'The Harvest Festival.'
Leviticus 23:39.
a) On the fifteenth day of the seventh month. (It was a specific day)
b) After gathering the fruit of the land.
c) You shall keep the Feast of the Lord for seven days.
d) On the first day there shall be a Sabbath rest.
e) On the eighth day there shall be a Sabbath rest.
(This QT teaches me the Biblical basis for The Harvest Festival)
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'Consider The Day Of Atonement.'
Leviticus 23:26-32.
a) Leviticus 23:26. This was what the Lord said. (It was not man's idea)
b) Leviticus 23:27. There was to be a set Day of Atonement.
1-A time of Holy Convocation.
2-A time for afflicting of self.
3-A time for presenting a Food Offering to the Lord.
c) Leviticus 23:28. There was to be no work done on that day, people were to be humble before the Lord. (Probably with fasting)
d) Leviticus 23:29. Whoever of God's People who did not join this Convocation would be cut off.
e) Leviticus 23:30-31. Whoever of God's People worked during this Convocation would be destroyed.
f) Leviticus 23:32. It was a day of Holy Solemnity.
(This Second one causes me to Consider The Day Of Atonement)
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Chris.
Work was something that originated in the days of Adam and Eve. God provided much for His Old Testament People, and He also still provides for us, from the land. Farmers are still planting crops across the land and the people benefit from the farmers' hard work. Rest was an important part of the farmer's life, it was not meant to be just 'rest' but Sabbath rest. God-given rest is just as important today - a Sabbath Rest.
