(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
Numbers 28:16–31, “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: 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: 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; A several tenth deal shalt thou offer for every lamb, throughout the seven lambs: And one goat for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you. Ye shall offer these beside the burnt offering in the morning, which is for a continual burnt offering. 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. And on the seventh day ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work. 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; two young bullocks, one ram, seven lambs of the first year; And their meat offering of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto one bullock, two tenth deals unto one ram, A several tenth deal unto one lamb, throughout the seven lambs; And one kid of the goats, to make an atonement for you. Ye shall offer them beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, (they shall be unto you without blemish) and their drink offerings.”
While the Sabbath rest was given to Adam and is general advice for all mankind, the Passover was specific to Israel. The Lord justified His giving of the Ten Commandments using the words, “I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.” (Exodus 20:2) He was qualified to give them instruction for He had chosen them and loved them while they were slaves in Egypt. In fact, He had chosen them long before that. The Lord had a purpose for Israel, they were to be the means whereby He would bless all the families
of the earth. In order for this to happen they had to accept the Lord’s plan and fit in with it. However, they were to remember every year that they had been slaves in Egypt and the Lord had miraculously delivered them from their slavery. As long as they remembered what the Lord had done they would be grateful and as long as they were grateful they would obey Him and further His gracious plans for all the families of the earth.
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