Leviticus 23: 26-38….The New Year for us is tomorrow!

 Introduction: Yesterday we ended by discussing the Feast of Trumpets. The ancient Egyptians’ civil year began with the Nile’s flood season in September, and ancient Israel’s civil year, used for legal and chronological purposes, began in the autumn on the first day of the seventh month. As you probably know their months coincided with theContinue reading “Leviticus 23: 26-38….The New Year for us is tomorrow!”

Lev 23: 3-34, selected portions…. Keeping Holy Days.

Introduction: We are in the middle of a bunch of ‘haligdæges’ as they were called in Middle English. They were celebrations but they were all religious, consecrated times, combining worship and feasting. In the Bible there were sacrifices to be made for sin but many of the offerings became the food for enjoyment. They wereContinue reading “Lev 23: 3-34, selected portions…. Keeping Holy Days.”