Dictionary of Bible Themes » 7000 God's people » 7300 Institutions and culture of OT » 7398 New Moon festival
The festival which marked the consecration to God of each new month in the year.
New Moon festivals were required under the Mosaic law
Numbers 28:11
New Moon festivals were times of celebration
They were marked by blowing of trumpets
Numbers 10:10 See also Psalm 81:3
They were celebrated with offerings
Numbers 28:11-15; 1 Chronicles 23:30-31; 2 Chronicles 2:4; Corinthians 8:12-13; 2 C 3 reformed temple worship under Hezekiah; Nehemiah 10:32-33 New Moon festivals were restored on the return from exile; Ezekiel 45:17; Ezekiel 46:1,3,6
They were times when normal work ceased
David was to dine with Saul:
1 Samuel 20:5,18,24 2 Kings 4:23 the Shunammite woman and her husband; Amos 8:5 Some saw them as a hindrance to business.
A wrong inner attitude at New Moon celebrations incurs God's anger
Isaiah 1:13-14; Hosea 2:11; Hosea 5:7
NT reference to the New Moon festival
Colossians 2:16-17
See also
4951 month 5595 trumpet 7354 feasts and festivals 7359 Feast of Trumpets 7402 offerings 7429 Sabbath, in OT 8218 consecration
