The numerous offerings as set forth in Leviticus are repeated throughout various areas of the Old Testament and here, chapter twenty-nine, there are required times for certain offerings listed as well. At the end of the chapter, after discussing each offering and the phase of the moon it corresponds with, there lies a brief note...
NUMBERS 29:39
39 These things ye shall do unto the Lord in your set feasts, beside your vows, and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings, and for your meat offerings, and for your drink offerings, and for your peace offerings.The "set feasts" were not to take the place of personal vows, freewill offerings, and the others, they were to be observed in addition to the other offerings. I find this interesting because it seems to stay in line with other teachings in that it closes gaps of self interpretation. Moses was informed of all the angles and possible loopholes to God's law and did his best to convey the law in as airtight a way as possible. This astute practice reduced quibbling excuses like, "No one told me," or "I didn't know?" It was plain and without wiggle room because, as we have learned, punishment was swift.
~Kipling
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