Laws Regarding Land Offering Vows Numbers 27 30

Laws Regarding Land, Offering, & Vows Numbers 27 -30

Land, Offerings, & Vows • Introductory Thoughts • Instructions Assume Entry to Promised Land (cf. Num. 15, 18) • Context of Things That Are “New” • New Generation (Numbers 26) • New Leader (Numbers 27) • New Instructions For Worship (Numbers 28 -29) • Outline of Section • Daughters of Zelophehed (Numbers 27: 1 -11) • Succession of Joshua (Numbers 27: 12 -23) • Offerings for Feasts (Numbers 28 -29) • Laws Regarding Vows (Numbers 30)

Daughters of Zelophehed (27: 1 -11) • The Request (vs. 1 -4) • Five Daughters of Zelophehed Come Before Moses & Eleazar • Their Father’s Death • Did Not Die in Korah’s Rebellion; Died For His Own Sin (General Unbelief? ) • Left No Sons (Sons Received Inheritance) • How Will The Land Stay in the Family? • Strong/Forceful Request to Receive Part of Promised Land (vs. 4) • These Women Show Faith That Conquest Will Be Successful • If We Want Blessings, We Must Seek & Ask • The Answer (vs. 5 -7) • • Moses Brings Case Before the Lord (Good Leaders Confess Ignorance) God Says, “They Are Right” (Father’s Inheritance Should Pass to Daughters) God Upholds Dignity of Women & Honors Their Request They Must Marry Within Tribe of Their Father (Numbers 36: 5 -12) • A New Precedent (vs. 8 -11) • New Situation Gave Birth to a New Law (cf. Num. 9: 1 -14; 15: 32 -36; Lev. 24: 10 -23) • If a Man Dies Without Sons… Goes to Nearest Family Member

Succession of Joshua (27: 12 -23) • Reminder of Moses’ Infraction (vs. 12 -14) • Moses Told to Go to Mount Abarim to See the Land He Won’t Enter • The Land God ”Has Given” to Israel • Happens in Deuteronomy 34 Mount Nebo in Mountain Range of Abarim) • Sin Keeps us From our Promised Land • Moses’ Request (vs. 15 -17) • A New Leader • One Who Will “Go Out And Come In” (From Battle; cf. Joshua 14: 11) • One Who Will “Lead Them And Bring Them In” (To the Land He Can’t Enter) • Selfless Request From a Humble Man (He Loved People Who Mistreated Him) • Succession of Joshua (vs. 18 -23) • Instructions to Commission Joshua (vs. 18 -21) • Joshua Will Have “Some” of Moses’ Authority (Not the Prophet of Deut. 18: 18) • Joshua Will Consult Urim (vs. 21; Moses Could Speak Face to Face) • Joshua is Commissioned (vs. 21 -23)

Offerings for Feasts (28 -29) • Structure of Offerings • Offerings Associated With Creation • Daily Offerings (28: 1 -8) • Weekly Sabbath Offerings (28: 9 -10) • Monthly Offerings (28: 11 -15) • Offerings Associated With God’s Acts Towards Israel • • Passover/Firstfruits/Unleavened Bread (28: 16 -25) Feast of Weeks (28: 26 -30) Trumpets (29: 1 -6) Booths (29: 12 -40) • Special Notes • • The Timing of the Offerings Matter to God (28: 1 -2) Sacrifice Must Be Part of our “Regular” Lifestyle (17 x in Ch. 28 -29) Seven Extra Sabbath’s (28: 18, 25, 26; 29: 1, 7, 12, 35) Feasts Are All “Shadows” of the Substance Found in Jesus (Colossians 2: 17)

Occasion Burnt Offerings Sin Offerings Bulls Rams Lambs Goat Daily (28: 3 -8) 0 0 2 0 Sabbath (28: 9 -10) 0 0 2 (4) 0 Beginning of Month (28: 11 -15) 2 1 7 (9) 1 Unleavened Bread (28: 16 -25) 2 1 7 (9) 1 Pentecost (28: 26 -31) 2 1 7 (9) 1 1 (3) 1 (2) 7 (16) 1 1 1 7 (9) 1 (2) 1 st Day 13 2 14 (16) 1 2 nd Day 12 2 14 (16) 1 3 rd Day 11 2 14 (16) 1 4 th Day 10 2 14 (16) 1 5 th Day 9 2 14 (16) 1 6 th Day 8 2 14 (16) 1 7 th Day 7 2 14 (16) 1 8 th Day 1 1 7 (9) 1 Feast of Trumpets (29: 1 -6) Day of Atonement (29: 7 -11) Tabernacles (29: 12 -38)

Offerings for Feasts (28 -29) Offering Meal Size Grain Supplement Oil Mixed With Grain Wine Lamb Small 1/10 of an Ephah 1/4 Hin of Oil 1/4 Hin of Wine Ram Medium 2/10 of an Ephah 1/3 Hin of Oil 1/3 Hin of Wine Bull Large 3/10 of an Ephah 1/2 Hin of Oil 1/2 Hin of Wine • Measurements • One Ephah = 22 Liters • One Hin = 3. 5 Liters • Total Minimum Yearly Sacrifices • • • Lambs: 1, 044 Rams: 31 Bulls: 101 Around 2, 000 Pounds of Flour Around 1, 000 Bottles of Oil & Wine

Vows (30: 1 -16) • A Man (vs. 1 -2) • Instructions on Vows Flows From Numbers 29: 39 • Must Keep His Vow that He Made • A Woman Under Her Father’s Care (vs. 3 -5) • If Father Doesn’t Oppose, She Must Keep It (The Consequence of Silence) • If Father Opposes “On the Day”, She Will Not Keep It • A Woman Who is Engaged? (vs. 6 -8) • If Husband Doesn’t Oppose, She Must Keep Vow • If Husband Opposes “On the Day”, She Will Not Keep It • Husband Can Protect Her From a “Thoughtless” Vow (vs. 8) • A Widow/Divorced Woman (vs. 9) • She Must Keep Her Vow • Her Vows Cost Nothing to Any Father/Husband (Why A Father/Husband Can Oppose? ) • A Woman Who is Married (vs. 10 -16) • If Husband Doesn’t Oppose, She Must Keep Vow • If Husband Opposes “On the Day”, She Will Not Keep It • God is Concerned With us Keeping Our Words