Leviticus 23: God's Appointed Feasts

God gives Israel a calendar of holy times: the weekly Sabbath, Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Firstfruits, the Feast of Weeks fifty days later, the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Booths, when Israel lived in shelters to remember the wilderness.

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¹ Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
² “Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘The set feasts of Yahweh, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my set feasts.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³ “‘Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation; you shall do no kind of work. It is a Sabbath to Yahweh in all your dwellings.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁴ “‘These are the set feasts of Yahweh, even holy convocations, which you shall proclaim in their appointed season.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁵ In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month in the evening, is Yahweh’s Passover.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁶ On the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread to Yahweh. Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁷ In the first day you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no regular work.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁸ But you shall offer an offering made by fire to Yahweh seven days. In the seventh day is a holy convocation. You shall do no regular work.’”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁹ Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁰ “Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When you have come into the land which I give to you, and shall reap its harvest, then you shall bring the sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹¹ He shall wave the sheaf before Yahweh, to be accepted for you. On the next day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹² On the day when you wave the sheaf, you shall offer a male lamb without defect a year old for a burnt offering to Yahweh.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹³ The meal offering with it shall be two tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, an offering made by fire to Yahweh for a pleasant aroma; and the drink offering with it shall be of wine, the fourth part of a hin.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁴ You must not eat bread, or roasted grain, or fresh grain, until this same day, until you have brought the offering of your God. This is a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁵ “‘You shall count from the next day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering: seven Sabbaths shall be completed.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁶ The next day after the seventh Sabbath you shall count fifty days; and you shall offer a new meal offering to Yahweh.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁷ You shall bring out of your habitations two loaves of bread for a wave offering made of two tenths of an ephah of fine flour. They shall be baked with yeast, for first fruits to Yahweh.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁸ You shall present with the bread seven lambs without defect a year old, one young bull, and two rams. They shall be a burnt offering to Yahweh, with their meal offering and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of a sweet aroma to Yahweh.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁹ You shall offer one male goat for a sin offering, and two male lambs a year old for a sacrifice of peace offerings.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁰ The priest shall wave them with the bread of the first fruits for a wave offering before Yahweh, with the two lambs. They shall be holy to Yahweh for the priest.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²¹ You shall make proclamation on the same day that there shall be a holy convocation to you. You shall do no regular work. This is a statute forever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²² “‘When you reap the harvest of your land, you must not wholly reap into the corners of your field. You must not gather the gleanings of your harvest. You must leave them for the poor and for the foreigner. I am Yahweh your God.’”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²³ Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁴ “Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, there shall be a solemn rest for you, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁵ You shall do no regular work. You shall offer an offering made by fire to Yahweh.’”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁶ Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁷ “However on the tenth day of this seventh month is the day of atonement. It shall be a holy convocation to you. You shall afflict yourselves and you shall offer an offering made by fire to Yahweh.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁸ You shall do no kind of work in that same day, for it is a day of atonement, to make atonement for you before Yahweh your God.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁹ For whoever it is who shall not deny himself in that same day shall be cut off from his people.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³⁰ Whoever does any kind of work in that same day, I will destroy that person from among his people.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³¹ You shall do no kind of work: it is a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³² It shall be a Sabbath of solemn rest for you, and you shall deny yourselves. In the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you shall keep your Sabbath.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³³ Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³⁴ “Speak to the children of Israel, and say, ‘On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the feast of booths for seven days to Yahweh.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³⁵ On the first day shall be a holy convocation. You shall do no regular work.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³⁶ Seven days you shall offer an offering made by fire to Yahweh. On the eighth day shall be a holy convocation to you. You shall offer an offering made by fire to Yahweh. It is a solemn assembly; you shall do no regular work.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³⁷ “‘These are the appointed feasts of Yahweh which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire to Yahweh, a burnt offering, a meal offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, each on its own day—This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³⁸ in addition to the Sabbaths of Yahweh, and in addition to your gifts, and in addition to all your vows, and in addition to all your free will offerings, which you give to Yahweh.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³⁹ “‘So on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the fruits of the land, you shall keep the feast of Yahweh seven days. On the first day shall be a solemn rest, and on the eighth day shall be a solemn rest.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁴⁰ You shall take on the first day the fruit of majestic trees, branches of palm trees, and boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and you shall rejoice before Yahweh your God seven days.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁴¹ You shall keep it as a feast to Yahweh seven days in the year. It is a statute forever throughout your generations. You shall keep it in the seventh month.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁴² You shall dwell in temporary shelters for seven days. All who are native-born in Israel shall dwell in temporary shelters,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁴³ that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in temporary shelters when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I am Yahweh your God.’”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁴⁴ So Moses declared to the children of Israel the appointed feasts of Yahweh.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

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Party Time with God!

