Outline Studies in the Old Testament for Bible Teachers

by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut

1.) Was held early in the summer, on the fiftieth day after Passover, in the month Sivan, corresponding to May and June.

2.) Commemorated the giving of the law.[6] (See Exod. 19. 1, 11.)

3.) Observed by "first fruits" laid on the altar, with special sacrifices (Lev. 23. 15-21).

3. The Feast of Tabernacles (John 7. 2, 10).

1.) Held in the fall, after the ingathering of crops, from the 15th to the 21st of the seventh month, Ethanim, corresponding to September and October (Lev. 23. 34).

2.) Commemorated the outdoor life of the wilderness (Lev. 23. 43).

3.) Observed by living in huts or booths, and by special sacrifices (Lev. 23. 35-42).

4. The Day of Atonement, the only fast required by the Jew´ish law.

1.) Held in the fall, on the tenth day of the month Ethanim (Lev. 23. 27), five days before the Feast of Tabernacles.

2.) Showing the sinner's reconciliation with God.