John Calvin Commentary Numbers 28:3

"And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto Jehovah: he-lambs a year old without blemish, two day by day, for a continual burnt-offering." — Numbers 28:3 (ASV)

And thou shalt say unto them. He repeats what we have seen in Exodus, that they should kill two lambs daily, one in the morning and the other in the evening; but he speaks more fully of the accompanying elements of flour and wine, and also refers to the antiquity of this kind of sacrifice as its recommendation, because it began to be offered to God on Mount Sinai and was a “savor of rest.”²³⁶

The libation of wine, of which mention is made, was also in use among pagan nations; but, since it was without the command and promise of God, it could only be meaningless (insipidum).²³⁷ And it is probable (as we have seen elsewhere) that many of the pagan rites descended from the ancient fathers but as a false and empty imitation; for when they had forgotten the reason for them, all they did could only be mere theatrical pageantry. But we have said that in this way men were reminded always to have God before their eyes in their daily food, and therefore in every way to accustom themselves to cultivate holiness.

²³⁶ A.V., “a sweet savor.” “a sweet savor.” Margin, “Heb., a savor of my rest."a savor of my rest."

²³⁷ Fr., “c’a este moins que ripopper, comme on dit;” ;” Ripope, i.e., bad wine.i.e., bad wine.