What is the meaning of Numbers 28:29? Text “and a tenth of an ephah with each of the seven lambs.” (Numbers 28:29) And The little conjunction reaches back to verse 28, where bulls and a ram are already assigned their grain portions. By adding “and,” the Lord shows that the instructions in verses 26-28 remain in force for this next clause. All of it works together as one unified offering for the Feast of Weeks (Numbers 28:26-27; Leviticus 23:15-21). Nothing is random; each line ties into the whole sacrificial package that pointed Israel to the Lord’s holiness (Hebrews 10:1). A tenth of an ephah • An ephah was a standard dry measure; a tenth worked out to roughly two quarts. • By making the grain quantity proportional (three-tenths for each bull in v. 28, two-tenths for the ram, one-tenth here), God taught fairness and order (Exodus 16:36; Leviticus 5:11). • Grain mixed with oil (Numbers 28:28) displayed thankfulness for daily bread and symbolized lives consecrated in the Spirit’s enabling (Romans 12:1; Philippians 4:18). With each • The phrase underscores individual responsibility—every lamb carried its own grain portion (Exodus 29:41; Leviticus 2:1). • No one animal could “borrow” from another. The worshiper learned that obedience is personal; one person’s devotion cannot substitute for another’s (Ezekiel 18:20; Galatians 6:5). • Yet offering them together created corporate worship: unity without loss of individuality (1 Corinthians 12:12-14). Of the seven lambs • Seven often signals completeness (Genesis 2:2; Revelation 5:6). A full set of lambs pictured a complete burnt offering, wholly pleasing to the LORD (Leviticus 23:18). • Lambs, innocent and gentle, foreshadow the perfect Lamb of God who takes away sin (John 1:29; 1 Peter 1:19). • Presenting all seven with fire and grain reminded Israel that redemption and provision come together in God’s covenant grace (Psalm 65:9-13; Hebrews 10:10). summary Numbers 28:29 may seem like a simple measurement, yet it reinforces the careful, complete, and personal nature of worship God required at the Feast of Weeks. A precise “tenth of an ephah” for “each” of the “seven lambs” highlights proportional giving, individual accountability, and the fullness of the sacrifice—all of which point forward to the perfect, once-for-all offering of Christ and invite believers today to bring wholehearted, orderly, and grateful devotion to the Lord. |
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