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Leviticus 25:8–55 The Year of Jubilee involved a year of release from indebtedness (vv.23–38) and bondage of all sorts (vv. 39–55). All prisoners and captives were set free, slaves released, and debtors absolved. All property reverted to original owners. This plan curbed inflation and moderated acquisitions. It also gave new opportunity to people who had fallen on hard times.
Psalm 28:9 Your inheritance. God amazingly considers His people a most precious possession (see Deut. 7:6–16; 9:29; 1 Sam 10:1; Pss. 33:12; 94:5; Eph. 1:18).
Mark 6:44 five thousand men. The Greek word for “men” means strictly males, so the numerical estimate did not include women and children (see Matt. 14:21). The women and children were traditionally seated separately from the men for meals. When everyone was added, there could have been at least 20,000.
Mark 6:50 Be of good cheer! This command, always linked in the Gospels to a situation of fear and apprehension (see 10:49; Matt. 9:2, 22; 14:27; Luke 8:48; John 16:33; Acts 23:11), urged the disciples to have a continuing attitude of courage. It is I. Literally, “I AM.” This statement clearly identified the figure as the Lord Jesus, not some phantom. It echoed the Old Testament self-revelation of God (see Ex. 3:14).
DAY 28: List all the Jewish feasts and dates.
Feast of:Passover
Month on Jewish Calendar: Nisan
Day: 14
Corresponding Month: Mar.–Apr.
References: Exodus 12:1–14; Matthew 26:17–20
Feast of: *Unleavened Bread
Month on Jewish Calendar: Nisan
Day: 15-21
Corresponding Month: Mar.–Apr.
References: Exodus 12:15–20
Feast of: Firstfruits
Month on Jewish Calendar: Nisan or Sivan
Day: 16 or 6
Corresponding Month: Mar.–Apr.
Corresponding Month: May–June
References: Leviticus 23:9–14; Numbers (28:26)
Feast of: *Pentecost (Harvest or Weeks)
Month on Jewish Calendar: Sivan
Day: 6 (50 days after barley harvest)
Corresponding Month: May–June
References: Deuteronomy 16:9–12; Acts 2:1
Feast of: Trumpets, Rosh Hashanah
Month on Jewish Calendar: Tishri
Day: 1, 2
Corresponding Month: Sept.–Oct.
References: Numbers 29:1–6
Feast of: Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur
Month on Jewish Calendar: Tishri
Day: 10
Corresponding Month: Sept.–Oct.
References: Leviticus 23:26–32; Hebrews 9:7
Feast of: *Tabernacles (Booths or Ingathering)
Month on Jewish Calendar: Tishri
Day: 15-22
Corresponding Month: Sept.–Oct.
References: Nehemiah 8:13–18; John 7:2
Feast of: Dedication (Lights), Hanukkah
Month on Jewish Calendar: Chislev
Day: 25 (8 days)
Corresponding Month: Nov.–Dec.
References: John 10:22
Feast of: Purim (Lots)
Month on Jewish Calendar: Adar
DAY: 14, 15
Corresponding Month: Feb.–Mar.
References: Esther 9:18–22
*The three major feasts for which all males of Israel were required to travel to the temple in Jerusalem (Ex. 23:14–19).