Numbers 28:4 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at even;

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Offer one lamb in the morning, and offer the other lamb in the evening.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is instructing the Israelites to sacrifice one lamb each morning and one each evening as part of their daily worship routine.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of God's detailed instructions to Moses about the daily sacrificial system for the Israelites. These daily burnt offerings were to be made continually at the tabernacle (and later the temple) as a way for the people to maintain their relationship with God. This was established during Israel's time in the wilderness before entering the Promised Land.

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2 Kings 16:15

King Ahaz gave orders to Urijah the priest, saying, 'Use the great altar to burn the morning burnt offering, the evening grain offering, the king's burnt sacrifice and grain offering, along with the burnt offerings of all the people of the land, their grain offerings, and their drink offerings. Sprinkle all the blood from the burnt offerings and sacrifices on it. But keep the bronze altar for me to seek guidance from God.'

1 Chronicles 16:40

To offer burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar for burnt offerings every morning and evening, and to do everything that is written in the LORD's law, which he commanded Israel to follow;

1 Chronicles 23:30

And they were to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and also in the evening.

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