Which offering precedes the additional offering of the new month on a regular day?
Rambam opens by stating that the additional offering comes after the morning daily offering, as frequent takes precedence over infrequent.
Question 2
When is the ideal time for the mitzvah of harvesting the Omer?
The harvest is done at night at the beginning of the 16th of Nisan, and this even overrides Shabbat.
Question 3
Why did they repeat questions like whether the sun had set during the harvesting ceremony?
The public ceremony is intended to strengthen the oral tradition against the Sadducees who interpreted the verse 'from the day after the Sabbath' literally.
Question 4
What is the status of someone who forgot to count at night?
According to Rambam, if one did not count at night, they count during the day; the essence of the mitzvah is to start at night.
Question 5
How many principles of counting are there in the counting of the Omer according to the chapter?
Rambam emphasizes that it is a mitzvah to count both days and weeks, based on the verses.