15 Bible Verses about Banquets, Events Celebrated
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"The kingdom from heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.
Eventually, Jacob told Laban, "Bring me my wife, now that my time of service has been completed, so I can go be with her." So Laban gathered all the men who lived in that place and held a wedding festival.
Later on, when his father went down to visit the woman, Samson threw a party there, since young men customarily did this.
"While they were away buying it, the groom arrived. Those who were ready went with him into the wedding banquet, and the door was closed.
Be like people who are waiting for their master to return from a wedding. As soon as he arrives and knocks, they will open the door for him.
Then he told them, "Now draw some out and take it to the man in charge of the banquet." So they did. When the man in charge of the banquet tasted the water that had become wine (without knowing where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew), he called for the bridegroom
Then the angel told me, "Write this: "How blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the lamb!'" He also told me, "These are the true words of God."
On the third day, which just happened to be Pharaoh's birthday, he threw a party for all his servants. He lifted the head of both his senior security advisor and of his head chef in front of his servants
An opportunity came during Herod's birthday celebration, when he gave a banquet for his top officials, military officers, and the most important people of Galilee.
The child grew and eventually was weaned, so Abraham threw a tremendous banquet on the very day Isaac was weaned.
All the prosperous people will eat and bow down in submission. All those who are about to go down to the grave will bow down in submission, along with the one who can no longer keep himself alive.
The Israelis who were present in Jerusalem observed the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days with immense gladness, and the descendants of Levi and priests praised the LORD throughout each day, singing mightily to the LORD. Hezekiah encouraged all the descendants of Levi who demonstrated significant insight in their service to the LORD, so they all participated in the festival meals for seven days, all the while sacrificing peace offerings and giving thanks to the LORD God of their ancestors.
They roasted the Passover in fire, as required by the ordinances, and boiled the holy things in pots, kettles, and pans, and delivered them quickly to all the people.
And when you eat and drink, you're eating and drinking for your own benefit, aren't you?
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- Celebrated (40 instances)
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