THE DAY OF ATONEMENT

Passage: Numbers 29:1-11

Key verse: 1b

NIV

The Festival of Trumpets(A)

29 “‘On the first day of the seventh month hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work.(B) It is a day for you to sound the trumpets. 2 As an aroma pleasing to the Lord,(C) offer a burnt offering(D) of one young bull, one ram and seven male lambs a year old,(E) all without defect.(F) 3 With the bull offer a grain offering(G) of three-tenths of an ephah[a] of the finest flour mixed with olive oil; with the ram, two-tenths[b]; 4 and with each of the seven lambs, one-tenth.[c](H) 5 Include one male goat(I) as a sin offering[d] to make atonement for you. 6 These are in addition to the monthly(J) and daily burnt offerings(K) with their grain offerings(L) and drink offerings(M) as specified. They are food offerings presented to the Lord, a pleasing aroma.(N)

The Day of Atonement(O)

7 “‘On the tenth day of this seventh month hold a sacred assembly. You must deny yourselves[e](P) and do no work.(Q) 8 Present as an aroma pleasing to the Lord a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram and seven male lambs a year old, all without defect.(R) 9 With the bull offer a grain offering(S) of three-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with oil; with the ram, two-tenths;(T) 10 and with each of the seven lambs, one-tenth.(U) 11 Include one male goat(V) as a sin offering, in addition to the sin offering for atonement and the regular burnt offering(W) with its grain offering, and their drink offerings.(X)

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Footnotes
  1. Numbers 29:3 That is, probably about 11 pounds or about 5 kilograms; also in verses 9 and 14
  2. Numbers 29:3 That is, probably about 7 pounds or about 3.2 kilograms; also in verses 9 and 14
  3. Numbers 29:4 That is, probably about 3 1/2 pounds or about 1.6 kilograms; also in verses 10 and 15
  4. Numbers 29:5 Or purification offering; also elsewhere in this chapter
  5. Numbers 29:7 Or must fast
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ESV

Offerings for the Feast of Trumpets

29 “On the first day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work. (A)It is a day for you to blow the trumpets, 2 and you 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; 3 also their grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths of an ephah[a] for the bull, two tenths for the ram, 4 and one tenth for each of the seven lambs; 5 with (B)one male goat for a sin offering, to make atonement for you; 6 besides (C)the burnt offering of the new moon, and its grain offering, and (D)the regular burnt offering and its grain offering, and their drink offering, according to the rule for them, for a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the Lord.

Offerings for the Day of Atonement

7 (E)“On the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation and (F)afflict yourselves.[b] You shall do no work, 8 but you shall offer a burnt offering to the Lord, a pleasing aroma: one bull from the herd, one ram, seven male lambs a year old: (G)see that they are without blemish. 9 And their grain offering shall be of fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths of an ephah for the bull, two tenths for the one ram, 10 a tenth for each of the seven lambs: 11 also (H)one male goat for a sin offering, besides (I)the sin offering of atonement, and the regular burnt offering and its grain offering, and their drink offerings.

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Footnotes
  1. Numbers 29:3 An ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters
  2. Numbers 29:7 Or and fast
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1. A day to sound trumpets (1-6)

The 7th month was an important month in the spiritual life of Israel, for it was the month in which the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) was celebrated. It was fitting that this month be heralded by trumpets (This is Rosh Hashanah--Jewish New Year's Day).

2. The Day of Atonement (7-11)

(See Lev 16;23:26-32.) To make atonement means to make peace with God. This is done only by a blood sacrifice. On the Day of Atonement, the high priest took the blood of an animal sacrificed on the altar, entered the Most Holy Place and sprinkled the blood on the atonement cover of the ark (Heb 9:6-8a). It was time to repent, receive God's forgiveness, and have peace with God. Jesus is our High Priest. His blood cleanses us from sin once for all (Heb 9:12; Ro 3:23-25a). The Feast of Tabernacles (12-4

) began on the 15th day and lasted seven days. It was a time to remember God's grace in the wilderness.

Prayer: Lord, thank you for Jesus whose blood cleanses me from sin. Help me to remember your grace and worship and thank you daily.

One Word: Peace with God through the blood