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Discover the Arts! Each day a different image from the Literary, Performing, or Visual Arts representing a portion of Scripture plus an explanation with links and a discussion forum 2014 March 6
Image 1: An Officer Blowing a Trumpet (First Half of 17th Century)
Anthonie Palamedesz (1601-1673)
Dutch Golden Age Baroque Style
Private Collection
Image Credit: Web Gallery of Art
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Image 2: The Crucifixion (detail) - (c. 1515)
Matthias Grunewald (c. 1470 - 1528)
German Renaissance Style
Musee d'Unterlinden, Colmar, France
Image Credit: Web Gallery of Art
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Image 3: Joachim's Dream: No. 5. Scenes from the Life of Joachim (1304-1306)
Giotto di Bondone (1266 / 1267 - 1337)
Italian Renaissance Style
Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua, Italy
Image Credit: Web Gallery of Art
Explanation: The three paintings above represent the three feasts mentioned in the text below. The first obviously represents the Feast of Trumpets in its depiction of a herald trumpeting an announcement. The second represents the Day of Atonement, which had it's fulfillment in the death of Christ who was the "Lamb slain from the foundation of the world" (Revelation 13:8). The third represents the Feast of Tabernacles in the sense that the tabernacles or "booths" were of simple construction for temporary shelter, as in the one depicted in the painting.
Numbers 29 contains the laws regarding the convocations or feasts of the seventh month: The Feast of Trumpets, also called "Rosh Hashanah" or "Head of the Year" (on the first day of the month); The Day of Atonement (on the tenth day of the month); and the Feast of Tabernacles (beginning on the fifteenth day of the month and lasting for eight days -- from the 15th to the 22nd). The seventh month lasts from early-September to early-October in the Western calendar (about September 6 - October 5). It is the seventh month in the religious calendar and is called Tisri (Tishri, Tishrei); in the civil calendar it is the first month of the year and is called Ethanim. Offerings are prescribed for each of these feasts which vary only slightly from feast to feast.
The Feast of Trumpets began on the first day of Tisri. The prescribed offerings were burnt offerings, meat (or meal or grain) offerings, a sin offering, and drink offerings. The burnt offering consisted of a young bull, a ram, and seven lambs (1-6). On the tenth day of the month was the Day of Atonement. As in the previous feast, burnt offerings, meat (or meal or grain) offerings, a sin offering, and drink offerings were also offered on this day. And, again, the burnt offering consisted of a young bull, a ram, and seven lambs (7-11). On the fifteenth day of the month the Feast of Tabernacles began. It lasted eight days, from the fifteenth of the month till the twenty-second. As in the previous feasts, burnt offerings, meat (or meal or grain) offerings, a sin offering, and drink offerings were offered. However, these offerings continued for eight days. Also, the number of young bulls which were to be offered declined day by day. On the first day the burnt offering consisted of 13 bulls, 2 rams, and 14 lambs (12-16). On the second day 12 young bulls were offered (17-19). On the third day 11 young bulls were offered (20-22). On the fourth day 10 young bulls were offered (23-25). On the fifth day 9 young bulls were offered (26-28). On the sixth day 8 young bulls were offered (29-31). On the seventh day 7 young bulls were offered (32-34). However, on the eighth day 1 young bull was offered together with 1 ram, and 7 lambs -- thereby corresponding to the number of young bulls, rams, and lambs offered in the previous two feasts (35-38). These things were to be done in addition to anything necessary for vows, freewill offerings, burnt offerings, meal offerings, drink offerings, and peace offerings which might be necessary for other reasons (39). These commandments were recited by Moses to the children of Israel (40).
Numbers 29
1 And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets Leviticus 23:23-25 unto you.
2 And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish:
3 And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram,
4 And one tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs:
5 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you:
6 Beside the burnt offering of the month, and his meat offering, and the daily burnt offering, and his meat offering, and their drink offerings, according unto their manner, for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.
7 And ye shall have on the tenth day of this seventh month an holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: ye shall not do any work therein:
8 But ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD for a sweet savour; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year; they shall be unto you without blemish:
9 And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals to a bullock, and two tenth deals to one ram,
10 A several tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs:
11 One kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the sin offering of atonement, and the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering of it, and their drink offerings.
12 And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days:
13 And ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD; thirteen young bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year; they shall be without blemish:
14 And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto every bullock of the thirteen bullocks, two tenth deals to each ram of the two rams,
15 And a several tenth deal to each lamb of the fourteen lambs:
16 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.
17 And on the second day ye shall offer twelve young bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without spot:
18 And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
19 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering thereof, and their drink offerings.
20 And on the third day eleven bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish;
21 And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
22 And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering.
23 And on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:
24 Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
25 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.
26 And on the fifth day nine bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without spot:
27 And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
28 And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering.
29 And on the sixth day eight bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:
30 And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
31 And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.
32 And on the seventh day seven bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:
33 And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
34 And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.
35 On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no servile work therein:
36 But ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: one bullock, one ram, seven lambs of the first year without blemish:
37 Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullock, for the ram, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
38 And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering.
39 These things ye shall do unto the LORD in your set feasts, beside your vows, and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings, and for your meat offerings, and for your drink offerings, and for your peace offerings.
40 And Moses told the children of Israel according to all that the LORD commanded Moses.
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