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Israel’s feasts and festivals were to be times of religious and community celebration. Ordained by God, they were to be the outward expression of a right spirital attitude.
Ex 5:1 See also Ex 10:9; Hos 9:5
The three pilgrim festivals Ex 23:14-19; 2Ch 8:12-13 The Feast of Unleavened Bread/Passover: Ex 12:14; Nu 28:17 The Feast of Weeks/Harvest: Lev 23:15-21; Nu 28:26 The Feast of Tabernacles/Ingathering: Lev 23:39-41; Nu 29:12; Jdg 21:19; 1Ki 8:65 pp 2Ch 7:8
They were a joyful response to God’s blessings Zec 8:19 Contrasting with fasts. See also Na 1:15
They were celebrated with sacrifices and offerings Nu 29:39; Eze 46:11
Isa 1:14; Isa 29:1; Hos 5:7; Mal 2:3; 1Co 5:8
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