Leviticus 23:1-55
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 23:1 Holy Times. These chapters address holiness in relation to time. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 23:1 Holy Times. These chapters address holiness in relation to time. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 23:4 The Passover is also called THE FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BREAD. See Exodus 12:1; Luke 22:1. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 23:9 For laws relating to the FIRSTFRUITS, see Exodus 23:15 and Exodus 34:18. The feast celebrates the harvest as a blessing from God to his people. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 23:15 The Feast of Weeks is also called the “Feast of Harvest” (Exodus 23:16) and “the day of the firstfruits” (Numbers 28:26). In the NT it is called “Pentecost” (Acts 2:1). This celebration recognizes the Lord as provider of the harvest, who deserves the first of all pr... [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 23:23 At the Feast of Trumpets, trumpet blasts and a solemn assembly call the people to prepare for the most sacred month of the Hebrew calendar. It also marks the end of one agricultural year and the beginning of another. Following the Babylonian exile, Jews celebrated t... [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 23:26 During the DAY OF ATONEMENT, the people are to humble themselves (see note on 16:29–34) and NOT do ANY WORK. Otherwise, they will be cut off from their people. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 23:33 The FEAST OF BOOTHS was a weeklong feast celebrating the people’s salvation from Egypt. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 23:37 These six APPOINTED FEASTS are to help the people worship the Lord and remember his work on their behalf. Verses Leviticus 23:39 return to discuss the Feast of Booths. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]