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On the third day eleven bulls, two rams, fourteen he-lambs a year old without blemish;
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The Symbolism of Numbers
One commentator suggests the decreasing number of bulls offered each day (13, 12, 11, etc.) was intentional. The goal was for the total number of bulls sacrificed over the seven days to equal 70, a multiple of the holy covenant number seven, signifying God's faithfulness. Another interpretation sees this decrease as foreshadowing the Old Testament law being fulfilled and absorbed into the Gospel.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Feast of Tabernacles: (Compare to Leviticus 23:33 and following). The offerings required at this feast were the largest of all. It was especially o…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on Numbers 29:13).
Soon after the Day of Atonement, the day in which people were to afflict their souls, followed the Feast of Tabernacles, in which they were to rejo…
