Leviticus 23:25 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

You must not do any regular work on that day, but you should bring a fire offering to the LORD.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse is commanding the people to set aside their normal work and instead focus on worship by bringing offerings to God.

📚 Historical Context

In the Old Testament, God established a series of feasts and holy days for the Israelites to remember His provision and maintain their spiritual identity as His chosen people. The Feast of Trumpets, mentioned in Leviticus 23, was a sacred day at the start of the seventh month in the Jewish calendar, marked by blowing trumpets to call for reflection and assembly. On this day, God commanded no ordinary work to be done so that the people could focus on offering sacrifices by fire as an expression of devotion and worship.

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Numbers 28:24

In this same way, you should offer daily throughout the seven days the food of the sacrifice made by fire, which creates a sweet-smelling aroma for the LORD. This should be offered along with the regular burnt offering and its drink offering.

Nehemiah 10:33

For the bread that is displayed before God, for the regular grain offerings, for the regular burnt offerings on Sabbaths and new moon celebrations, for the appointed festivals, for the holy items, and for the sin offerings to make things right between God and Israel, and for everything needed to maintain God's house.

Numbers 28:23

You must offer these sacrifices in addition to the morning burnt offering, which is the regular daily burnt offering.

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