יחזקאל, פרק מ״ו, פסוק י״ג

A daily burnt offering of a year-old lamb is presented to God each morning, forming a central part of the Temple service. The exact nature of this offering in the future era, however, is a subject of discussion. The primary approach among commentators identifies this lamb as the standard continuous offering, a familiar practice commanded in the Torah to be brought before God every single day [רש״י, רד״ק, ביאור שטיינזלץ, צאינה וראינה]. In contrast, another perspective suggests that this is a unique, additional sacrifice meant exclusively for the dedication period of the future Temple. According to this view, an extra lamb will be brought each morning as part of the inauguration laws, supplementing the regular daily offerings [מצודת דוד, מלבי״ם].

A striking detail about this future practice is the exclusive focus on the morning, with a complete absence of the traditional afternoon offering. This leads to the conclusion that in the future, only the morning sacrifice will be presented [רד״ק]. The disappearance of the afternoon offering carries a deep conceptual meaning. Historically, the afternoon sacrifice was designed to atone for mistakes in Torah study that occurred during the night, while the morning sacrifice was meant to atone for improper thoughts of the heart. In the future era, spiritual darkness will completely fade away. Without this spiritual night, there will no longer be a need to atone for nighttime errors, leading to the cancellation of the afternoon offering. The morning sacrifice, however, will continue to be brought to atone for specific future flaws, such as the sin of looking inappropriately at the Divine Presence [אהבת יהונתן].