Bible - Book of Numbers

He is not yet bound by the observance of the Law. Cf. Leviticus 23:36; Numbers 29:35. The end of the festival was a day of rest. The eighth day (Shemini Atzereth) is the Feast of the Joy of Torah (Sim'Hath Torah). It's a day of rest. The rain prayer is recited on this day. This festival closes the series of three pilgrimage festivals.

Book of Leviticus 23, 36

Lv 23, 36 : Seven days you shall offer sacrifices made by fire to Yahweh. On the eighth day, you shall have a holy assembly, and you shall offer sacrifices made by fire to Yahweh; it is a closing feast: you shall do no servile work.

Book of Numbers, 29, 35

Num 29, 35 : On the eighth day, you shall have a solemn assembly: you shall do no servile work.

Tomorrow is the last day of supplication. The seventh day of Sukkot (Tishri 21) is called "Hochaana Rabba". This is the day on which the divine judgment begun on "Rosh Hashanah" is finally decided. It is therefore marked by special prayers of supplication in which we implore God to judge us favorably (Exodus 23:16; 34:22; Leviticus 23:34-43; Numbers 29:12-34; Deuteronomy 16:13-16; 30:10-13).

Book of Exodus 23, 16

Ex 23, 16 : Thou shalt observe the Feast of Harvest, of the first-fruits of thy labor, of that which thou sowest in the field; and the Feast of Ingathering, at the end of the year, when thou gatherest in the field the fruit of thy labor.

Book of Exodus 34, 22

Ex 34, 22 : You shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks, of the first fruits of the wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year.

Book of Numbers 29, 12-34:

On the fifteenth day, in the seventh month, you shall have a holy assembly: you shall do no servile work. And you shall keep a feast to Yahweh for seven days. You shall offer a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor to Yahweh: thirteen young bulls, two rams and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish, and for their meat offering, fine flour mingled with oil: three tenths for each of the thirteen bulls, two tenths for each of the two rams, and one tenth for each of the fourteen lambs. You shall also offer a he-goat as a sin offering, without prejudice to the continual burnt offering with its oblation and libation.

On the second day, you shall offer twelve young bulls, two rams and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, for the bulls, the rams and the lambs, according to their number, according to the rule. You shall also offer a goat for a sin offering, without prejudice to the continual burnt offering, its meat offering and their drink offerings.

On the third day you shall offer eleven bulls, two rams and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, for the bulls, the rams and the lambs, according to their number, according to the ordinance. You shall also offer a goat for a sin offering, without prejudice to the continual burnt offering, its meat offering and its drink offering.

On the fourth day, you shall offer ten bulls, two rams and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, for the bulls, rams and lambs, according to their number according to the rule. You shall also offer a he-goat for a sin offering, without prejudice to the continual burnt offering, its meat offering and its drink offering.

On the fifth day, you shall offer nine bulls, two rams and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, for the bulls, rams and lambs, according to their number, according to the ordinance. You shall also offer a goat for a sin offering, without prejudice to the continual burnt offering, its meat offering and its drink offering.

On the sixth day, you shall offer eight bulls, two rams and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, for the bulls, rams and lambs, according to their number, according to the ordinance. You shall also offer a he-goat for a sin offering, without prejudice to the continual burnt offering, its meat offering and its drink offering.

On the seventh day you shall offer seven bulls, two rams and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish, 33with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, for the bulls, the rams and the lambs, according to their number, according to the ordinance. 34You shall also offer a he-goat for a sin offering, without prejudice to the continual burnt offering, its meat offering and its drink offering.

Book of Deuteronomy 16, 13-16

Dt 16, 13-16 : You shall keep the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days, when you have gathered in your threshing floor and your winepress; 14you shall rejoice at this feast, you, your son and your daughter, your man-servant and your maid-servant, as well as the Levite, the stranger, the orphan and the widow who are within your gates. You shall keep the feast seven days in honor of Yahweh your God, in the place which Yahweh has chosen; for Yahweh your God will bless you in all your crops and in all the work of your hands, and you will be full of joy. Three times a year, every male among you shall appear before Yahweh, your God, in the place he has chosen: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks and at the Feast of Tabernacles; he shall not appear before Yahweh empty-handed.

Book of Deuteronomy, 30, 10-13

Dt 30, 10-13 : if you obey the voice of Yahweh, your God, by keeping his commandments and precepts written in this book of the law, if you return to Yahweh, your God, with all your heart and with all your soul. This commandment that I am commanding you today is not above you or beyond your reach. It is not in heaven, for you to say, "Who will go up to heaven for us and fetch it for us, and make us hear it, so that we may fulfill it?" It is not beyond the sea, so that you say, "Who will pass for us beyond the sea and fetch it for us, and make us hear it, that we may fulfill it?"

Were you right in seeing in me a new Anne of Elkanah? Joachim had indeed spoken of the prophet Samuel's mother in EMV 3.

Under the feet of the cherubim: Cherubim (Kerubim) abounded in the decoration of Solomon's Temple (e.g. 1 Kings 6:23-35). The stars are probably the stars of David or Solomon's seal.

