Read Numbers 28 here (text coming …) or at Bible Gateway.
The Hebrew paragraphs:
28:1-8 {p} Daily offerings, morning and evening
28:9-10 {p} Offerings for the Sabbath
28:11-15 {s} Offerings for the new moon
28:16-25 {s} Offerings for Passover and Unleavened Bread
28:26-31 {p} Offerings for the Feast of Weeks
And you shall say to them, ‘This is the offering made by fire which you shall bring to YHVH: male lambs of the first year without blemish, two day by day, for a continual burnt offering.’ Num 28:3
The Hebrew Root Words will shed some light on this passage.
An offering made by fire is Strong’s H801, אשה ishshaw, meaning, “offering made by fire.” The 3-letter root is aleph + shin + hey.
aleph א = the ox head, thus strength, power, leader
shin ש = two front teeth, thus sharp, press, eat, two, again
hey ה = man with upraised arms, thus exclaim, reveal, wonder, worship, breath
The parable begins with a strong (aleph) pressing down (shin), as in strong pressure applied from a wooden rod to a wooden board, and spun, to create wood dust and friction, resulting in embers, that is, a fire. The addition of the hey adds the element of worship, thus an offering made by fire.
A burnt offering is Strong’s 5930, עלה olah, a concrete noun meaning, “burnt offering,” from Strong’s H5927, עלה alah, a primitive root meaning, “to go or come up.” The 3-letter root is ayin + lamed + hey.
ayin ע = the eye, thus watch, know, shade
lamed ל = the shepherd’s staff, thus teach, yoke, to, bind
hey ה = man with upraised arms, thus exclaim, reveal, wonder, worship, breath
The root of this word is to experience (ayin) the staff (lamed), that is, to raise up a yoke upon the shoulder, as yoking oxen together, or chaining a series of captives, which was done with a yoke. So, raising up (ayin + lamed) in worship (hey), literally, a rising up of smoke in worship.
The commonality between these two is the fire. When I think of things burning with fire, I first think of Moses and the burning bush (Exo 3:1-4). When he saw a bush burning, but not consumed, he turned aside to see this marvelous sight. God got his attention, and delivered to him his commission.
And, I think of Yeshua being baptized by John (Mat 3:13-17). But that was a baptism of water, Christine. Yes, the baptism of water is a Natural Picture illustrating the baptism of fire, as John the Baptist taught:
John answered, saying to all, “I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” Luk 3:16
And that fire initiates a burning of worship, which goes up as a sweet aroma in YHVH’s nose. That burning is a continual burning, that burns but does not consume, so that others turn aside to see this marvelous sight. By it, God gives us a platform to witness, and we do nothing at all but go about our daily life, on fire for Him!
Leave a Reply