. Deserving of praise are You, Lord of compassion” (Birnbaum, Behind The Curtain, p.282). Related Passage: Leviticus 23:23-25+ Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 24 “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘In the seventh month on the first of the month (ED: WHEN YOU CAN SEE THE EARLIEST CRESCENT OF THE NEW MOON) you shall have a rest, a reminder by blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation (aka FEAST OF TRUMPETS). 25 ‘You shall not do any laborious work, but you shall present an offering by fire to the LORD.’” Wikipedia - Rosh Hashanah (Hebrew: רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה‎), literally meaning "head [of] the year", is the Jewish New Year. The biblical name for this holiday is Yom Teruah (יוֹם תְּרוּעָה‎), literally "day of shouting or blasting". It is the first of the Jewish High Holy Days (יָמִים נוֹרָאִים‎ Yamim Nora'im. "Days of Awe") specified by Leviticus 23:23–32+ (FEAST OF TRUMPETS FOLLOWED BY DAY OF ATONEMENT) that occur in the early autumn of the Northern Hemisphere. Rosh Hashanah is a two-day celebration that begins on the first day of Tishrei, which is the seventh month of the ecclesiastical year. In contrast to the ecclesiastical year, where the first month Nisan, the Passover month, marks Israel's exodus from Egypt, Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the civil year, according to the teachings of Judaism, and is the traditional anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, the first man and woman according to the Hebrew Bible, and the inauguration of humanity's role in God's world. Rosh Hashanah customs include sounding the shofar (a cleaned-out ram's horn), as prescribed in the Torah, following the prescription of the Hebrew Bible to "raise a noise" on Yom Teruah. (Literally "day of shouting or blasting") Its rabbinical customs include attending synagogue services and reciting special liturgy about teshuva, as well as enjoying festive meals. Eating symbolic foods is now a tradition, such as apples dipped in honey, hoping to evoke a sweet new year. Here is the calendar for the Fall Feasts 1-2 Tishrei – Rosh Hashanah - Feast of Trumpets 10 Tishrei – Yom Kippur – (Fast Day) - Day of Atonement 15–21 Tishrei – Sukkot/Sukkos - Feast of Tabernacles TSK - The 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. You shall also have a holy (qodesh - set apart from profane unto YHWH) convocation; you shall do no laborious work - A day set apart from common activities to allow gathering together and in this festival included the blowing of trumpets. See also discussion of holy convocation below. Holy Convocation - 14x in 14v - Lev. 23:3; Lev. 23:7; Lev. 23:8; Lev. 23:21; Lev. 23:24; Lev. 23:27; Lev. 23:35; Lev. 23:36; Num. 28:18; Num. 28:25; Num. 28:26; Num. 29:1; Num. 29:7; Num. 29:12 Convocation (04744)(miqra') is an assembly of persons. Convocation is from Latin com = together and vocare = to call. Holy Convocation - 14x in 14v - Lev. 23:3; Lev. 23:7; Lev. 23:8; Lev. 23:21; Lev. 23:24; Lev. 23:27; Lev. 23:35; Lev. 23:36; Num. 28:18; Num. 28:25; Num. 28:26; Num. 29:1; Num. 29:7; Num. 29:12 CONVOCATION — a sacred assembly or calling together of the people of Israel for rest and worship (Lev. 23:2, 4, 37). Wherever the word “convocation” appears in the Bible, it is preceded by the word “holy”; hence, “holy convocation.” On the great feast days the people were called together by silver trumpets (Num. 10:2). These convocations included the weekly SABBATHS (Lev. 23:3), the PASSOVER and the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Lev. 23:5–6), PENTECOST or Weeks (Lev. 23:15–21), the Feast of Trumpets (Lev. 23:24), the Feast of Tabernacles (Lev. 23:24), and the great feast day, the annual DAY OF ATONEMENT (Lev. 23:27). (NNIBD) Convocation מִקְרָא (miqrāʾ). n. masc. convocation. A gathering of people who have been called for the purpose of celebrating a religious festival. This term primarily refers to an assembly of people for religious purposes. Most of its occurrences in the OT are found in the catalog of religious festivals including New Moon, Sabbath, Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, the Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Booths (e.g., Exod 12:16 "assembly"; Lev 23, and Num 28–29). Isaiah 1:13 ("assemblies") uses the term pejoratively to refer to a celebration of the New Moon and Sabbath—a gathering that displeased God. While the noun typically denotes a gathering for a particular religious festival, it can also refer to a more common gathering (e.g., Num 10:2; Isa 4:5). Furthermore, the term is used in Neh 8:8 to describe the Israelites who assembled to understand the “reading” (miqrāʾ)—that is, to hear Ezra’s explanation of the law of God. (Lexham Theological Wordbook) Related Resources: Girdlestone's Synonyms of the Old Testament Convocation Easton's Bible Dictionary Convocation International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Convocation McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Convocation, It will be to you a day for blowing trumpets - And so it was the Feast of Trumpets. Related Passage: Numbers 10:10+ “Also in the day of your gladness and in your appointed feasts, and on the first days of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and they shall be as a reminder of you before your God. I am the LORD your God.” COMMENT - Your appointed feasts would include Passover (Nu 28:16–25), the Harvest Festival (Nu 28:26–31), the Feast of Trumpets (New Year Festival) (Nu 29:1–6), the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) (Nu 29:7–11), and the Feast of Tabernacles (Nu 29:12–38).The phrase "first days of your months" is synonymous with the time of the "new moon" and thus refers to the monthly festival that was held on the day of the new moon, the day when only a thin edge of the moon can be seen (picture). Wikipedia has an interesting note - The best-known ritual of Rosh Hashanah is the blowing of the shofar, a musical instrument made from an animal horn. The shofar is blown at various instances during the Rosh Hashanah prayers, with a total of 100 blasts over the day.