Leviticus 23:24-36

24 "Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, '¹In the seventh month on the first of the month you shall have a rest, a ²reminder by blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation.

25 'You shall ³not do any laborious work, but you shall present an offering by fire to the LORD.' "

The Day of Atonement

26 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

27 "On exactly ⁴the tenth day of this seventh month is ⁵the day of atonement; it shall be a holy convocation for you, and you shall humble your souls and present an offering by fire to the LORD.

28 "You shall not do any work on this same day, for it is a ⁶day of atonement, ⁷to make atonement on your behalf before the LORD your God.

29 "If there is any person who will not humble himself on this same day, ⁸he shall be cut off from his people.

30 "As for any person who does any work on this same day, that person I will destroy from among his people.

31 "You shall do no * work at all. It is to be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwelling places.

32 "It is to be a sabbath of complete rest to you, and you shall humble your souls; on the ninth of the month at evening, from evening until evening you shall keep your sabbath."

33 Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

34 "Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, 'On ⁹the fifteenth * of this seventh month is the ¹⁰Feast of Booths for seven days to the LORD.

35 'On the first day is a holy convocation; you shall do ¹¹no * laborious work of any kind.

36 '¹²For seven days you shall present an offering by fire to the LORD. On ¹³the eighth day you shall have a holy convocation and present an offering by fire to the LORD; it is an assembly. You shall do no * laborious work

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Leviticus 23:24-36 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.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 13

1. Numbers 29:1
2. Numbers 10:9, 10
3. Leviticus 23:21
4. Leviticus 16:29; Leviticus 25:9; Numbers 29:7
5. Exodus 30:10; Leviticus 16:30; Leviticus 23:28; Numbers 29:7-11
6. Leviticus 23:27
7. Leviticus 16:34
8. Genesis 17:14; Leviticus 13:46; Numbers 5:2
9. Numbers 29:12
10. Leviticus 23:42, 43; Deuteronomy 16:13, 16; Ezra 3:4; Nehemiah 8:14; Zechariah 14:16; John 7:2
11. Leviticus 23:25
12. Numbers 29:12-34
13. Numbers 29:35-38

Footnotes 2

[a]. Lit "sabbath rest"
[b]. Lit "soul"