Tuesday – Pentateuch

Reading – Numbers 29-30

Highlight Verse:

““Five days later, on the fifteenth day of the same month, you must call another holy assembly of all the people, and you may do no ordinary work on that day. It is the beginning of the Festival of Shelters, a seven-day festival to the Lord.”
‭‭Numbers‬ ‭29‬:‭12‬ ‭NLT‬‬

The three festivals mentioned in this chapter are still celebrated today.

Rosh Hashanah or Festival of Trumpets

marks the celebration of harvest and prepares one for the holy days to come. The blowing of the trumpet or Shofar (ram’s horn) signifies the presence and provision of God.

You Kippur or Day of Atonement is the annual commemoration of God forgiveness for His people. It is a time of worship, repentance and focusing on God. It is the most holy day on the Hebrew calendar.

Sukkot or the Festival of Tabernacles provides a practical illustration of when God led His people through the wilderness. It is a seven-day festival involving living or at least feasting in temporary shelters.

God required His people to observe these festivals so they would remember their special relationship with Him.

We would do well to remember these and other festivals that keep us centered on God.

What holy day means the most to you?
Why?