Biblical Israel’s Liturgical Feasts
3 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘These are my appointed festivals, the appointed festivals of the Lord , which you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies. The Sabbath 3 “‘There are six days when you may work, but the seventh day is a day of sabbath rest, a day of sacred assembly. You are not to do any work; wherever you live, it is a sabbath to the Lord . The Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread 4 “‘These are the Lord ’s appointed festivals, the sacred assemblies you are to proclaim at their appointed times: 5 The Lord ’s Passoverbegins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. 6 On the fifteenth day of that month the Lord ’s Festival of Unleavened Bread begins; for seven days you must eat bread made without yeast. 7 On the first day hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work....