10 Bible Verses about the anniversary Feasts

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Exodus 23:15

You shall keep the feast of unleavened bread: (you shall eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded you, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it you came out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:)

Exodus 34:18

The feast of unleavened bread shall you keep. Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, in the time of the month Abib: for in the month Abib you came out from Egypt.

Leviticus 23:1

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

Daniel 5:1

Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.

Numbers 9:2

Let the children of Israel also keep the passover at its appointed time.

1 Kings 12:32

And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Beth-el, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places whom he had made.

1 Corinthians 5:8

Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

Esther 9:26

Therefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them,

John 7:2

Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand.

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the anniversary Feasts » Were seasons of » Sacrificing

1 Kings 9:25

And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the house.

2 Chronicles 8:13

Even according to a certain duty every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.

1 Samuel 1:3

And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there.

the anniversary Feasts » Called » Solemn feasts

2 Chronicles 8:13

Even according to a certain duty every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.

Lamentations 1:4

The roads to Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she is in bitterness.

the anniversary Feasts » Offerings to be made at

Exodus 34:20

But the firstling of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb: and if you redeem it not, then shall you break its neck. All the firstborn of your sons you shall redeem. And none shall appear before me empty.

Deuteronomy 16:16-17

Three times in a year shall all your males appear before the LORD your God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty: Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD your God which he has given you.

the anniversary Feasts » Were seasons of » Entertainments

1 Samuel 1:9

So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a door post of the temple of the LORD.

1 Samuel 1:4

And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:

the anniversary Feasts » Females often attended

1 Samuel 1:9

So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a door post of the temple of the LORD.

1 Samuel 1:3

And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there.

the anniversary Feasts » All males to attend

Exodus 23:17

Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the Lord GOD.

Exodus 34:23

Three times in the year shall all your male children appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel.

the anniversary Feasts » Were seasons of » Joy and gladness

Isaiah 30:20

And though the Lord gives you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall your teachers not be moved into a corner any more, but your eyes shall see your teachers:

Psalm 42:4

When I remember these things, I pour out my soul within me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.

the anniversary Feasts » The jews dispersed in distant parts often attended

Acts 8:27

And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem to worship,

Acts 2:5-11

And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. Now when this was sounded abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because every man heard them speak in his own language. And they were all amazed and marveled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these who speak Galileans? read more.
And how hear we every man in our own tongue, in which we were born? Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

the anniversary Feasts » The jews went up to, in large companies

Psalm 42:4

When I remember these things, I pour out my soul within me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.

Luke 2:44

But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintances.

the anniversary Feasts » Christ attended

John 5:1

After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

John 7:10

But when his brothers were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.

the anniversary Feasts » Enumerated

Exodus 23:15-16

You shall keep the feast of unleavened bread: (you shall eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded you, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it you came out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:) And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of your labors, which you have sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when you have gathered in your labors out of the field.

the anniversary Feasts » Called » Feasts of the lord

Leviticus 23:4

These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which you shall proclaim in their appointed times.

the anniversary Feasts » Rendered unavailing by the impiety of the jews

Isaiah 1:13-14

Bring no more vain offerings; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot endure; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hates: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary of bearing them.

the anniversary Feasts » The ten tribes seduced by jeroboam from attending

1 Kings 12:27

If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.

the anniversary Feasts » Illustrative of general assembly of the church

the anniversary Feasts » The jews attended gladly

Psalm 122:1-2

[A song of ascents. Of David.] I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. Our feet shall stand within your gates, O Jerusalem.

the anniversary Feasts » The dangers and difficulties encountered in going up to, alluded to

Psalm 84:6-7

Who passing through the valley of Baca makes it a well; the rain also fills the pools. They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appears before God.

the anniversary Feasts » The land divinely protected during

Exodus 34:24

For I will cast out the nations before you, and enlarge your borders: neither shall any man desire your land, when you shall go up to appear before the LORD your God three times in the year.

the anniversary Feasts » Instituted by God

the anniversary Feasts » Called » Solemn meetings

Isaiah 1:13

Bring no more vain offerings; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot endure; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.

the anniversary Feasts » Called » Appointed feasts

Isaiah 1:14

Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hates: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary of bearing them.

the anniversary Feasts » Were eucharistic

Psalm 122:4

Where the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.

the anniversary Feasts » Children commenced attending, when twelve years old

Luke 2:42

And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast.

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