The KJV Holy Bible

 

Numbers Chapter Twenty Eight

 

1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

2 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, and my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet savour unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season.

3 And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto the Lord; two lambs of the first year without spot day by day, for a continual burnt offering.

4 The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at even;

5 And a tenth part of an ephah of flour for a meat offering, mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil.

6 It is a continual burnt offering, which was ordained in mount Sinai for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord.

7 And the drink offering thereof shall be the fourth part of an hin for the one lamb: in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the Lord for a drink offering.

8 And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even: as the meat offering of the morning, and as the drink offering thereof, thou shalt offer it, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.

9 And on the sabbath day two lambs of the first year without spot, and two tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and the drink offering thereof:

10 This is the burnt offering of every sabbath, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.

11 And in the beginnings of your months ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the Lord; two young bullocks, and one ram, seven lambs of the first year without spot;

12 And three tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, for one bullock; and two tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, for one ram;

13 And a several tenth deal of flour mingled with oil for a meat offering unto one lamb; for a burnt offering of a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord.

14 And their drink offerings shall be half an hin of wine unto a bullock, and the third part of an hin unto a ram, and a fourth part of an hin unto a lamb: this is the burnt offering of every month throughout the months of the year.

15 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering unto the Lord shall be offered, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.

16 And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the Lord.

17 And in the fifteenth day of this month is the feast: seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten.

18 In the first day shall be an holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein:

19 But ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering unto the Lord; two young bullocks, and one ram, and seven lambs of the first year: they shall be unto you without blemish:

20 And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil: three tenth deals shall ye offer for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram;

21 A several tenth deal shalt thou offer for every lamb, throughout the seven lambs:

22 And one goat for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you.

23 Ye shall offer these beside the burnt offering in the morning, which is for a continual burnt offering.

24 After this manner ye shall offer daily, throughout the seven days, the meat of the sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord: it shall be offered beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.

25 And on the seventh day ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work.

26 Also in the day of the firstfruits, when ye bring a new meat offering unto the Lord, after your weeks be out, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work:

27 But ye shall offer the burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the Lord; two young bullocks, one ram, seven lambs of the first year;

28 And their meat offering of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto one bullock, two tenth deals unto one ram,

29 A several tenth deal unto one lamb, throughout the seven lambs;

30 And one kid of the goats, to make an atonement for you.

31 Ye shall offer them beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, (they shall be unto you without blemish) and their drink offerings.

 

 

Esoteric Interpretation & Commentary

 

The Hermetic Blueprint of Numbers Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Sacred Rhythms and the Perpetual Fire 

"Numbers Chapter Twenty-Eight shifts from the external structuring of the Psyche to the strict internal mathematics of Spiritual maintenance. It reveals that the Great Work is not sustained by erratic bursts of Magickal effort, but by a precise, astronomical, and daily rhythm of Alchemical transmutation that continuously feeds the Superconscious Source."

 

 

Verses 1-8: The Continual Burnt Offering and the Daily Rhythm - "Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, and my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet savour unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season... two lambs of the first year without spot day by day, for a continual burnt offering... The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at even..." 

This establishes the foundational energetic pulse of the Microcosm. The "continual burnt offering" represents the perpetual Alchemical fire that must burn within the Conscious Mind. The offering of unblemished lambs at morning and evening symbolizes the consecration of pure, active Solar energy at the two poles of daily consciousness—the awakening of the Intellect and its descent into the Subconscious. By strictly observing this "due season", the active Will ensures that the Psyche never drops below the baseline Vibrational frequency required to commune with the Divine Light.

 

 

Verses 9-10: The Sabbath Offering and the Cost of Stillness - "And on the sabbath day two lambs of the first year without spot, and two tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and the drink offering thereof: This is the burnt offering of every sabbath, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering." 

The Sabbath represents the supreme state of internal Stillness, where the mundane Intellect ceases its earthly labor. However, esoteric law dictates that this profound peace is not a void; it requires intense Spiritual sustenance. The Sabbath sacrifice requires a double portion of Energetic refinement (two lambs instead of one, plus flour and oil). Maintaining absolute Magickal Equilibrium during deep contemplation demands a higher concentration of Transmuted Spiritual Vitality than ordinary, active waking consciousness.

 

 

Verses 11-15: The New Moon and the Reset of the Subconscious - "And in the beginnings of your months ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, seven lambs of the first year without spot... This is the burnt offering of every month throughout the months of the year." 

The lunar cycle governs the Receptive, Intuitive tides of the Subconscious. The "beginnings of your months" (New Moons) represent necessary psychic resets, where the emotional and instinctual Faculties are realigned. The sacrifice of bullocks and a ram signifies the massive, forceful expenditure of structural intent needed to clear away the stagnant emotional residue of the previous cycle. This ensures that the Subconscious remains a pure, reflective mirror for the Superconscious Source, free from accumulated Astral density.

 

 

Verses 16-25: The Passover, Unleavened Bread, and the Purging of Pride - "And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the LORD. And in the fifteenth day of this month is the feast: seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten... In the first day shall be an holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein..." 

The Passover commemorates the initial liberation of the Microcosm from the bondage of the lower material plane (Egypt). The consumption of "unleavened bread" for seven days is a rigorous Alchemical purge. Leaven symbolizes the puffed-up pride of the Ego and the corrupting fermentation of outdated Thought-forms. For a complete temporal cycle (seven days), the Conscious Mind must strictly consume only the uninflated, foundational truths of the Great Work, starving the Ego of its illusions and ensuring the internal Faculties remain humble and perfectly Aligned.

 

 

Verses 26-31: The Firstfruits and the Harvest of the Will - "Also in the day of the firstfruits, when ye bring a new meat offering unto the LORD, after your weeks be out, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work... But ye shall offer the burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD..." 

The day of firstfruits (Feast of Weeks) represents the successful Alchemical harvest of the Mind. As the Conscious Will cultivates new intellectual discoveries, spiritual realizations, and Magickal capacities, Hermetic Law demands that the absolute finest, highest-frequency results (the firstfruits) be immediately offered back to the Divine Light. This guarantees that the Ego does not attach itself to new spiritual powers for personal glory. By returning the harvest to the Superconscious Source, the Psyche secures a continuous, uncorrupted flow of Divine Illumination.