Hebraic Thinking. This article is from the book, Thinking Hebraically by Alyosha Ryobinov, a very important mindset for westerners, reprinted here with his permission.
“The word ( מועדmoed) is used in Leviticus 23:2 referring to appointed times of God. There is a weekly appointed time with God called ( שבתShabbat) and yearly appointed times that include Passover, Unleavened Bread, Sheaf of First Fruits, Feast of Weeks, and what Scripture calls the memorial blowing of trumpets, and then the Day of Atonement and finally, the Feast of Booths. There are seven of these appointed times, not including Shabbat. Shabbat is the weekly ( מועדmoed).
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This article is one of 839 in the four-volume One New Man Bible Companion by Rev. William J. Morford: commentary, word studies, myths corrected, Jewish roots, and maps.
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