Biblical Feast Day Scriptures

by Norman Edwards

May 23, 2007

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Codes used for Feast Days:

C: Command to keep day, D: Direct Reference to the Day, I: Indirect reference to Day

N: Not a reference to Feast Day Q: Questionable reference, S: Supporting evidence

Bible Verses

Importance of Verses

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Gen 1:14

God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of heaven to divide day from night, and let them indicate festivals [Hebrew mow’ed], days and years”, NJB.

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Gen 14:17-24

Melchizedek brings bread and wine to Abraham, Jewish tradition says that this was on Passover and it seems to be an event that occurs immediately before the events of chapter 15. (see below for link to Feast Days.)

 

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Gen 15 (all)

Melchizedek told Abraham that his descendants would be strangers in a country not their own, and come back in the forth generation (v 13-16). The Israelites came out on he same day of the year that the 430 years began (Ex 12:41). If the 430 years start here, this must be the First Day of Unleavened Bread.

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Ex 12

Passover and Days of Unleavened bread described and commanded to keep. The came out “at the end of the 430 years, to the very day” (v 41, NIV). The Hebrew ’e-tsem (“self-same” in KJV) seems to mean the same day of the year.

 

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Ex 13:4-10

Days of Unleavened Bread an “appointed time” to be kept.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ex 22:29-30

Offspring of people and animals kept with parents for 7 days, dedicated to God on the eighth day.

 

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Ex 23:14-17

Festivals three times during the year (Tabernacles called “ingathering”).

 

 

 

 

 

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Ex 30:10

Once a year Aaron must make an atonement.

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Ex 34:18-25

All three Feast seasons mentioned (Tabernacles called “ingathering”). Verse 24 says “neither will any man covet your land when you go up to appear before the LORD your God.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lev 9:1-4

After Seven days of cleansing the high priest, God appears to him.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lev 12:3

Male babies to be circumcised on the eight day (apparently named then, Luke 1:59).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lev 14:10-11, 23

The person cleansed of leprosy is allowed back in the camp of seven days out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lev 15:14,29

Men and women cleansed from their “discharges” on the eighth day.

 

 

 

 

 

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Lev 16:1-34

Goats on the Day of Atonement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lev 22:27

A young animal cannot be used as an offering until the eighth day.

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Lev 23:1-44

Timing of all Feast Days explained.

 

 

 

 

 

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Lev 25:8-55

Jubilee year to begin when trumpet is blown on the Day of Atonement. Land goes back to people, slaves are freed? (How is this different than the freeing of slaves in the year of release?)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Num 6:10

A Nazarite is clean after seven days when accidentally defiled.

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Num 9:2-14

Command to celebrate Passover—second month Passover if necessary, same rules for a foreigner as Israelite.

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Num 10:9-10

Blow trumpets at war and on the Feast days.

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Num 28:1-31; 29:1-40

Animal offerings given daily, on the Sabbath, new moons & all Feast Days. Seventy bulls were offered during Tabernacles, but only 1 bull was offered on the Eighth Day—it was a symbol of unity.

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Deut 12:5-28

Command to take tithes offerings to “the place the LORD your God will choose” and rejoice there—probably refers to all Feasts. Verse 21 indicates that the Feasts may be observed at home if “the place” is too far away.

 

 

 

 

 

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Deut 15:1-18

Let servants go in the “year of release”—every seven years. (Does not mention atonement/tabernacles, but is it related?)

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Deut 16:1-17

Three Feast seasons explained.

 

 

 

 

 

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Deut 31:9-13

Law to be read at the Feast of Tabernacles, “year of release” mentioned.

 

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Jdgs 14:10-12

Bridegrooms typically made a Feast for seven days (does this relate??).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1Sam 17:12-14

David was the eighth son of Jesse—a completely new kind of person who became king.

 

 

 

 

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1Kngs 8:2

Solomon’s great dedication of the Temple and prayer. “Therefore all the men of Israel assembled with King Solomon at the feast in the month [yerach—month] of Ethanim, which is the seventh month [chodesh—new moon]. If this literally reads “seventh new moon” this is probably the “Feast of Trumpets”. Only other places where Bibleworks finds this exact form are Ezra 3:1 and Nehemiah 7:73 where a specific date seems to be referenced.

 

 

 

 

 

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1Kngs 8:65-66

Feast kept for 14 days—seven for the temple dedication plus seven for tabernacles, then Solomon sent the people away on the 8th day—probably after the assembly. Note it is still called the Eighth Day even though it was literally the fifteenth day that they were there and the 22nd of the month. Some people did not leave until the 23rd (See 2Chr 7:8-10). Notice also that the day of atonement appears to be eclipsed by the first 7-day feast.

 

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1Kngs 9:25

Solomon offered sacrifices three times per year—probably the Feast times.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1Kngs 12:32-33

Jeroboam invents false Feast in the eight month.

 

 

 

 

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2Chr 5-7

Solomon’s great dedication of the Temple and prayer at the Feast in the seventh month. 2Chr 5:3 says (NAU/NAB) “All the men of Israel assembled themselves to the king at the feast, that is in the seventh month [chodesh].” Note that word “in” is in italics. To me, the Hebrew seems to say, “at the feast, that seventh new moon” which would be the Feast of Trumpets. Bibleworks finds no other place where the exact form of these two words appears.

 

 

 

 

 

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2Chr 7:8-10

Dedication of the temple for 7 days. Two feasts of 7 days, but they still call the assembly at the end, the Eight Day! That is its name! The people do not go home until the 23rd.  Apparently the dedication Feast eclipsed Atonement.

 

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2Chr 8:12-16

Solomon made provisions for offerings at the Sabbaths, New Moons and three annual Feasts.

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2Chr 30

Hezekiah’s Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread observed for 14 days (v 23).

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