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Color the leafy booth! God gave His people happy feasts to remember Him.

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Bible Verse

“So Moses declared to the children of Israel the appointed feasts of Yahweh.”

Leviticus 23:44 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

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Read the verse aloud. Say: God gave His people special days to celebrate. We can celebrate God's goodness too!

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A Year with God

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Read and Think

Leviticus 23 gives Israel a calendar built around God. It begins with the Sabbath, a day of rest each week. Then it lists the feasts. These were holy times to gather, rest, and remember what God had done.

In spring came Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. These recalled the night God rescued Israel from Egypt. The first bundle of barley was waved before Yahweh. Fifty days later came the Feast of Weeks, for the wheat harvest. Farmers were told to leave grain at the edges for the poor and foreigner.

In the fall came the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Booths. At Booths, Israel lived in shelters for seven days. The New Testament says Jesus is our Passover Lamb (1 Corinthians 5:7). He died at Passover. He rose as the firstfruits (1 Corinthians 15:20). The Spirit came at Pentecost.

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What does the calendar in Leviticus 23 begin with?
What did Passover recall?
What were farmers told to leave?
What does 1 Corinthians 5:7 call Jesus?

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FeastSabbathFiftyBoothsGod

Leviticus 23 gives Israel a calendar built around .
It begins with the , a day of rest each week.
In spring came Passover and the of Unleavened Bread.
days later came the Feast of Weeks, for the wheat harvest.
In the fall came the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and the Feast of .

Think About It

How could your family set apart time each week to rest and remember God?
Which feast do you think would have been most fun? Why?

Memory Verse

“‘These are the set feasts of Yahweh, even holy convocations, which you shall proclaim in their appointed season.

Leviticus 23:4 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for times to celebrate You. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

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Why do you think God built Israel's year around worship?
How could a yearly celebration help your family remember what God has done?

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Holy Convocations

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Leviticus 23 organizes Israel's year around the set feasts of Yahweh, even holy convocations, which you shall proclaim in their appointed seasons. The list begins with the weekly Sabbath, a day of complete rest. Time itself belonged to God, and these gatherings kept His saving acts at the center of Israel's memory.

The spring feasts began with Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month, followed by seven days of Unleavened Bread. When they first reaped the harvest, the priest waved the sheaf before Yahweh on the day after the Sabbath. Then they counted seven Sabbaths, fifty days, to the Feast of Weeks, when new grain was offered. In the middle of the harvest laws, God repeats the command to leave the corners of the fields for the poor and the foreigner.

The fall feasts came in the seventh month. There was a memorial of blowing trumpets on the first day, the Day of Atonement on the tenth, and the Feast of Booths beginning on the fifteenth. For seven days Israel lived in booths, that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. The New Testament connects several feasts to Christ. He is our Passover (1 Corinthians 5:7), raised as the firstfruits of those who have died (1 Corinthians 15:20), and the Spirit was given on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1).

Show What You Know

What does the list of feasts begin with?
How many days were counted to the Feast of Weeks?
What command is repeated in the middle of the harvest laws?
Why did Israel live in booths?
What happened on the day of Pentecost according to Acts 2:1?

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Feast of living in huts.
Remembering the night in Egypt.
Weeks came ____ days later.

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Firstfruits began the ____.
Feast with horn blasts.
The weekly day of rest.

Think About It

How does setting aside regular times to worship help us remember God's goodness?
How does Jesus fulfill the meaning of Passover and Firstfruits?

Memory Verse

“So Moses declared to the children of Israel the appointed feasts of Yahweh.”

Leviticus 23:44 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for times to celebrate You. Help me . Amen.

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For families: talk about these together.

How did the feasts help Israel remember God's work through the year?
How can your family make time to celebrate God?
What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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