Pinchas פִּינְחָס - Phinehas
Numbers 25:10-30:1
Reading #5 - Numbers 28:1–15
My Thoughts:
Today we are reading about regular sacrifices. One of them includes the sacrifices of the beginning of the month or the “Rosh Chodesh”. The monthly celebration of a new month, including a new moon. We are commanded to remember the beginning of each month. Here is a calendar you can refer to: Hebrew Calendar. It is important for us to pray at the beginning of each Biblical month. It is a prayer of thanksgiving. Thanking Hashem for the month He has just given us and for the month to come. Amen.
Challenge:
So often we get busy (including myself) and forget to honor Rosh Chodesh as commanded in Numbers 10:10 “On the day of your gladness also, and at your appointed feasts and at the beginnings of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings. They shall be a reminder of you before your Elohim: I am Hashem your Elohim.” So my challenge today is simple. Start observing Rosh Chodesh every month. As mentioned above. Make yourself a calendar reminder and say a simple prayer. Hashem gives us every day of our life. We need to thank Him for that.
Reading #5 - Numbers 28:1–15
28 Hashem spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Command the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘See that you present my offering, my food for my offerings made by fire, as a pleasant aroma to me, in their due season.’ 3 You shall tell them, ‘This is the offering made by fire which you shall offer to Hashem: male lambs a year old without defect, two day by day, for a continual burnt offering. 4 You shall offer the one lamb in the morning, and you shall offer the other lamb at evening, 5 with one tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering, mixed with the fourth part of a hin of beaten oil. 6 It is a continual burnt offering which was ordained in Mount Sinai for a pleasant aroma, an offering made by fire to Hashem. 7 Its drink offering shall be the fourth part of a hin for each lamb. You shall pour out a drink offering of strong drink to Hashem in the holy place. 8 The other lamb you shall offer at evening. As the meal offering of the morning, and as its drink offering, you shall offer it, an offering made by fire, for a pleasant aroma to Hashem.
9 “‘On the Sabbath day, you shall offer two male lambs a year old without defect, and two tenths of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering mixed with oil, and its drink offering: 10 this is the burnt offering of every Sabbath, in addition to the continual burnt offering and its drink offering.
11 “‘In the beginnings of your months, you shall offer a burnt offering to Hashem: two young bulls, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without defect, 12 and three tenths of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering mixed with oil, for each bull; and two tenth parts of fine flour for a meal offering mixed with oil, for the one ram; 13 and one tenth part of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering to every lamb, as a burnt offering of a pleasant aroma, an offering made by fire to Hashem. 14 Their drink offerings shall be half a hin of wine for a bull, the third part of a hin for the ram, and the fourth part of a hin for a lamb. This is the burnt offering of every month throughout the months of the year. 15 Also, one male goat for a sin offering to Hashem shall be offered in addition to the continual burnt offering and its drink offering.
