Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.
Leviticus
The book of Leviticus is a foundational Old Testament book that provides detailed instructions on worship, holiness, and living in covenant relationship with God. It outlines the sacrificial system, priestly duties, ceremonial laws, and moral guidance for the Israelites, emphasizing that God calls His people to be holy, set apart, and faithful in every aspect of life.
Leviticus highlights the importance of approaching God with reverence and obedience. It teaches that true worship involves not only rituals but also ethical living, justice, and compassion toward others. The book underscores God’s desire for His people to live in a way that reflects His character and honors His covenant.
This book encourages believers to understand the seriousness of sin, the need for atonement, and the blessings of obedience. Leviticus reveals God’s standards for holiness while pointing forward to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who fulfills the law and brings reconciliation to humanity.
Explore the book of Leviticus to learn about God’s call to holiness, the meaning of worship, and the principles of living faithfully in covenant relationship with Him.
Leviticus 23:30
And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people. Reflection Leviticus 23:30 stands as one of the most severe warnings in the Law, underscoring the absolute holiness of the Day of Atonement. This was not an ordinary Sabbath or ceremonial observance; […]
Leviticus 23:31
Ye shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
Leviticus 23:32
It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath.
Leviticus 23:33
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus 23:34
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD.
Leviticus 23:35
On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
Leviticus 23:36
Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein.
Leviticus 23:37
These are the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day:
Leviticus 23:38
Beside the sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the LORD.
Leviticus 23:39
Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.
Leviticus 23:4
These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons.
Leviticus 23:40
And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.
Leviticus 23:41
And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month.
Leviticus 23:42
Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:
Leviticus 23:43
That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 23:44
And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD.
Leviticus 23:5
In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD’S passover.
Leviticus 23:6
And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.
Leviticus 23:7
In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
Leviticus 23:8
But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
Leviticus 23:9
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus 24:1
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus 24:10
And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp;
Leviticus 24:11
And the Israelitish woman’s son blasphemed the name of the LORD, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)
Leviticus 24:12
And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them.
Leviticus 24:13
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus 24:14
Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.
Leviticus 24:15
And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.
Leviticus 24:16
And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the LORD, shall be put to death.