The verse opens the Lord's directions to Moses for the appointed offerings and services set out in Numbers 28 and 29. The daily national offering was one lamb with meal and oil each morning and evening for the whole congregation, doubled on the Sabbath and never omitted for other offerings, and repeatedly called the continual burnt offering. With added offerings for Sabbaths, new moons, annual sabbaths, and feasts, these kept remembrance of sin before the sanctuary and formed the daily service looking forward to its antitype. The priests did more sanctuary work on the Sabbath than on other days, showing that the Sabbath law does not forbid service done for God. The morning and evening sacrifices marked set times for prayer, and Christian households now offer morning and evening praise and prayer in their place since Christ's one offering has perfected the sanctified.
Setting and Appointed Offerings
The Lord's word to Moses here introduces the instructions concerning Israel's various offerings set out in chapters 28 and 29. Those instructions concern the appointed offerings and worship services of the sanctuary, including additional offerings for Sabbaths, annual sabbaths, new moons, and annual feasts as part of the regular sanctuary ministry. The regular morning and evening burnt offerings stand alongside those additional appointed offerings. The directions about various offerings and vows opened here continue through chapters 29 and 30, and all of those directions hold lessons.
The chapters describe the regular and additional offerings appointed for Sabbaths, annual sabbaths, new moons, and feasts as part of the priests' daily ministry in the earthly sanctuary. Regular offerings were made in addition to individual sin offerings: daily morning and evening sacrifices, weekly Sabbath offerings, and offerings for annual sabbaths, new moons, and feasts. These recurring services continued through the year as part of the sanctuary ministry. The additional work appointed for the Sabbaths of the Lord and the annual sabbaths, new moons, and feasts belonged to the daily ministration in the holy place of the earthly sanctuary accomplished by the Levitical order of priesthood.
The sanctuary's daily national offering was one lamb with meal and oil in the morning and another in the evening, doubled on the Sabbath. The morning and evening sacrifices were for the whole congregation, offered every day and never omitted because other offerings were made. These sacrifices are repeatedly called the continual burnt offering and form part of the continual services of the earthly sanctuary. These offerings continued through the year, keeping remembrance of sin before the sanctuary and expressing the faith of those who brought sacrifices. Together they formed the daily service that looked forward to its future antitype. Together with its other services, the daily offering represents the continual ministry of the heavenly sanctuary, so the prophecy about the continual in Daniel 8 concerns the whole sanctuary service, not only the burnt offering.
Sabbath Service and Application
Numbers 28:1-10 introduces the direction for the sanctuary service in which the priests performed more service on the Sabbath than on other days. Religious service was therefore not forbidden by the Sabbath law. The priests who performed that increased Sabbath labor were blameless in doing it. The Sabbath offerings appointed under the direction beginning in Numbers 28:1 included morning and evening sacrifices in double the amount offered on ordinary days. Those offerings were service to God and not the people's own work, showing that the restrictions on going out or kindling a fire concerned unnecessary acts for personal use while God's service was excepted. The temple service thus required twice as much labor on the Sabbath as on other days, with the morning and evening lamb offering doubled, proving that the Sabbath commandment does not forbid work done for God. Carrying out the ordinances God has given, such as feet-washing and the Lord's Supper, on the Sabbath is for the same reason no transgression.
The chapter gives church laws regulating public worship, including special Sabbath observances. Those laws were binding on Israel as a nation and church, but not on later peoples as laws, though their underlying principles remain binding. The morning and evening sacrifices described in the instructions to Moses marked set times for prayer, when worshipers prayed while the priests offered sacrifices and incense on their behalf. Christian households can now offer morning and evening praise and prayer instead of these rites, since Christ's one offering has perfected the sanctified.
The verse opens the Lord's directions to Moses for the appointed offerings and services set out in Numbers 28 and 29. The daily national offering was one lamb with meal and oil each morning and evening for the whole congregation, doubled on the Sabbath and never omitted for other offerings, and repeatedly called the continual burnt offering. With added offerings for Sabbaths, new moons, annual sabbaths, and feasts, these kept remembrance of sin before the sanctuary and formed the daily service looking forward to its antitype. The priests did more sanctuary work on the Sabbath than on other days, showing that the Sabbath law does not forbid service done for God. The morning and evening sacrifices marked set times for prayer, and Christian households now offer morning and evening praise and prayer in their place since Christ's one offering has perfected the sanctified.
Setting and Appointed Offerings
The Lord's word to Moses here introduces the instructions concerning Israel's various offerings set out in chapters 28 and 29. Those instructions concern the appointed offerings and worship services of the sanctuary, including additional offerings for Sabbaths, annual sabbaths, new moons, and annual feasts as part of the regular sanctuary ministry. The regular morning and evening burnt offerings stand alongside those additional appointed offerings. The directions about various offerings and vows opened here continue through chapters 29 and 30, and all of those directions hold lessons.
The chapters describe the regular and additional offerings appointed for Sabbaths, annual sabbaths, new moons, and feasts as part of the priests' daily ministry in the earthly sanctuary. Regular offerings were made in addition to individual sin offerings: daily morning and evening sacrifices, weekly Sabbath offerings, and offerings for annual sabbaths, new moons, and feasts. These recurring services continued through the year as part of the sanctuary ministry. The additional work appointed for the Sabbaths of the Lord and the annual sabbaths, new moons, and feasts belonged to the daily ministration in the holy place of the earthly sanctuary accomplished by the Levitical order of priesthood.
The sanctuary's daily national offering was one lamb with meal and oil in the morning and another in the evening, doubled on the Sabbath. The morning and evening sacrifices were for the whole congregation, offered every day and never omitted because other offerings were made. These sacrifices are repeatedly called the continual burnt offering and form part of the continual services of the earthly sanctuary. These offerings continued through the year, keeping remembrance of sin before the sanctuary and expressing the faith of those who brought sacrifices. Together they formed the daily service that looked forward to its future antitype. Together with its other services, the daily offering represents the continual ministry of the heavenly sanctuary, so the prophecy about the continual in Daniel 8 concerns the whole sanctuary service, not only the burnt offering.
Sabbath Service and Application
Numbers 28:1-10 introduces the direction for the sanctuary service in which the priests performed more service on the Sabbath than on other days. Religious service was therefore not forbidden by the Sabbath law. The priests who performed that increased Sabbath labor were blameless in doing it. The Sabbath offerings appointed under the direction beginning in Numbers 28:1 included morning and evening sacrifices in double the amount offered on ordinary days. Those offerings were service to God and not the people's own work, showing that the restrictions on going out or kindling a fire concerned unnecessary acts for personal use while God's service was excepted. The temple service thus required twice as much labor on the Sabbath as on other days, with the morning and evening lamb offering doubled, proving that the Sabbath commandment does not forbid work done for God. Carrying out the ordinances God has given, such as feet-washing and the Lord's Supper, on the Sabbath is for the same reason no transgression.
The chapter gives church laws regulating public worship, including special Sabbath observances. Those laws were binding on Israel as a nation and church, but not on later peoples as laws, though their underlying principles remain binding. The morning and evening sacrifices described in the instructions to Moses marked set times for prayer, when worshipers prayed while the priests offered sacrifices and incense on their behalf. Christian households can now offer morning and evening praise and prayer instead of these rites, since Christ's one offering has perfected the sanctified.