"Speakto the sonsof Israeland sayto them, 'The LORD'Sappointedtimeswhichyou shall proclaimas holyconvocations--My appointedtimesare these:
And Jehusaid,"Sanctifya solemnassemblyfor Baal."And they proclaimed[it].
and to offerallburntofferingsto the LORD,on the sabbaths,the newmoonsand the fixedfestivalsin the number[set] by the ordinanceconcerningthem, continuallybeforethe LORD.
Then Solomonsent[word] to Huramthe kingof Tyre,saying,"As you dealtwith Davidmy fatherand senthim cedarsto buildhim a houseto dwellin, so do for me.
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.
and afterward[there was] a continualburntoffering,also for the newmoonsand for allthe fixedfestivalsof the LORDthat were consecrated,and from everyonewho offereda freewillofferingto the LORD.
Blowthe trumpetat the newmoon,At the fullmoon,on our feastday.
Now when Aaronsaw[this], he builtan altarbeforeit; and Aaronmadea proclamationand said,"Tomorrow[shall be] a feastto the LORD."
Lookupon Zion,the cityof our appointedfeasts;Your eyeswill seeJerusalem,an undisturbedhabitation,A tentwhich will not be folded;Its stakeswill neverbe pulledup, Noranyof its cordsbe tornapart.
The roadsof Zionare in mourningBecausenoone comesto the appointedfeasts.Allher gatesare desolate;Her priestsare groaning,Her virginsare afflicted,And she herselfis bitter.
"In a disputethey shall taketheir standto judge;they shall judgeit according to My ordinances.They shall also keepMy lawsand My statutesin allMy appointedfeastsand sanctifyMy sabbaths.
"I will also putan endto allher gaiety,Her feasts,her newmoons,her sabbathsAnd allher festalassemblies.
Consecratea fast,Proclaima solemnassembly;Gatherthe elders[And] allthe inhabitantsof the landTo the houseof the LORDyour God,And cryout to the LORD.
Blowa trumpetin Zion,Consecratea fast,proclaima solemnassembly,
The LORDspokeagain to Moses,saying,
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.
So Mosesdeclaredto the sonsof Israelthe appointedtimesof the LORD.
Behold,on the mountainsthe feetof him who bringsgood news,Who announcespeace!Celebrateyour feasts,O Judah;Payyour vows.For neveragainwill the wickedone passthrough you; He is cutoffcompletely.
"Also in the dayof your gladnessand in your appointedfeasts,and on the first[days] of your months,you shall blowthe trumpetsoveryour burntofferings,and overthe sacrificesof your peaceofferings;and they shall be as a reminderof you beforeyour God.I am the LORDyour God."
You shall presenttheseto the LORDat your appointedtimes,besidesyour votiveofferingsand your freewillofferings,for your burntofferingsand for your grain offeringsand for your drinkofferingsand for your peaceofferings.'"
Afterthese thingsthere was a feastof the Jews,and Jesuswentup to Jerusalem.
For I wantyou to knowhow greata struggleI haveon your behalfand for thosewhoare at Laodicea,and for all those whohave not personallyseenmy face,
Thereforenooneis to act as your judgein regard to foodordrinkorin respectto a festivalora new moonora Sabbathday--
