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The LORD spoke to Moses:
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“Command the Israelites and say to them: Be careful to present to me at the appointed time my offerings, as my food, as offerings made by fire, a pleasing aroma to me.
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Say to them: This is the offering made by fire that you shall present to the LORD: two male lambs a year old without blemish each day, as a regular burnt offering;
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one lamb you shall prepare in the morning, and the other lamb you shall prepare at twilight.
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Also one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a grain offering, mixed with one-fourth of a hin of beaten oil.
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This is the regular burnt offering, first prepared at Mount Sinai, as a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.
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And its drink offering shall be one-fourth of a hin for each lamb; pour out a drink offering of strong drink to the LORD in the holy place.
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And the other lamb you shall prepare at twilight; like the grain offering in the morning and like its drink offering, you shall prepare it as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.”
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“On the Sabbath day: two male lambs a year old without blemish, and two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with oil, together with its drink offering.
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This is the Sabbath burnt offering for every Sabbath, in addition to the regular burnt offering and its drink offering.
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At the beginning of your months you shall present as a burnt offering to the LORD: two young bulls, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without blemish,
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and also three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with oil, for each bull, and two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with oil, for the one ram,
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and one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with oil, for each lamb; this is a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.
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And their drink offerings shall be half a hin of wine for a bull, one-third of a hin for a ram, and one-fourth of a hin for a lamb. This is the burnt offering for each new month throughout the year.
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And one male goat shall be prepared as a sin offering to the LORD, together with its drink offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering.”
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“In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, there is the Passover to the LORD.
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On the fifteenth day of that month there shall be a feast; seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten.
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On the first day there shall be a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work.
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And you shall present to the LORD an offering made by fire, as a burnt offering: two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old; they shall be without blemish.
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As their grain offering, you shall prepare fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an ephah for each bull, and two-tenths of an ephah for the one ram;
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one-tenth of an ephah for each of the seven lambs.
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Also one male goat as a sin offering, to make atonement for you;
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besides the morning burnt offering, which is the regular burnt offering, you shall prepare all these.
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In this way you shall prepare food each day for seven days, an offering made by fire, of a pleasing aroma to the LORD; it shall be prepared in addition to the regular burnt offering, and with its drink offering.
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And on the seventh day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work.
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On the day of the firstfruits, when you present a new grain offering to the LORD, at the Feast of Weeks, you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work.
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At that time you shall present as a burnt offering, for a pleasing aroma to the LORD: two young bulls, one ram, seven male lambs a year old;
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also as their grain offering: fine flour mixed with oil, three-tenths of an ephah for each bull, two-tenths of an ephah for the one ram,
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one-tenth of an ephah for each of the seven lambs;
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one male goat, to make atonement for you.
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Besides the regular burnt offering and its grain offering, you shall prepare all these, together with their drink offerings. They shall be without blemish.
🔥⏰🕊️ Summary of Numbers 28 – Schedule of Daily and Annual Offerings
Numbers 28 is God’s command to Moses concerning the ordered arrangement of offerings, as a reminder that the people must live in continual worship.
This chapter emphasizes the importance of consistency in worship, not only when there is need or disaster, but as part of daily life.
📌 1. Daily Offerings (verses 1–8)
- Two year-old lambs were to be offered every day:
One in the morning (morning),
One evening (in the evening).
- Accompanied by grain offering and oil, as well as a drink offering of wine.
🎯 This offering symbolizes daily faithfulness to God – morning and evening, a life wholly directed toward the Lord.
📌 2. The Sabbath Offering (verses 9–10)
- On the Sabbath day, the offering is increased by two more lambs, besides the daily offering.
- This shows a special day of rest that is still accompanied by deeper worship.
🎯 The Sabbath is not only stopping work, but making more room for God.
📌 3. The New Moon Offering (verses 11–15)
- At the beginning of each month (new moon), a special offering is made:
Two bulls,
One ram,
Seven year-old lambs,
Accompanied by grain offering and drink offering,
And a sin offering.
🎯 The moment of “beginning” is a good time to consecrate the new month and surrender all time before the Lord.
📌 4. The Festival Offerings (verses 16–31)
a. Passover & Feast of Unleavened Bread (verses 16–25)
- 14th day of Nisan: Passover day.
- 15th–21st day: Feast of Unleavened Bread – a holy assembly day and no heavy work.
- Each day for 7 days, a special offering must be given, in addition to the daily offering.
🎯 Passover commemorates deliverance from Egypt — a symbol of redemption.
b. Feast of Firstfruits / Pentecost (verses 26–31)
- After the first harvest, a special offering:
Two bulls, one ram, seven year-old lambs.
Accompanied by grain offering and drink offering.
One male goat as a sin offering.
🎯 Harvest time is a time for thanksgiving — God is praised for the work’s yield and material blessing.
📖 Main Teaching
- Worship of God must be carried out consistently and regularly.
- God values worship that is full of sacrifice, not merely empty routine.
- Every time period (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly) must be consecrated to God.
- The worship life of the people is integrated into all aspects of life — not separated from workdays or harvest seasons.
- Every offering points to the need for forgiveness, thanksgiving, and sanctification.
✨ Spiritual Meaning (New Testament)
- All offerings in the Old Testament are a shadow of Christ’s perfect offering (Hebrews 10:1–14).
- Christ becomes our daily, weekly, and yearly sacrifice — once for all.
- In Jesus, we no longer offer animals, but our lives:
“Present your bodies as a living sacrifice.” (Romans 12:1)
- Our worship now is not only at the altar, but in daily life:
“Pray without ceasing… give thanks in all things.” (1 Thessalonians 5:17–18)
