Big Idea: People can worship God through the regular cycles of life.
Understanding the Text
In the desert God prescribes a system of sacred space for Israel (Lev. 1–8), whose people camp around the tabernacle while they travel through the desert (Num. 1–4). Leviticus 23 describes the various sacred times that Israel will commemorate upon entering the land. Now in Numbers 28–29, as the conquest draws near, God reiterates the system of sacrificial worship in conjunction with Israel’s sacred times around which the people are to conduct their lives.
Numbers 28–29 gives the appropriate daily sacrifices in addition to the regular daily burnt offerings for various occasions in Israel’s calendar year. The first three are organized around frequency (daily, weekly, monthly), and then the rest are…