Free group study handout
Numbers 28: Group Study Handout
How to use: read Numbers 28 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.
Overview
Yahweh spoke to Moses about offerings. He commanded the Israelites to present offerings made by fire at the right times (vv. 1-2).
Key verse
“You shall tell them, ‘This is the offering made by fire which you shall offer to Yahweh: male lambs a year old without defect, two day by day, for a continual burnt offering.”
Numbers 28:3 (WEB)
Outline
- Numbers 28:1–2 God's Command to Offerings
- Numbers 28:3–8 Daily Burnt Offerings
- Numbers 28:9–10 Sabbath Offerings
- Numbers 28:11–15 Monthly Offerings
- Numbers 28:16–25 Passover and Feast Instructions
- Numbers 28:26–31 Feast of Weeks and First Fruits
Discussion questions
- In v3, what kind of lambs are specified for the burnt offering?
- What is the quantity of fine flour mentioned in v5 for the meal offering?
- In v16, what does the timing of the Passover imply for the Israelites?
- In vv. 9-10, why is a different offering commanded for the Sabbath compared to the daily offerings?
- When have you set aside special time for God, as noted in the 'Sabbath day' of v9?
Go deeper
Passages that echo Numbers 28: Leviticus 23, Numbers 29, Numbers 15.
Before next time: read Numbers 29.