Jehu said, “Prepare a holy meeting for Baal.” And the priests announced the meeting.
Leviticus 23:2 - Easy To Read Version “Tell the people of Israel: You will announce the Lord’s chosen festivals as holy meetings. These are my special holidays: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Say to the Israelites, The set feasts or appointed seasons of the Lord which you shall proclaim as holy convocations, even My set feasts, are these: American Standard Version (1901) Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, The set feasts of Jehovah, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my set feasts. Common English Bible Speak to the Israelites and say to them: These are my appointed times, the LORD’s appointed times, which you will declare to be holy occasions: Catholic Public Domain Version Speak to the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: These are the feasts of the Lord, which you shall call holy. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: These are the feasts of the Lord, which you shall call holy. |
Jehu said, “Prepare a holy meeting for Baal.” And the priests announced the meeting.
The Levites prepared all the burnt offerings {\cf2\super [256]} to the Lord on the special days of rest, at the New Moon {\cf2\super [257]} celebrations, and at all the special holidays. They served before the Lord every day. There were special rules for how many Levites should serve each time.
Then Solomon sent a message to Hiram. Hiram was the king of the city of Tyre. Solomon said, “Help me like you helped my father David. You sent wood to him from cedar trees so he could build a house for himself to live in.
So they made an announcement everywhere in Israel, from the town of Beersheba all the way to the town of Dan. They told the people to come to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover for the Lord God of Israel. A large group of the people of Israel had not celebrated the Passover since a long time ago the way the law of Moses said to celebrate it.
After that, they began offering the continual burnt offerings each day, the offerings for the New Moon, and for all the other festivals and holidays that were commanded by the Lord. The people also began giving any other gifts they wanted to give to the Lord.
Blow the ram’s horn\par at the time of the new moon, {\cf2\super [464]} \par Blow the ram’s horn\par at the time of the full moon. {\cf2\super [465]} \par when our holiday begins.\par
Aaron saw all these things. So he built an altar [326] in front of the calf. Then Aaron made an announcement. He said, “Tomorrow will be a special feast to honor the Lord.”
Look at Zion {\cf2\super [310]} , the city of our religious holidays. Look at Jerusalem—that beautiful place of rest. Jerusalem is like a tent that will never be moved. The pegs that hold her in place will never be pulled up. Her ropes will never be broken.
The roads to Zion {\cf2\super [2]} are very sad.\par They are sad because no person comes to Zion for the holidays anymore.\par All of Zion’s gates have been destroyed.\par All of Zion’s priests groan.\par Zion’s young women\par have been taken away. {\cf2\super [3]} \par And all of this is a bitter sadness to Zion.\par
The priests will be the judges in court. They will follow my laws when they judge people. They will obey my laws and my rules at all my special feasts. They will respect my special days of rest and keep them holy.
“Then the people of Judah and the people of Israel will be gathered together. They will choose one ruler for themselves. And their nation will be too large for the land! {\cf2\super [9]} Jezreel’s day will be truly great.”
Tell the people that there will be a special time for not eating food. Call the people together for a special meeting. Bring the leaders and all the people that live in the land together. Bring them to the temple {\cf2\super [7]} of the Lord your God, and pray to the Lord.
Blow the trumpet at Zion. {\cf2\super [14]} \par Call for a special meeting.\par Call for a special time for not eating.\par
On that same day, you will call a holy meeting. You must not do any work. This law continues forever in all your homes.
“Those are the Lord’s special holidays. There will be holy meetings on those holidays. You will bring offerings by fire to the Lord—burnt offerings, grain offerings, sacrifices, and drink offerings. You will bring those gifts at the right time.
“These are the Lord’s chosen holidays. You will announce the holy meetings at the times chosen for them.
So Moses told the people of Israel about all of the special meetings {to honor} the Lord.
Judah, look!\par Look there, coming over the mountains.\par Here comes a messenger\par bringing good news!\par He says there is peace!\par Judah, celebrate your special holidays.\par Judah, do the things you promised.\par Those worthless people\par will not come through\par and attack you again!\par Why? Because all those bad people\par have been destroyed!\par
Also you should blow these trumpets for your special meetings, new moon days, and all your happy times together. Blow the trumpets when you give your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. This will be a special way for the Lord your God to remember you. I command you to do this; I am the Lord your God.”
“At the special holidays you must bring your burnt offerings, grain offerings, drink offerings, and fellowship offerings. You must give those offerings to the Lord. Those offerings are in addition to any special gift you might want to give to the Lord and any offering that is part of any special promise you make.”
I want you to know that I am trying very hard to help you. And I am trying to help the people in Laodicea and other people who have never seen me.
So don’t let any person make rules for you about eating and drinking or about Jewish customs (festivals, New Moon celebrations, {\cf2\super [12]} or Sabbath days {\cf2\super [13]}).