Leviticus 22 and Leviticus 23

Leviticus 22
Thought - How many times in Leviticus "I am the Lord who sanctifies you." - Ex 31:13, Lev 20:8 and 22:32

If one of the priests/sons had an uncleanness - they were considered unclean until the sun set.

They couldn't eat an animal that died or was torn by beasts.

v 10 - No laymen or guest of the priest could eat of the gift. HOWEVER the slaves of the priest could (v 11)

v 7ff - offerings had to be without defect or blemish.


Leviticus 23
Festivals/Convocations

v3 - SABBATH - 6 days work could be done but on the seventh there was to be nothing but rest

NOTE - it doesn't specify a day of the week here.

It is a Sabbath to the Lord in all your dwellings

NOTE - they weren't commanded to go to the temple/tabernacle either.

v5 Passover - 1st month 14th day twilight

v 6-8 - Feast of Unleavened Bread - 15th day 1st month

  • 7 days eat unleavened bread
  • day 1 - holy convocation (meeting) - no laborious work
  • All Days - present fire offering
  • Day 7 - holy convocation - no laborious work


v 9-14 - Feast of First Fruits
Not sure I understand the timing of this one - but Ryrie note says 2nd day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

v 15-21 - Pentecost

  • Count from day after the Sabbath of 7 complete Sabbaths +50 days
  • New Grain offering
  • Holy Convocation
  • Wave Offering - two loaves of bread
  • sin offering
  • aroma offering
  • peace offerings
  • No laborious Work


v 22 - Instructions not to reap the fields clean, but to leave some for the poor

v 23-25 - Feast of Trumpets

  • 7th month 1st day
  • have a rest
  • reminder - blowing of trumpets
  • no laborious work
  • fire offering


vv 26-32 - Day of Atonement

  • 7th month - 10th day (9th of month at evening from evening until evening.)
  • holy convocation
  • offering by fire
  • no work
  • humble your souls
  • strict warnings of no work and humble yourselves.
  • v 32 - a Sabbath of complete rest


vv 33-36 - (Tabernacles) Feast of Booths

  • 7th month 15th day
  • lasts 7 days
  • Day 1 - holy convocation and no work
  • 7 days - offering by fire
  • 8th day - holy convocation, offering by fire and no work.


v 37ff - Further details of Festival of Booths
They would live in booths for 7 days to remind them that the Israelites lived in booths when they were brought out of Egypt.

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