The Festal Calendar
A Comparison as Described in Leviticus 23 and Deuteronomy 16Being that this class is my first exposure to the Biblical Text, I consider myself a novice on the subject. Therefore, almost everything that I have read so far has raised questions and reactions with me. I have chosen to write about the Festal Calendar as it is detailed in Leviticus, chapter 23 and Deuteronomy, chapter 16.There are three main events, or appointed festivals of the Lord, described in Leviticus 23 and Deuteronomy 16. The first one is called the festival of unleavened bread. According to Leviticus 23, it occurs on the 14th day of the first month. And on that day, at twilight, there is a passover offering. But in Deuteronomy 16, the festival of unleavened bread, or passover, is said to happen in the month of Abib. I believe that this is the same month mentioned in Leviticus 23 as the "first month" because in Exodus 13.4, Abib is the month when Moses and the people left Egypt and s
Another interesting point described about the festival of weeks in Deuteronomy 16 is the list of those who can participate in the festival and go to the dwelling that the Lord has chosen. I believe the reason for this is because the first harvest may vary from year to year due to changing climate conditions and the different town's geographical locations. Also in Deuteronomy 16 it says to allow all, including strangers, to take part in the festival; just as in the festival of weeks. Both of the accounts said that it shall last for seven days. However, that is about the only similarity. And again, this seems to be a rather vague definition of strangers. Deuteronomy 16 says to celebrate it when you have gathered in the produce from your threshing floors and winepresses. Leviticus 23 makes no mention of the place where the offerings and sacrifices of the festival of unleavened bread are to be made; but Deuteronomy 16 is very specific about it. In fact, it even seems to take into account each family's harvest yield by only requiring a "freewill offering" proportional to the blessing received. However, one major difference I noticed is in the location of the offerings or sacrifices. It says that each settlement must provide two loaves of bread made with choice flour and leavened (as opposed to unleavened in passover) bread, seven one-year-old lambs, one young bull, and two rams. I believe that "blessing received" refers to the amount of crops and livestock that each household has that year. What is meant by "booths", I am not really sure. Only Leviticus 23 sets a specific time to hold the festival of booths. Would not "strangers" include those who worship other gods and those who are uncircumcised? I feel that the definition of strangers is too vague.
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