The Feast of Trumpets (Leviticus 23:23-25)
“On the first day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This will be a day for you to sound the trumpets.
As a pleasing aroma to the LORD, you are to present a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished, together with their grain offerings of fine flour mixed with oil—three-tenths of an ephah with the bull, two-tenths of an ephah with the ram, and a tenth of an ephah with each of the seven male lambs. Include one male goat as a sin offering to make atonement for you. These are in addition to the monthly and daily burnt offerings with their prescribed grain offerings and drink offerings. They are a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.
The Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16:1-34; Leviticus 23:26-32)
On the tenth day of this seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you shall humble yourselves; you must not do any work.
Present as a pleasing aroma to the LORD a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished, together with their grain offerings of fine flour mixed with oil—three-tenths of an ephah with the bull, two-tenths of an ephah with the ram, and a tenth of an ephah with each of the seven lambs. Include one male goat for a sin offering, in addition to the sin offering of atonement and the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offerings.
The Feast of Tabernacles (Deuteronomy 16:13-17)
On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work, and you shall observe a feast for the LORD for seven days.
As a pleasing aroma to the LORD, you are to present an offering made by fire, a burnt offering of thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all unblemished, along with the grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil with each of the thirteen bulls, two-tenths of an ephah with each of the two rams, and a tenth of an ephah with each of the fourteen lambs. Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.
On the second day you are to present twelve young bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all unblemished, along with the grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, according to the number prescribed. Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering. On the third day you are to present eleven bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all unblemished, along with the grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, according to the number prescribed. Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.
On the fourth day you are to present ten bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all unblemished, along with the grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, according to the number prescribed. Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.
On the fifth day you are to present nine bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all unblemished, along with the grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, according to the number prescribed. Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.
On the sixth day you are to present eight bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all unblemished, along with the grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, according to the number prescribed. Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.
On the seventh day you are to present seven bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all unblemished, along with the grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, according to the number prescribed. Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.
On the eighth day you are to hold a solemn assembly; you must not do any regular work. As a pleasing aroma to the LORD, you are to present an offering made by fire, a burnt offering of one bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished, along with the grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, according to the number prescribed. Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.
You are to present these offerings to the LORD at your appointed times, in addition to your vow and freewill offerings, whether burnt offerings, grain offerings, drink offerings, or peace offerings.”
So Moses spoke all this to the Israelites just as the LORD had commanded him.
This chapter concludes the instructions for the last three feasts. Note that each of the feasts requires the same number of bulls, lambs, rams, and male goats, except for the week-long Feast of Tabernacles. The offerings for the Feast of Tabernacles start with thirteen young bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs, and one male goat, along with the grain and drink offerings. But each successive day, the number of young bulls is reduced, until only seven are required on the seventh day. But on the eighth day, God requires only one young bull, one ram, seven male lambs, along with a male goat.
APPLICATION: God wants His people to worship and to celebrate as well. The Feast of Trumpets and the Feast of Tabernacles are two of the most joyous occasions in the Jewish religious year. The Day of Atonement, on the other hand, is devoted to reflection, to confession, to reconciliation, and to spiritual cleansing so that worshipers can get a new start. After completing the worship services, participants should feel clean and free to face a new year. (This is a major simplification. For more complete explanations, Google the Day of Atonement.)
One of the congregations with which we have been associated for forty years is a Messianic Jewish congregation. Messianic Jews believe in Jesus as the Messiah but also preserve much of the Jewish order of worship, including celebrating the five feasts. Few things are more moving than celebrating the Day of Atonement by celebrating Jesus as the ultimate blood sacrifice.
1 John 1:8-10 tells us, “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.”’
When Jesus was beginning his ministry, a Jewish religious leader named Nicodemus came to him at night to learn if Jesus was the promised Messiah. It was during that conversation that Jesus told Nicodemus, “ For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.”
No matter your situation, God loves you and wants you to be with Him in heaven forever. But none of us can earn our way into heaven. We are delivered from our sins because of Jesus’s sacrifice, not because of our virtues. Let’s pray.
PRAYER: Father God, thank You for loving us and for caring for us. Lord, we confess that we have sinned and that we cannot earn our way into heaven. Help everyone who reads these words to trust You for their salvation. In the mighty and precious Name of King Jesus. Amen.
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