Separation and Service; or, Thoughts on Numbers VI, VII.Taylor, James Hudson
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Separation and Service; or, Thoughts on Numbers VI, VII.
Taylor, James Hudson
Bible. Numbers VI-VII -- Commentaries
Again, does not, "He shall be brought" imply that, Nazarite as he was,
he still needed priestly ministration to present himself, and his
finished service, before the LORD? And our HIGH PRIEST, who is now able
to keep us from falling to the end of our surrendered service, waits to
present us with exceeding joy, "faultless before the presence of His
glory"--"holy and unblameable and unreproveable in His sight."
THE LAW OF THE OFFERINGS.
When we come to the offerings enumerated in v. 14, we notice that they
are mentioned in the almost invariable _order of enumeration_--first the
burnt-offering, then the sin-offering, and lastly the peace offering;
but when in v. 16 we come to the offering up of the sacrifices, we
notice that _as always_ the sin-offering is the _first to be offered_.
It is somewhat remarkable that the actual order of offering, and the
order of enumeration should not correspond; and it is likewise
noteworthy that the sacrifice which was always offered first, when
offered at all, was _comparatively_ insignificant in point of value, and
much less frequently called for in the services of the Levitical ritual.
For instance, in Numbers xxviii, xxix, the daily offering was a
burnt-offering of a he-lamb morning and evening, with the corresponding
accompaniments of fine flour mingled with oil, and a drink-offering of
wine. On the Sabbath Day an additional burnt-offering of two lambs with
their meat-offering and drink-offering was required. At the time of the
new moon, the additional offering was of two bullocks, one ram, and
seven lambs, with their meat and drink-offerings, for a burnt-offering,
while one he-goat sufficed for a sin-offering. The same offerings were
offered at the Feasts of Passover and Pentecost. On several other
occasions the offerings were nearly of the same proportions; while
during the Feast of Tabernacles the offerings commenced with thirteen
bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs for a burnt-offering to one
he-goat for a sin-offering.
The same disproportion of number and value may be noticed on many
occasions between the sin-offering and the peace offering. A striking
example of this was the sacrifice of peace-offerings made by Solomon on
the dedication of the temple to the number of 22,000 oxen, and 120,000
sheep.
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