[18] While the blowing of the shofar is a Biblical statute, it is also a symbolic "wake-up call", stirring Jews to mend their ways and repent. The shofar blasts call out: "Sleepers, wake up from your slumber! Examine your ways and repent and remember your Creator."[19] Related Resources: See more detailed notes on Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah) in commentary on Lev 23:34 What is the structure of the Jewish calendar? | GotQuestions.org What are the different Jewish festivals in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org What is the Feast of Tabernacles / Booths / Sukkot? | GotQuestions.org What is the Feast of Weeks? | GotQuestions.org What is a high Sabbath? | GotQuestions.org How did Jesus fulfill the meanings of the Jewish feasts? | GotQuestions.org Excellent Resource: The Fall Feasts - Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah), Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) Excellent Resource The Spring Feasts - Passover (Pesach), Unleavened Bread (Chag HaMatzot), Firstfruits (HaBikkurim) Pentecost (Shavout) Question: What is the Feast of Trumpets? Answer: The Feast of Trumpets marked the beginning of ten days of consecration and repentance before God. It is one of seven Jewish feasts or festivals appointed by the LORD and one of three feasts that occur in the autumn. The Feast of Trumpets began on the first day (at the new moon) of the seventh month. Its name comes from the command to blow trumpets (Leviticus 23:24; Numbers 29:1-6). It is also called Rosh Hashanah, which means “Head of the Year,” because it marks the beginning of the Jewish civil calendar. During this celebration, no kind of work was to be performed, but burnt offerings and a sin offering were to be brought before the Lord. In the Leviticus passage, the words trumpet blasts are a translation of the Hebrew word teruah, which means “a shout” or “a blowing.” It appears that the shofar (ram’s horn) was to be blown at this time, as it was on the other new moons (Psalm 81:3). Jewish tradition indicates that both the ram’s horn and the priestly silver horns (hazozerah) were used in the Feast of Trumpets. The Feast of Trumpets was important for several reasons. First, it commemorated the end of the agricultural and festival year. Also, the Day of Atonement fell on the tenth day of this month, and the Festival of Booths began on the fifteenth day. The blowing of the trumpets on first day of the month heralded a solemn time of preparation for the Day of Atonement; this preparation time was called “Ten Days of Repentance” or the “Days of Awe.” The trumpet sound was an alarm of sorts and can be understood as a call to introspection and repentance. The Feast of Trumpets, along with the other six festivals of the LORD, foreshadowed certain aspects of the ministry of Jesus Christ. The prophets linked the blowing of trumpets to the future Day of Judgment: “Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy hill. Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming. It is close at hand” (Joel 2:1; see also Zephaniah 1:14, 16). In the New Testament, we see that the Lord’s Second Coming will be accompanied by the sound of a trumpet (1 Corinthians 15:51-52; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17). Each of the judgments in Revelation 8-9 is also signaled by a trumpet. Just as the shofar called the Jewish nation to turn their attention to the Lord and ready themselves for the Day of Atonement, so will the “trump of God” call us to heaven and warn the world of coming judgment.GotQuestions.org Question: What is a holy convocation? Answer: A convocation is a summoned assembly. The holy convocations commanded in the Mosaic Law were held on special religious days that required a gathering of God’s people. Some translations call the holy convocations in the Law “sacred assemblies.” Some examples of holy convocations in the Bible are Sabbaths (Leviticus 23:2–3); Pentecost (Leviticus 23:21); Passover (Exodus 12:16; Leviticus 23:7); and the Feasts of Weeks, Tabernacles, and Trumpets (Numbers 28:26; 29:1; Leviticus 23:35–36; 23:24). The Feast of Unleavened Bread called for two holy convocations, one on the first day and the other on the seventh day (Ex 34:18). Every year on the tenth day of the seventh month was the Day of Atonement; Israel was commanded to fast on this day and to gather at the tabernacle or temple. This was called the “holy convocation” (Leviticus 23:27; Numbers 29:7ESV). Today, the word convocation used in religious contexts is often associated with the gathering of a synod, a council that meets for the purpose of deciding upon doctrines or the application of doctrines within an organization. A convocation can be an ecclesiastical meeting of importance, an academic meeting led by a university, a gathering of alumni at a college, a meeting of governing officials to fill a chancellorship or other high office, or simply a graduation ceremony. GotQuestions.org Holy Convocation - 14x in 14v - Lev. 23:3; Lev. 23:7; Lev. 23:8; Lev. 23:21; Lev. 23:24; Lev. 23:27; Lev. 23:35; Lev. 23:36; Num. 28:18; Num. 28:25; Num. 28:26; Num. 29:1; Num. 29:7; Num. 29:12 F B