Leviticus 23:22-26

22 “ ‘When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and for the foreigner residing among you. I am the LORD your God.’ ”

The Festival of Trumpets

23 The LORD said to Moses,

24 “Say to the Israelites: ‘On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of sabbath rest, a sacred assembly commemorated with trumpet blasts.

25 Do no regular work, but present a food offering to the LORD.’ ”

The Day of Atonement

26 The LORD said to Moses,

Leviticus 23:22-26 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 23

In this chapter an account is given of the several holy days, times, and seasons, appointed by God, under the general names of feasts and holy convocations; and first of the sabbath, Le 23:1-4; then of the passover and feast of unleavened bread, Le 23:5-8; to which is annexed the sheaf of the firstfruits, Le 23:9-14; after that of the feast of weeks or pentecost, Le 23:15-22; and of the feast of trumpets, Le 23:23-25; and of the day of atonement, Le 23:26-32; and of the feast of tabernacles, Le 23:33-44.

Cross References

• 1. S Leviticus 19:9
• 2. S Leviticus 19:10; Deuteronomy 24:19-21; Ruth 2:15
• 3. Ruth 2:2
• 4. ver 27,36; Ezra 3:1
• 5. Leviticus 25:9; Numbers 10:9,10; Numbers 29:1; Numbers 31:6; 2 Kings 11:14; 2 Chronicles 13:12; Psalms 98:6
• 6. ver 21
• 7. S Leviticus 1:9