leviticus 23

Summary
Outlines the appointed feasts of the Lord, including the Sabbath, Passover, Feast of Unleavened Bread, Feast of Firstfruits, Feast of Weeks, Feast of Trumpets, Day of Atonement, and Feast of Tabernacles.

Key Points
- The Sabbath is a day of rest and holy convocation, observed every seventh day (Leviticus 23:3).
- The Passover is celebrated on the fourteenth day of the first month, followed by the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days (Leviticus 23:4-8).
- The Feast of Firstfruits involves presenting the first sheaf of the harvest to the priest, who waves it before the Lord (Leviticus 23:9-14).
- The Feast of Weeks, or Pentecost, is observed fifty days after the Feast of Firstfruits, with offerings of new grain to the Lord (Leviticus 23:15-21).
- The Feast of Trumpets is a day of rest and blowing of trumpets, observed on the first day of the seventh month (Leviticus 23:23-25).
- The Day of Atonement is a day of fasting, repentance, and atonement for sins, observed on the tenth day of the seventh month (Leviticus 23:26-32).
- The Feast of Tabernacles, or Feast of Booths, is celebrated for seven days, beginning on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, with offerings and living in booths to remember the Israelites' journey in the wilderness (Leviticus 23:33-43).