Numbers 28:6 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

It is a continual burnt offering, which was ordained in mount Sinai for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

This is the regular burnt offering that was established at Mount Sinai as a pleasing aroma, a sacrifice offered by fire to the LORD.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse explains that the daily burnt offering was a permanent ritual established by God at Mount Sinai, designed to be a pleasing sacrifice to Him.

📚 Historical Context

This verse refers to the daily burnt offerings that were first commanded when Moses received the Law at Mount Sinai. These sacrifices were to be offered twice daily (morning and evening) at the tabernacle, and later at the temple in Jerusalem. The phrase 'sweet savour' indicates that God found these offerings acceptable and pleasing when offered with the right heart attitude.

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And this will belong to Aaron and his sons forever as a permanent law from the people of Israel, because it is a special offering lifted up to God. It will be a lifted-up offering from the Israelites taken from their fellowship sacrifices—their special offering to the LORD.

Exodus 29:38

Now this is what you must offer on the altar: two one-year-old lambs every single day, without stopping.

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