The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even:
Parallel translations
- WEB The one lamb you shall offer in the morning; and the other lamb you shall offer at evening:
- BSB Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight.
- NKJV One lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight.
- NASB The one lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight;
- NLT one in the morning and the other in the evening.
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Quick answer
One lamb was offered in the morning and the other at evening. Worship was to frame each entire day, from start to finish.
Overview
The morning and evening sacrifices bracketed Israel's day with atonement and dedication to God. This rhythm reminded the people that every hour was lived under God's covenant and provision. The pattern shaped later daily prayer and points to the constant, perfect intercession of Christ on behalf of His people (Hebrews 7:25).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Ezek 46:13–15Thou shalt daily prepare a burnt offering unto the LORD of a lamb of the first year without blemish: thou shalt prepare it every morning.
- 2 Kgs 16:15And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king’s burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to enquire by.
- 2 Chr 13:11And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him.
- Acts 26:7Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope’s sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.
- Ps 55:16–17As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.
- Luke 1:10And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
- Ps 5:3My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
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Christ at the center
The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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