Numbers 28:10
This is the burnt offering of every sabbath, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.
Original Language Analysis
עֹלַ֥ת
This is the burnt offering
H5930
עֹלַ֥ת
This is the burnt offering
Strong's:
H5930
Word #:
1 of 7
a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)
בְּשַׁבַּתּ֑וֹ
of every sabbath
H7676
בְּשַׁבַּתּ֑וֹ
of every sabbath
Strong's:
H7676
Word #:
2 of 7
intermission, i.e (specifically) the sabbath
בְּשַׁבַּתּ֑וֹ
of every sabbath
H7676
בְּשַׁבַּתּ֑וֹ
of every sabbath
Strong's:
H7676
Word #:
3 of 7
intermission, i.e (specifically) the sabbath
עַל
H5921
עַל
Strong's:
H5921
Word #:
4 of 7
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
עֹלַ֥ת
This is the burnt offering
H5930
עֹלַ֥ת
This is the burnt offering
Strong's:
H5930
Word #:
5 of 7
a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)
Historical Context
The cumulative effect of daily plus Sabbath offerings meant substantial worship on the seventh day. The community gathered, hearing the law read and explained, while witnessing multiple sacrifices. This combination of word and sacrament (offerings) created comprehensive Sabbath worship. The pattern prefigured New Testament Lord's Day observance with preaching, prayer, and sacraments.
Questions for Reflection
- How do special seasons of devotion relate to regular spiritual disciplines?
- What does adding to rather than replacing regular worship teach about spiritual formation?
- In what ways should extraordinary devotion enhance rather than exhaust our spiritual life?
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Analysis & Commentary
The phrase 'beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering' emphasizes that special offerings supplement rather than replace regular worship. The Sabbath additions didn't eliminate daily morning and evening offerings but augmented them. This teaches that extraordinary devotion should build on, not substitute for, ordinary faithfulness. Special seasons of prayer, fasting, or devotion are valuable when they enhance, not replace, regular disciplines. The Reformed emphasis on regular means of grace alongside special providences is illustrated.