Numbers 7:70 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

One young goat for a sin offering:

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse describes part of a ceremonial gift that included a young goat to be sacrificed as an offering for sin.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of the detailed account of the twelve-day dedication ceremony for the tabernacle, where each tribal leader brought identical offerings. The sin offering was a crucial part of Old Testament worship, representing the need for atonement and God's provision for forgiveness. These sacrifices pointed forward to God's ultimate plan for dealing with sin through Christ.

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Josiah gave the people animals from his own flocks - lambs, young goats, and bulls - for their Passover sacrifices. For everyone who was there, he provided thirty thousand lambs and goats, plus three thousand bulls. All of these came from the king's own possessions.

Ezra 6:9

Give them everything they need each day without fail: young bulls, rams, and lambs for the burnt offerings to the God of heaven, plus wheat, salt, wine, and oil, just as the priests in Jerusalem require.

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