I had the impression that a fire was starting from behind the sacred Veil, from Glory itself, that it was coming rapidly towards me and that, as it crossed the air, it was singing in a celestial voice: "May what you have asked for happen to you! "This is the voice of the Redeemer, as we read in EMV 4.5: "Wisdom herself came down (...) and became a word to the barren woman" (p. 31).

What kind of child will ours be, then, to appear like the light of a star in the Temple and say: "I am" during the Festival of Lights? The star is part of Balaam's prophecy. Num 24:17-19. " I see him, but not as present; I contemplate him, but not closely. A star comes out of Jacob, a scepter rises from Israel. He breaks Moab's two flanks, he exterminates all the sons of tumult. Edom is his possession; Seir, his enemy, is his possession, and Israel displays his valour. Out of Jacob comes a dominator; he destroys in the cities what remains of Edom."

"I am" : the very name of God as defined to Moses, according toExodus 3:14-15. You will speak to the sons of Israel: "The one who sent me to you is: I AM". See the fact sheet on the Divine Name.

She will never offend the Lord: indeed, Miriam offended the Lord in Numbers 12:1-10.

Book of Numbers 12, 1-10

Mary, with Aaron, spoke against Moses concerning the Cushite woman he had taken; for he had taken a Cushite woman. They said, "Has Yahweh spoken only through Moses? Has he not also spoken through us?" And Yahweh heard him. But Moses was a gentle man, more gentle than any man on the face of the earth. Suddenly Yahweh said to Moses, Aaron and Mary, "Come out, you three, to the tent of meeting." And they went out, all three of them; and Yahweh came down in the pillar of cloud and stood at the entrance of the tent. He called Aaron and Mary, who both came forward; and he said, "Listen to my words carefully: if you have any prophet of Yahweh, it is in a vision that I reveal myself to him, it is in a dream that I speak to him. Such is not my servant Moses; he is known to be faithful in all my house. 8I speak to him mouth to mouth, showing myself, not in riddles, and he beholds the face of Yahweh. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?" And Yahweh's anger was kindled against them; and he went away; the cloud withdrew from over the tent. And behold, Mary became a leper, white as snow. Aaron turned to Mary, and behold, she was a leper.

Book of Numbers, 27, 12-23: The Lord said to Moses: "Go up to Mount Abarim and see the land I have given to the children of Israel. You will look at it, and then you too will be reunited with your people, just as your brother Aaron was. Indeed, you rebelled against my word in the desert of Cine, when the community sought to quarrel with me, when the gushing water should have manifested my holiness in their eyes. This happened at the waters of Meribah of Kadesh, the waters of the Kadesh quarrel, in the desert of Cine. Then Moses spoke to the Lord. He said: "May the Lord, God of the spirits that animate every being of flesh, establish at the head of the community a man who goes out into the field and comes back at their head, who brings them out and brings them in. So the community of the Lord will not be like small cattle without a shepherd." The Lord said to Moses: "Take Joshua, son of Nun, a man inhabited by the spirit. Lay your hand on him, then set him before Eleazar the priest and the whole community, and give him your orders before their eyes. You will put in him a part of your radiance so that the whole community of the sons of Israel will listen to him. He will stand before Eleazar the priest, who will submit him to the judgment of the Urim before the Lord. At his word, all the sons of Israel will go out; at his word, they will return, he and all the sons of Israel with him, the whole community.

Book of Deutoronomy 34: Moses went up from the steppes of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho. The Lord showed him all the land: Gilead as far as Dane, all Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Mediterranean, the Negev, the region of the Jordan, the valley of Jericho, the city of Palms, as far as Soar. The Lord said to him: "This land you see, I swore to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob to give it to their descendants. I show it to you, but you shall not enter it." Moses, the Lord's servant, died there, in the land of Moab, according to the Lord's word. He was buried in the valley opposite Beth-peor, in the land of Moab. But even today, no one knows where his tomb lies. Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died; his eyesight had not failed, nor had his vitality diminished. The sons of Israel mourned for Moses on the steppes of Moab for thirty days. The days of Moses' mourning came to an end. Joshua, son of Nun, was filled with the spirit of wisdom, because Moses had laid his hands on him. The children of Israel obeyed him and did as the Lord had commanded Moses. A prophet like Moses, whom the Lord met face to face, never again arose in Israel. What signs and wonders the Lord had sent him to perform in Egypt, before Pharaoh, all his servants and all his land! With what a mighty hand, what a formidable power, Moses had acted in the eyes of all Israel!

Book of Numbers, 24, 17

Nbr 24, 17: This hero, I see him - but not for now - I catch a glimpse of him - but not up close: A star rises from Jacob, a scepter rises from Israel.

Book of Numbers, 13, 23-24: They went as far as the Valley of Eshkol, where they cut a branch and a bunch of grapes. Two of them carried it on a pole. They had also picked pomegranates and figs. The place was called the Valley of Eshkol (i.e.: the Bunch) because of the bunch the sons of Israel had cut there.