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Ezra 3:5
After that, they presented the regular burnt offerings and those for New Moons and for all the appointed sacred feasts of the LORD, as well as all the freewill offerings brought to the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The returned Israelites resume public worship after rebuilding the altar, prior to laying the temple foundation. They present sacrifices to the LORD while observing the established liturgical calendar.
The words — תָּמִיד (ta.Mid) denotes continuity or daily recurrence, and מוֹעֲדֵי (mo.'a.Dei) refers to the appointed times. The text pairs these terms to mark the restoration of fixed worship cycles.
The thread — The practice of daily burnt offerings aligns with Exodus 29:38, while the inclusion of New Moons and appointed feasts corresponds to the pattern in Numbers 29:39. Freewill offerings and unblemished sacrifices are detailed in Leviticus 1:3 and Numbers 29:39.
Why it lands — The text requires readers to observe that covenant worship resumes systematically before physical construction is complete. It establishes that obedience to the sacrificial calendar takes precedence over structural milestones.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And afterward offered the continual burnt offering, both of the new moons, and of all the set feasts of the Lord that were consecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a freewill offering unto the Lord.
Cross-references
- Numbers 29:39 You are to present these offerings to the LORD at your appointed times, in addition to your vow and freewill offerings, whether burnt offerings, grain offerings, drink offerings, or peace offerings.”
- Exodus 29:38 This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar, each day: two lambs that are a year old.
- Leviticus 1:3 If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD.
- Numbers 28:3 And tell them that this is the food offering you are to present to the LORD as a regular burnt offering each day: two unblemished year-old male lambs.
- Numbers 28:14 Their drink offerings shall be half a hin of wine with each bull, a third of a hin with the ram, and a quarter hin with each lamb. This is the monthly burnt offering to be made at each new moon throughout the year.
- Numbers 28:19 Present to the LORD a food offering, a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished.
- Numbers 28:27 Present a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old as a pleasing aroma to the LORD,
- Numbers 29:2 As a pleasing aroma to the LORD, you are to present a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished,
- Numbers 29:8 Present as a pleasing aroma to the LORD a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished,
- Numbers 29:13 As a pleasing aroma to the LORD, you are to present a food offering, a burnt offering of thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all unblemished,