Leviticus 23:1-6

Holy Days

1 The Lord spoke to Moses:
2 "Speak to the Israelites and tell them: These are My appointed times, the times of the Lord that you will proclaim as sacred assemblies.[a]
3 "For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there must be a Sabbath of complete rest, a sacred assembly. You are not to do any work; it is a Sabbath[b] to the Lord wherever you live.
4 "These are the Lord's appointed times, the sacred assemblies you are to proclaim at their appointed times
5 The Passover[c] to the Lord comes in the first month, at twilight on the fourteenth day of the month.
6 The Festival of Unleavened Bread to the Lord is on the fifteenth day of the same month. For seven days you must eat unleavened bread.

Leviticus 23:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 23

In this chapter an account is given of the several holy days, times, and seasons, appointed by God, under the general names of feasts and holy convocations; and first of the sabbath, Le 23:1-4; then of the passover and feast of unleavened bread, Le 23:5-8; to which is annexed the sheaf of the firstfruits, Le 23:9-14; after that of the feast of weeks or pentecost, Le 23:15-22; and of the feast of trumpets, Le 23:23-25; and of the day of atonement, Le 23:26-32; and of the feast of tabernacles, Le 23:33-44.

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. Ex 23:12-19; Nm 28-29; Dt 16:1-17
  • [b]. Ex 34:21; Nm 15:32-36; Neh 13:15-21
  • [c]. Nm 28:4; Lk 22:15; 1 Co 5:7
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