5312 feasting
Dictionary of Bible Themes

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Taking part in festive meals that were often a feature of Israel's celebrations of religious festivals.

Feasting on special occasions

To mark a covenant

Genesis 31:54 The sacrifice and the meal were important elements in the covenant-making process. See also Genesis 26:28-31; Exodus 24:11; 1 Corinthians 11:25-26

Weddings

Judges 14:10 See also Genesis 29:22; Esther 2:18; Matthew 22:2; John 2:1-10; Revelation 19:9

Family celebrations

Genesis 21:8 See also Luke 15:23-24

National celebrations

1 Kings 1:25 See also Esther 9:17

Israel's religious feasts

Passover (or the Feast of Unleavened Bread) to celebrate the exodus

Exodus 23:15; Deuteronomy 16:1-3; Leviticus 23:4-6; 2 Chronicles 35:17; Matthew 26:17; Luke 2:41

Pentecost, to celebrate the early harvest

Exodus 34:22 Pentecost was also known in the OT as “the Feast of Weeks” or the “Feast of Harvest”. See also Exodus 23:16; Numbers 28:26

The Feast of Tabernacles, to celebrate the autumn harvest

Exodus 23:16 See also Leviticus 23:34; Deuteronomy 16:13; Ezra 3:4; Nehemiah 8:14; Zechariah 14:16

The Feast of Dedication, to celebrate the rededication of the temple

John 10:22

The Feast of Purim, to celebrate deliverance

Esther 9:17 See also Esther 9:22,26

Feasting amongst God's people

Nehemiah 8:10; Acts 2:46 See also 1 Kings 3:15; Esther 8:17; Esther 9:17; Job 1:4

Feasting amongst the heathen

Examples of pagan feasts

1 Samuel 30:16; Daniel 5:1; Mark 6:21-28

Warnings and instructions to Christians regarding pagan feasts

1 Corinthians 10:27-28; 1 Peter 4:3-4

Feasting as an occasion to sin

1 Corinthians 10:7 See also Exodus 32:6; 1 Samuel 25:36; 2 Samuel 13:28; Habakkuk 2:15; 1 Corinthians 10:28

Feasting as an evangelistic occasion

Luke 5:29 See also Mark 2:16-17; Luke 15:2

Feasting defended by Jesus Christ

Matthew 11:19 pp Luke 7:34-35 See also Matthew 9:14-15 pp Mark 2:18-20 pp Luke 5:33-35

Feasting as a symbol of spiritual blessings

Matthew 22:2 See also Proverbs 9:1-6; Isaiah 25:6; Isaiah 55:1-2; Luke 14:15; Revelation 3:20

Feasting in heaven

Revelation 19:9 See also Matthew 8:11

See also

4410  banquets
5355  invitations
5710  marriage, customs
7354  feasts and festivals
7406  Passover
7408  Pentecost
7418  Purim
7921  fellowship
7936  love feast
8642  celebration
9150  Messianic banquet



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