"Numbers chapter 29 discusses the offerings for the Feast of Trumpets and the Feast of Tabernacles. Verses 2 and 8 specify seven lambs "without blemish" for the Feast of Trumpets.
Verse 12 the Feast of Tabernacles would be seven days, and then verse 13 specifies that on the first day there were to be fourteen lambs "without blemish".
Then, on the second day in verse 17, there were to be fourteen lambs "without spot".
The third day (verse 20) and the fourth day (verse 23) were also to have fourteen lambs "without blemish", then on the fifth day (verse 26) there were to be fourteen lambs again "without spot".
The remaining sixth (verse 29), seventh (verse 32) days also specify fourteen lambs "without blemish", then on the eighth day (verse 35-36) there were to be seven lambs "without blemish".
One would suppose that "spot" and "blemish" are interchangeable, yet verses such as 1 Peter 1:19 - "But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish AND without spot:" [capitals mine] they are certainly two separate and distinctly different words.
Why are the lambs on days 2 and 5 to be without spot, and the rest of the days the lambs are to be without blemish?"
That was a very good observation, TJ. I never picked up on it before. Looking at the Hebrew for both 'blemish' & 'spot', it shows up as exactly the same word, whereas, as you observed, in 1 Peter 1:19, two different Greek words are used.
Others may have a better answer, but I would think that in 1 Peter 1:19, they are separate words found & used in Greek, whereas the Hebrew has the one word that covers 'blemish, spot, defect'. It would be difficult to find much difference between those words & therefore it wouldn't raise an issue in my understanding.
Verse 12 the Feast of Tabernacles would be seven days, and then verse 13 specifies that on the first day there were to be fourteen lambs "without blemish".
Then, on the second day in verse 17, there were to be fourteen lambs "without spot".
The third day (verse 20) and the fourth day (verse 23) were also to have fourteen lambs "without blemish", then on the fifth day (verse 26) there were to be fourteen lambs again "without spot".
The remaining sixth (verse 29), seventh (verse 32) days also specify fourteen lambs "without blemish", then on the eighth day (verse 35-36) there were to be seven lambs "without blemish".
One would suppose that "spot" and "blemish" are interchangeable, yet verses such as 1 Peter 1:19 - "But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish AND without spot:" [capitals mine] they are certainly two separate and distinctly different words.
Why are the lambs on days 2 and 5 to be without spot, and the rest of the days the lambs are to be without blemish?"
Others may have a better answer, but I would think that in 1 Peter 1:19, they are separate words found & used in Greek, whereas the Hebrew has the one word that covers 'blemish, spot, defect'. It would be difficult to find much difference between those words & therefore it wouldn't raise an issue in my understanding.
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