Numbers 29:17
And on the second day ye shall offer twelve young bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without spot:
Cross-references
Numbers 29:13 specifies the first day's offering with 13 bulls, while 29:17 reduces to 12 on day two — part of the decreasing pattern for Tabernacles.
Numbers 29:20-40 continues the daily offerings for the Feast of Tabernacles, with bulls decreasing each day, following the same pattern as day two in 29:17.
Psalm 40:6 states God does not desire sacrifice, contrasting the detailed burnt offerings prescribed in Numbers 29:17 for the feast.
Psalm 50:9 declares God has no need of bulls, directly opposing the requirement of twelve bulls in Numbers 29:17.
Psalm 51:16 says God does not delight in sacrifice, contrasting the detailed burnt offerings in Numbers 29:17.
Psalm 69:31 values praise over animal sacrifices, contrasting the bull offerings required in Numbers 29:17.
Isaiah 1:11 declares God is weary of burnt offerings of bulls, directly condemning the ritualistic fulfillment of the laws like Numbers 29:17.
Jeremiah 7:22 claims God did not command sacrifices at the Exodus, challenging the priority of the offering system seen in Numbers 29:17.
Hosea 6:6 declares that God values mercy and knowledge of Him above the very sacrifices prescribed here — a central prophetic critique.
Romans 12:1 reinterprets the physical sacrifices of the law as a call to offer our whole lives as living sacrifices to God.
Hebrews 8:13 declares the entire old covenant, including these detailed sacrificial laws, obsolete with the arrival of the new covenant.
Hebrews 9:3-14 contrasts the earthly sacrifices of the law with Christ's once-for-all sacrifice, which truly cleanses the conscience.
John 7:14 places Jesus at the very Feast of Tabernacles for which these offerings were commanded, connecting the OT ritual to His ministry.
Psalm 51:17 redefines true sacrifice as a broken spirit, complementing the external offerings in Numbers 29:17 by highlighting the internal disposition required.
Jeremiah 7:23 recalls that God's primary command is obedience to His voice, not merely performing the sacrificial rituals described here.