Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 29:40
And Moses told the children of Israel according to all that the LORD commanded Moses.
35-40. On the eighth day ye shallhave a solemn assemblyThe feast of tabernacles was brought toa close on the eighth day, which was the great day (Joh7:37). Besides the common routine sacrifices, there were specialofferings appointed for that day though these were fewer than on anyof the preceding days; and there were also, as was natural on thatoccasion when vast multitudes were convened for a solemn religiouspurpose, many spontaneous gifts and services, so that there was fullscope for the exercise of a devout spirit in the people, both fortheir obedience to the statutory offerings, and by the presentationof those which were made by free will or in consequence of vows.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And Moses told the children of Israel,…. All these things; repeated the several laws unto them concerning the above sacrifices, with the additions unto them, and explanations of them:
according to all that the Lord commanded Moses; being a faithful servant to the Lord in all his house, and in all things appertaining to it.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Num 29:40 forms the conclusion of the list of sacrifices in ch. 28 and 29.
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
(40) And Moses told the children of Israel . . . In the Hebrew Bible this verse forms the beginning of the 30th chapter.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
REFLECTIONS
LET neither the Writer nor Reader for a moment be led to suppose that the frequent repetition of these laws concerning the religious services of the LORD’S heritage, are superfluous or unnecessary: but rather let both therefrom be led, to remark, how infinitely important must be that glorious liberty of the gospel to which they all ministered; and how ineffectual all other services are in themselves to bring the heart to GOD. If the Reader and the Writer should, under the blessed teachings of the HOLY GHOST, be directed to this improvement from the whole, every repeated precept and ordinance will be indeed made precious to the soul.
Do thou, my soul, seek grace from above to learn yet more and more, however slightly and inconsiderately viewed by others, the vast, the infinite importance of the full, free, and rich salvation by JESUS, as it must appear in the divine eye, to cause it to be ushered in through so many ages with such a wonderful profusion of sacrifices and offerings. Who indeed, can go through the perusal of so many Chapters concerning sacrifices, and behold them again and again repeated and insisted upon, in such awful terms, for obedience, without being wonderfully struck with the conviction of the infinite importance of the blood and righteousness of JESUS. Oh! thou precious, precious LAMB of GOD! who hast by the one all-sufficient, all-effectual offering of thyself once offered, forever perfected them that are sanctified. Oh! may I feel my heart more powerfully constrained to the love of thee, in every renewed perusal of these sacrifices of the law! Dearest JESUS! in every service, under every ordinance, in the feast days of holy rejoicing, or the fast days of humiliation; both when the gospel trumpet is sounded, of pardon, mercy, and peace, in the blood of thy cross; or when the laws of a broken commandment are read, to show my soul that by a covenant of works no flesh can be justified before GOD: in any and in all be thou my hope, my joy, my confidence, my righteousness, my all in all, to bring my heart to GOD. And do thou, blessed SPIRIT! whose work alone it is, to shed abroad a Saviour’s love within me; so incline my every affection into the love of JESUS, that I may henceforth no longer live to myself, but to him that died for me and rose again.
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
children = sons.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Exo 40:16, Deu 4:5, Mat 28:20, Act 20:27, 1Co 15:3, Heb 3:2, Heb 3:5
Reciprocal: Num 7:15 – General Num 9:5 – according 1Ch 23:31 – set feasts 2Ch 2:4 – the solemn feasts 2Ch 8:13 – every day 2Ch 24:14 – And they offered Ezr 6:9 – lambs Neh 10:33 – the continual burnt Isa 1:13 – the new Eze 44:24 – in all Eze 45:17 – in the feasts Eze 46:11 – in the feasts Gal 4:10 – General Col 2:16 – of an