Leviticus 23:4-14 - These are the appointed feasts of the Lord

23:4-8

Two appointed festivals are mentioned here, with their dates. These are the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. Note that in both cases it says “The Lord’s Festival of ...” The festivals belong to God. The church goes astray if we forget that we belong to God, and the church belongs to God. We need to be God centred in all that we do.

23:9-14

This section looks forward to the time when they finally enter the promised land. They are to bring to the priest a sheaf of the first grain harvest. This would be a reminder that it was the Lord who brought them into the land. There was also to be the offering of a lamb and a grain offering. They were not to eat any grain or produce from the grain until they had made the offering. We are to put the Lord first in all things. This is the way things are. Without God there is nothing, we would not even exist unless He had created us.