Bible Commentaries

And in the ^a seventh month, on the first [day] of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you.

(a) Which contains part of September, and part of October.

Beside the burnt offering of the ^b month, and his meat offering, and the daily ^c burnt offering, and his meat offering, and their drink offerings, according unto their manner, for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.

(b) Which must be offered in the beginning of every month.

(c) Which is for morning and evening.

And ye shall have on the tenth [day] of this seventh month an holy ^d convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: ye shall not do any work [therein]:

(d) Which is the feast of reconciliation.

One kid of the goats [for] a sin offering; beside the sin offering of atonement, and the continual ^e burnt offering, and the meat offering of it, and their drink offerings.

(e) That is, offered every morning and evening.

And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy ^f convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days:

(f) Meaning, the feast of the tabernacles.

And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, [shall be] according to their number, after the ^g manner:

(g) According to the ceremonies appointed to it.

These [things] ye shall do unto the LORD in your set feasts, beside your ^h vows, and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings, and for your meat offerings, and for your drink offerings, and for your peace offerings.

(h) Beside the sacrifices that you will vow or offer of your own minds.