Day 50: Numbers 27-30 I Inheritance Drama, Vows, and Revenge Plans скачать в хорошем качестве

Day 50: Numbers 27-30 I Inheritance Drama, Vows, and Revenge Plans

Numbers 27 • Inheritance for daughters (Zelophehad’s daughters): The five daughters of Zelophehad (from the tribe of Manasseh) approach Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders because their father died without sons, and under current law they would receive no inheritance. God instructs Moses that the daughters are right—they should inherit their father’s portion to keep the family name and land in the tribe. This sets a new precedent in Israelite inheritance law: if a man dies with no sons, his daughters inherit; if no children, then brothers, etc. • Joshua appointed as Moses’ successor: God tells Moses to go up a mountain to view the Promised Land, but he will die without entering it (because of the incident at Meribah). Moses asks God to appoint a new leader so Israel is not like sheep without a shepherd. God chooses Joshua son of Nun, who is full of the spirit of wisdom. Moses publicly lays hands on Joshua and commissions him in front of Eleazar and the people. Numbers 28–29 These two chapters are a detailed review and expansion of Israel’s public sacrificial and festival calendar (building on earlier instructions in Exodus and Leviticus). They emphasize that these offerings are to be made at the sanctuary on behalf of the whole nation, in addition to personal offerings. Key regular and festival offerings: • Daily: 2 lambs as burnt offerings (morning and evening) + grain and drink offerings. • Sabbath: The daily offerings plus 2 extra lambs. • Monthly (New Moon): 2 young bulls, 1 ram, 7 lambs + grain/drink offerings, plus 1 male goat for sin offering. • Passover/Unleavened Bread (14th–21st of first month): Daily offerings + 7 days of special burnt and grain offerings (same quantities as New Moon but repeated daily). • Feast of Weeks (Pentecost): Same offerings as New Moon day, offered once. • Feast of Trumpets (1st day of seventh month): New Moon–level offerings. • Day of Atonement (10th day of seventh month): Same as Trumpets, with the regular Day of Atonement rituals already prescribed elsewhere. • Feast of Tabernacles/Booths (15th–22nd of seventh month): A massive eight-day festival with descending numbers of bulls each day (13 bulls on day 1, 12 on day 2, … down to 7 on day 7), plus consistent rams, lambs, and goats. The eighth day has lighter offerings (1 bull, 1 ram, 7 lambs). The emphasis is on regularity, exactness, and that these are “food offerings” (a pleasing aroma) to the Lord. Numbers 30 • Laws about vows and oaths: This chapter deals with the binding nature of verbal promises made to the Lord. • A man’s vow or oath is fully binding; he must do exactly what he promised. • A young woman still living in her father’s house: If her father hears her vow and says nothing, it stands. If he forbids it on the day he hears it, it is nullified and God releases her. • A married woman: Same principle, but her husband has authority. If he remains silent, her vow stands; if he nullifies it the day he hears it, it is canceled and God releases her. • A widow or divorced woman: Her vows are fully binding (no male authority to override). • Key principle: Only the father or husband can nullify a woman’s vow—and only on the exact day he hears it. After that, it becomes binding on her. In short: Numbers 27 handles inheritance rights and leadership succession; 28–29 give a detailed sacrificial calendar for the nation’s worship; and 30 establishes rules about the seriousness of vows, with special provisions for women under a father’s or husband’s authority.