Numbers 28:1 - Easy To Read Version Then the Lord spoke to Moses. He said, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition AND THE Lord said to Moses, American Standard Version (1901) And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, Common English Bible The LORD spoke to Moses: Catholic Public Domain Version The Lord also said to Moses: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Lord also said to Moses: |
The Levites prepared all the burnt offerings {\cf2\super [256]} to the Lord on the special days of rest, at the New Moon {\cf2\super [257]} celebrations, and at all the special holidays. They served before the Lord every day. There were special rules for how many Levites should serve each time.
I will build a temple {\cf2\super [11]} to honor the name of the Lord my God. At the temple we will burn incense {\cf2\super [12]} in front of the Lord, and we will always put the holy bread {\cf2\super [13]} on the special table. We will offer burnt offerings every morning and evening, every Sabbath day, every New Moon, {\cf2\super [14]} and on the other feast days that the Lord our God has commanded us to celebrate. This is a rule for the people of Israel to obey forever.
Then Jehoiada chose the priests to be responsible for the Lord’s temple. {\cf2\super [267]} Those priests were Levites, and David had given them the job of being responsible for the Lord’s temple. Those priests were to offer the burnt offerings {\cf2\super [268]} to the Lord the way the Law of Moses commanded. They offered the sacrifices {\cf2\super [269]} with much joy and singing the way David commanded.
Hezekiah gave some of his own animals to be offered as the burnt offerings. These animals were used for the daily burnt offerings that were given each morning and each evening. These animals were offered on the Sabbath days, {\cf2\super [383]} during the New Moon {\cf2\super [384]} Festivals and the other Special Meetings. {\cf2\super [385]} This was done as it is written in the Lord’s law.
Solomon offered sacrifices {\cf2\super [140]} every day the way Moses commanded. Sacrifices were to be offered on Sabbath days, {\cf2\super [141]} on the New Moon {\cf2\super [142]} celebrations, and on the three yearly holidays. The three yearly holidays were the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Shelters.
Give those people anything they need. If they need young bulls, rams, or male lambs for sacrifices to the God of Heaven, give those things to them. If the priests of Jerusalem ask for wheat, salt, wine, and oil, then give those things to them every day without fail.
This money will pay for the special bread that the priests put on the table in the temple. It will pay for the daily grain offerings and burnt offerings. It will pay for the offerings on the Sabbaths, New Moon {\cf2\super [63]} festivals, and other special meetings. It will pay for the holy offerings and for the sin offerings that make the people of Israel pure. {\cf2\super [64]} It will pay for any work needed on the temple of our God.\par
“Don’t continue bringing worthless sacrifices to me. I hate the incense {\cf2\super [8]} you give me. I can’t bear your feasts for the New Moon, {\cf2\super [9]} the Sabbath, {\cf2\super [10]} and your holidays. I hate the evil you do during your holy meetings.
The priests will be the judges in court. They will follow my laws when they judge people. They will obey my laws and my rules at all my special feasts. They will respect my special days of rest and keep them holy.
But the ruler must give the things needed for the special holy days. The ruler must provide the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the drink offerings for the feast days, for the New Moons, for the Sabbaths, and for all the special feasts of the family of Israel. The ruler must give all the sin offerings, grain offerings, burnt offerings, and fellowship offerings that are used to make the family of Israel pure.”
“At the feasts and other special meetings, an ephah {\cf2\super [455]} of grain offering must be offered with each young bull. And an ephah of grain offering must be offered with each ram. As for the grain offering with the lambs, the ruler can give as much as he wants. But he must give 1 hin {\cf2\super [456]} of olive oil for each ephah of grain.
Then Aaron brought the people’s offering. He killed the goat of the sin offering that was for the people. He offered the goat for sin, like the first.
Then Moses put his hands on him to show that he was the new leader. He did this the way the Lord had told him.
“Give this command to the people of Israel. Tell them to be sure to give the grain offerings and sacrifices to me at the right time. Those are the offerings made by fire. Their smell will please the Lord.
So don’t let any person make rules for you about eating and drinking or about Jewish customs (festivals, New Moon celebrations, {\cf2\super [12]} or Sabbath days {\cf2\super [13]}).