Yearly Festivals
Chapter 16 deals with "Three Yearly Festivals."
- The Festival of Unleavened Bread. A seven-day celebration beginning
on the day of Passover. It began on the first day of the first
month of the Hebrew religious calendar called Abib. They were to
sacrifice either a lamb or an ox at the Lord's Sanctuary. For seven
days, they were to eat unleavened bread.
- The Festival of Weeks. It took place 7 weeks after the harvest
began. A "freewill" offering was to be made in proportion to their
harvest. Invited to this festival were the Levites, widows and
orphans.
- The Festival of Shelters. It lasted 7 days at the end of the
harvest. It was to be a time of thanksgiving and rejoicing and was
to include the Levites, widows and orphans. It was to be held at
the Sanctuary, the place the Lord would designate.
Then Moses gave them a bit of judicial common sense. Never twist justice to
benefit a rich man and never accept a bribe. Justice must prevail. If they
were going to be successful in this land they must never erect shameful images
or never erect a pillar or obelisk. The Lord hates these things.
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