Note. Read all the scriptures here referred to and invite others to be given by the class. Then drill on these facts until they are familiar. The Sacred Occasions. 1. The Sabbath. For the meaning and use of the term see Lev. 25:4; Math. 28:1; Lu. 24:1; Acts 25:7. The first mention is Gen. 2:2-3 and the first mention of the weekly Sabbath is Ex. 16:22-30. It is suggested in the division of weeks. Gen. 8:10-12; 29:27-28, and Israel was directed to keep it, Ex. 20:8-11. 2. The New Moons. They were special feasts on the first day of the month (Num. 10:10) and were celebrated by sacrifices (Num. 28:11-15). Among the ten tribes it was regarded as a time suitable to go to the prophets for instruction, 2 K. 4:23. 3. The Annual Feasts. There were several of these. (1) _The Passover_, April 14 (Ex. 12:1-51), commemorating the exodus from Egypt and the saving of the first born. (2) _Pentecost_, June 6 (Ex. 34:22; Lev. 23:15-16; Deut. 16:9-10; Num. 28:26-31), commemorating the giving of the Law. (3) _The Feast of Trumpets_, October 1 (Lev. 23:23-25; Num. 29:1-6), the beginning of the civil year. (4) _The Day of Atonement_, October 10 (Lev. 16: 1-34; 23:27-32), atonement made for the sins of the people. (5) _The Feast of Tabernacles_, October 15, lasting a week (Lev. 23:34-43; Ex. 23:16; 34:22; Deut. 16:13-15), commemorating the life in the wilderness. (6) _The Feast of Dedication_, December 25 (1 Kings 8:2; 1 Chron. 5:3), commemorating the dedication of the temple. (7) _The Feast of Purim_, March 14 and 15 (Esth. 9:20-32), commemorating the deliverance through Esther. 4. The Sabbatical Year. The land of Israel should rest every seven years as the people rested every seven days. No seeds must be sown or vineyards pruned. All that grew was public property and the poor could take it at will. All debts must then be forgiven except to foreigners (Ex. 23:10-11; Lev. 25:2-7; Deut. 15:1-11). 5. The Year of Jubilee. Every fiftieth year was known as Jubilee, Lev. 25:8-55. It began on the tenth day of the seventh month and during it the soil was unfilled just as on the Sabbatical year. All alienated land went back to the original owner and the Hebrew bondmen became free if they desired. 6. The Lord's Day. It is the first day of the week and commemorates the resurrection of Jesus and the finished work of redemption as the Sabbath commemorated the finished work of creation. Note. Find other scripture references to each of these occasions and become familiar with the name, date and import of each. * * * * * Chapter IV. Sacred Institutions of Worship and Seven Great Covenants. The Sacred Institutions of Worship. 1. The Alter. Make a careful study finding: (1) The first mention of it. (2) The different persons who are recorded as erecting altars, Gen. 1-Ex. 20. (3) The materials of construction, Ex. 20:24-25. (4) The purpose for which they were erected, including that of Joshua, Josh. 22:10, 22-29.