Numbers 28:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 28:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 28:2 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, and my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 28:2 — KJV
“Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, and my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet savour unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season. a sweet...: Heb. a savour of my rest”
— Numbers 28:2 (KJV)
Numbers 28:2 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 28:2
“And he washed the inwards and the legs in water; and Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar: it was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet savour, and an offering made by fire unto the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 28:2: command, offering, made
“And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be for a burnt offering unto the LORD, with their meat offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 28:2: offering, bread, made
“And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt offering unto the LORD: it is a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 28:2: offering, made, fire
“And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the LORD: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 28:2: offering, made, fire
“And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 28:2: offering, made, fire
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