In the biblical tradition, sacred gatherings and celebrations are a vital part of worship and community life. The book of Exodus establishes the importance of the Passover feast, with God commanding the Israelites to observe it as a lasting ordinance (Exodus 12:14). The law given through Moses also institutes the Feast of Harvest and the Feast of Ingathering, as recorded in Exodus 23:14-16, and Leviticus 23:1-2 provides a comprehensive calendar of sacred feasts. These joyous occasions, including the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Exodus 23:15), serve as reminders of God's deliverance and provision, fostering gratitude and unity among His people.
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And this day will be a memorial for you, and you are to celebrate it as a feast to the LORD, as a permanent statute for the generations to come.
You are also to keep the Feast of Harvest with the firstfruits of the produce from what you sow in the field. And keep the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather your produce from the field.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘These are My appointed feasts, the feasts of the LORD that you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies.
You are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread as I commanded you: At the appointed time in the month of Abib you are to eat unleavened bread for seven days, because that was the month you came out of Egypt. No one may appear before Me empty-handed.
Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.
For seven days you are to eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD.