| The Feast of the Trumpets The Lord told Moses to tell the children of Israel that in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, they were to have a sabbath-rest. It was to be a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation. They were not to do any customary work on it and were to offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. |
| The Day of Atonement The Lord told Moses that the tenth day of the seventh month was to be the Day of Atonement. It was to be a holy convocation for them. They should afflict their souls and offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. According to Ministers of the New Covenant afflicting their souls has been translated as self denial, usually in a way of fasting (from food, sex, or personal grooming, etc). Or according to one of the answers on Biblical Hermeneutics Stack Exchange, it could also mean being humble and looking on your sin and regretting it. They were not allowed to do any work on that day because it was the Day of Atonement, to make atonement for themselves before the Lord their God. Any person who was not afflicted in soul on that same day should be cut off from his people. God said that any person who did any work on that day, He would destroy him from among his people. No manner of work was to be done on that day and that would be a statute forever throughout their generations in all their dwellings. It is to be a sabbath of solemn rest and they were to afflict their souls on the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening they were to celebrate their sabbath. |
| The Feast of Tabernacles The Lord told Moses to tell the children of Israel, that on the fifteenth day of this seventh month should be the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days to the Lord. There was to be a holy convocation and no customary work was to be done on it. For seven days they were to offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. It was a sacred assembly and no customary work was to be done on it. |
| These, along with the feasts in Leviticus 23:1-22, are the feasts of the Lord that the Israelites were to proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire to the Lord, a burnt offering, a grain offering, a sacrifice and drink offerings, everything on its day. These offerings were to be given to the Lord in addition to the Sabbaths of the Lord, in addition to their gifts, all their vows, and all their freewill offerings. Also, on the fifteenth day of the seventh month when they gathered in all the fruit of the land, they were to keep the feast of the Lord for seven days. There was to be a sabbath-rest on the first day and on the eighth day. On the first day, they were to take the fruit of beautiful trees, branches of palm trees, the boughs of leafy trees, and willows of the brook and rejoice before the Lord their God for seven days. It was to be kept as a feast to the Lord for seven days in the year. This was to be a statute forever in their generations, celebrated in the seventh month. All who were native Israelites were to dwell in booths for seven days. This was to make known to their generations that God made the children of Israel dwell in booths when He brought them out of the land of Egypt. God stated, “I am the Lord your God.” What traditions and practices have been passed down through the generations in your family, with or without explanations? So Moses declared to the children of Israel, the feasts of the Lord. Next week, we will travel to Leviticus 24. To God Be The Glory! Click “Be Encouraged” for Spiritual, Encouraging and Inspirational Uplifting. Be Encouraged Also, please feel free to visit Bible Reading Made Different |