Reference

Numbers 29:1

First Day of the Week Sabbath at Creation

“And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you.”

And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you.

And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the Lord; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish:

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

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

First Day of the Week

The verse explicitly mentions the "first day of the month," not the "first day of the week." There is no linguistic or contextual indication that "first day of the month" should be interpreted as "first day of the week."

Sabbath at Creation

This verse describes a specific holy convocation on the first day of the seventh month, characterized by trumpet blowing and abstention from servile work, but it does not mention creation or God resting on the seventh day. It refers to a specific festival, not the weekly Sabbath or its origins.

First Day of the Week

Related Verses

Numbers 29:12

“And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days:”

Leviticus 23:7

“In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.”

Leviticus 23:24

“Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.”

Numbers 28:25

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

Leviticus 23:35

“On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.”

Thematic Connections

First Day of the Week Sabbath at Creation

Private Study Note

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