Now when Aaronsaw[this], he builtan altarbeforeit; and Aaronmadea proclamationand said,"Tomorrow[shall be] a feastto the LORD."
Now she wrotein the letters,saying,"Proclaima fastand seatNabothat the headof the people;
And Jehusaid,"Sanctifya solemnassemblyfor Baal."And they proclaimed[it].
So Urijahthe priestbuiltan altar;according to allthat KingAhazhad sentfrom Damascus,thusUrijahthe priestmade[it], beforethe comingof KingAhazfrom Damascus.
So they establisheda decreeto circulatea proclamationthroughout allIsraelfrom Beershebaeven to Dan,that they should cometo celebratethe Passoverto the LORDGodof Israelat Jerusalem.For they had not celebrated[it] in greatnumbersas it was prescribed.
Mosessaid,"We shall gowith our youngand our old;with our sonsand our daughters,with our flocksand our herdswe shall go,for we must hold a feastto the LORD."
Now thisdaywill be a memorialto you, and you shall celebrateit [as] a feastto the LORD;throughout your generationsyou are to celebrateit [as] a permanentordinance.
Mosesbuiltan altarand namedit The LORDis My Banner;
He took[this] from their hand,and fashionedit with a gravingtooland madeit into a moltencalf;and they said,"Thisis your god,O Israel,whobroughtyou up from the landof Egypt."
So the nextdaythey roseearlyand offeredburntofferings,and broughtpeaceofferings;and the peoplesatdownto eatand to drink,and roseup to play.
SinceEphraimhas multipliedaltarsfor sin,They have becomealtarsof sinningfor him.
For Israelhas forgottenhis Makerand builtpalaces;And Judahhas multipliedfortifiedcities,But I will senda fireon its citiesthat it may consumeits palatialdwellings.
"Speakto the sonsof Israeland sayto them, 'The LORD'Sappointedtimeswhichyou shall proclaimas holyconvocations--My appointedtimesare these:
On thissamedayyou shall makea proclamationas well; you are to havea holyconvocation.You shall donolaboriouswork.It is to be a perpetualstatutein allyour dwellingplacesthroughout your generations.
Theseare the appointedtimesof the LORDwhichyou shall proclaimas holyconvocations,to presentofferingsby fireto the LORD--burntofferingsand grain offerings,sacrificesand drinkofferings,[each] day'smatteron its own day--
Theseare the appointedtimesof the LORD,holyconvocationswhichyou shall proclaimat the timesappointedfor them.
Thereforelet us celebrate the feast,not with oldleaven,norwith the leavenof maliceand wickedness,but with the unleavenedbread of sincerityand truth.
And Saulbuiltan altarto the LORD;it was the firstaltarthat he builtto the LORD.