Numbers 28:16-25

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Numbers 28:16-31

Here is, I. The appointment of the pass-over sacrifices; not that which was the chief, the paschal lamb (sufficient instructions had formerly been given concerning that), but those which were to be offered upon the seven days of unleavened bread, which followed it, Num. 28:17-25. The first and last of those seven days were to be sanctified as sabbaths, by a holy rest and a holy convocation, and on each of the seven days they were to be liberal in their sacrifices, in token of their great and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 28:16

And in the fourteenth day of the first month ,.... The month Nisan, as the Targum of Jonathan or Abib, which, upon the Israelites coming out of Egypt, and on that account, was made the first month; otherwise Tisri or September was the first month, see Exodus 12:2 , is the passover of the Lord ; a feast in which a lamb was killed and eaten, in memory of the Lord's passing over the houses of the Israelites, when he slew the firstborn in Egypt; see Exodus 12:6 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 28:17

And in the fifteenth day of this month is the feast ,.... Not of the passover, that was the day before, but of unleavened bread, which began on this day, and lasted seven days, Leviticus 23:6 which is what the Jews call the Chagigah: seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten ; see Exodus 12:15 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 28:18

In the first day shall be an holy convocation ,.... The first of the seven days, which was kept in a very religious manner: ye shall do no manner of servile work therein ; except by preparing food to eat; see Exodus 12:16 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 28:19

But ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering unto the Lord ,.... Which was to be of the creatures next mentioned: two young bullocks , &c.; the same with the burnt offering on the first day of the month, Numbers 28:11 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 28:20-21

And their meat offering ,.... The quantity of flour for which is the same for a bullock, a ram, and a lamb, as in Numbers 28:12 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 28:22

And one goat for a sin offering, to make atonement for you. For notwithstanding all their services and sacrifices, and though this day was an holy convocation, yet there was need of a sin offering to expiate their guilt, typical of Christ, who takes away the sins of our holy things as well as all other sins: this sin offering also was of that sort which were eaten; for Maimonides says F11 Maimon. Hilchot Tamidin, c. 7. sect. 3. , the goat of the sin offering was eaten on the second... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 28:23

Ye shall offer these beside the burnt offering in the morning ,.... The daily morning sacrifice, and also besides the daily evening sacrifices, though it is not expressed: which is for a continual burnt offering ; and not to be intermitted on any account, let the sacrifices of the day be ever so numerous; great care is taken to observe this. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 28:24

After this manner ye shall offer daily throughout the seven days ,.... That is, two bullocks, one ram, and seven lambs, for a burnt offering, on everyone of the seven days; but then they were not all holy convocations, only the first and last: the meat of the sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord ; it seems by this that only the burnt offering was offered up every day, but not a goat of the sin offering, that was peculiar to the first day: it shall be offered beside... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 28:25

And on the seventh day ye shall have an holy convocation ,.... As on the first: ye shall do no servile work ; unless in dressing food. read more

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